Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Dirty Thirties

I do hope that this small collection will go some way to making up for my shocking lack of posts lately.




Sunday, 18 October 2009

Ford Zephyr



Ford Zephyr- For the exceptionally well-dressed and positively fucksome bank robber.
Hat and Suit byRonald Paterson.
From The Daily Mail Ideal Home Book 1953-4.

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Silver Cross 2



Our second Silver Cross ad featuring a similarly glamorous mother (and the same copper) as the first..
From The Daily Mail Ideal Home Book 1951-52.

Fiona Thurle



Fiona Thurle in schoolgirl attire.
From Funfare No.19, July 1959.

Monday, 12 October 2009

Ideal Home?



Possibly not my ideal home but the only thing I could afford in this lifetime.
From The Daily Mail Ideal Home Book 1951-1952.

Dress for Autumn



"For working girls and housewives who like a dress instead of a suit this is a dress which would never wear out. Probably it would be seen at its best at the beginning of autumn. The dress itself in brown and white with brown hat, shoes and gloves, would look very finished for outdoors, too, with a silk scarf at the neck or, if you have it, a small [faux] fur tippet. A smart young dress for not-so-young women."

From The Daily Mail Ideal Home Book 1951-1952.

Saturday, 10 October 2009

Stetson Cigars



Stetson Cigars ad from Esquire, January 1950.

Terry Higgins






From Modern Man, November 1959.

Friday, 9 October 2009

Brandee Kase



Brandee Kase photographed by Tom Kallard.
From Modern Man, November 1959.

Thursday, 8 October 2009

Puffballs



All from Vanity Fair, August 1958.

Nice Moves, Shame About the Smell



"Wonderful partner, George! But it's a pity she doesn't know as much about deodorants as dancing".

From Vanity Fair, August 1958.

Friday, 25 September 2009

Salon Photography



Cover of Salon Photography, 1962.

Tuesday, 8 September 2009

Pick Your Own Miss America



Featuring Susan Price, Kit Dare, Jean Andrews and Chris Hayes.
From Wink magazine, October 1954.

Steak Throne?

Please ensure you dress appropriately and wear your ham-robe and rib-crown.
From Gourmet- The Magazine of Good Living, January 1960.

Saturday, 29 August 2009

The Naturist- August 1956

Praise Allah


A small and strange looking boy dressed in a giant fake moustache, wearing a chef's hat emblazoned with the word 'chef' written in sausages, with an Earthward plummeting aeroplane on his shoulder, advertising a seasoning called Praise Allah.
A work of staggering genius or Dadaist madness? Who can tell?
From Gourmet- The Magazine of Good Living, November 1960.

Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Gal and a Gorilla


Bettie Page and amorous friend from Wink magazine, October 1954.

Race Furniture


From Design magazine, October 1959.

Sunday, 23 August 2009

Personalised G-Strings


From Wink magazine, December 1954.

Friday, 21 August 2009

Baseball Honey


Honey Hill from Wink, August 1954.