Found in Mom's Basement

Advertising Colt 45, ca. 1960s

Found at Design You Trust.

Knitted men's beachwear from the 1960s

This almost certainly came from a knitting magazine. Who else would suggest men wear woolen beach cover-ups?

Found on Pinterest.

Vintage hipsters and their clothing

And you thought today's hipsters are bad.

Via Voices of East Anglia.

1990 Cover Girl ad featuring Jennifer O'Neill

1987 ad for Revlon nail polish

Ad for Revlon Liquid Nail Wrap polish:

1972 Caddie

1972 ad for the Cadillac automobile.

2000 ad for David Yurman jewelry

Let's fix her up with Mr. Peanut

Weird 1958 ad for Red Heart yarns.

Found at saltycotton.

1980 ad for natural gas appliances

1992 ad for Hi-Tec hiking shoes

1992 ad for Fila athletic shoes

1992 ad for Merrell footwear

1978 ad for Levi's children's clothing

1988 ad for Ralph Lauren for Boys

1990s ads for lingerie

1991 ad for Jockey For Her lingerie:

1991 ad for Wacoal lingerie:

1991 ad for Vanity Fair lingerie:

Vintage pantyhose ads

1987 ad for Underalls pantyhose:

1987 ad for L'eggs pantyhose:

1990 ad for Hanes panyhose:

These pantsuits were made for dancing

Pantssuits like these became popular in the late 1960s, so I'm guessing that's when the vintage Simplicity pattern in the GIF came from.

Wish I knew who created this so I could give him/her credit.

Hair-raising ad for Bounce

1990 ad for Bounce fabric softener.

1991 ad for Thermastat thermalwear fabric

1992 ad for Barracuda goggles

1991 ad for Lavon jogging suits

How 80s hair became 80s hair

1987 ad for Conair Hot Sticks:

1987 ad for Clairol Heated Rollers:

1988 ad for Final Net Hairspray:

1988 ad for Mink Hairspray:

1988 ad for microwavable cake mixes

No amount of airbrushing could make Betty Crocker MicroRave Cake look appetizing.

Not surprisingly, Betty Crocker doesn't make this stuff anymore. 

1988 ad for Kikkoman sauces

Furniture ads from the 1980s

1980 ad for Burlington furniture:

1980 ad for furniture from Sears:

1988 ad for Thomasville furniture: