Found in Mom's Basement

Model Claudia Schiffer in the 1990s

Guess ad:

Elle magazine cover:

Chanel ads:

Versace ad:

Click here to see a collection of vintage Chanel ads featuring celebrities.

Vintage coffee tins

Everyday coffee tin:

Mammy's Favorite coffee tin:

Swansdown coffee tin:

Happy Hour coffee tin:

Yuban coffee tin:

Hills Brothers coffee tin:

Click here to find a couple of vintage jars of coffee.

You, too, can be a princess

Hazel Bishop cosmetics ad from 1959:

Vintage Revlon cosmetics ad:

Maidenform bra ad:

Frigidaire oven ad from the 1960s:

Click here to find a collection of retro Donut Queens.

Hosiery ads from the 1950s

Found at Buttercup Bungalow.

Click here to see a couple more vintage ads for women's hosiery.

What's creepier than a clown? A drunk creepy clown.

Ten High Whiskey Clown:

Schlitz Beer Clown, 1965:

 

Another Schlitz Beer Clown:

Click here to see a vintage ad with TWO creepy clowns.

Vintage advertising for suntan lotion

Skol suntan lotion ad, 1944:

Elizabeth Arden sunless tanning lition ad, 1946:

Spray tan ad, 1955:

Coppertone suntan lotion ad, featuring Tipi Hedren (Melanie Griffith's mother), 1967:

Coppertone suntan lotion ad, ca. 1970s:

Bain de Soleil suntan lotion ad, featuring Renee Russo, from 1976:

QT sunless tanning lotion ad, 1979:

Bain de Soleil sunless tanning lotion ad, 1990:

Click here to see a creepy 1960 ad for sun lamps.

1960s icon, model Jean Shrimpton

1960s ads for Angel Face cosmetics:

1960s ad for Avon cosmetics:

1963 ad for Cutex lipstick:

April 1965 issue of Harper's Bazaar:

1960s ads for Yardley cosmetics:

Click here to see a 196os ad featuring model Twiggy.

Where all that crap at yard sales comes from

Crafting ads from the 1970s.

 

 

 

 

Vintage ads for men's underwear

Vintage advertising for women's underthings is amusing. Vintage ads for men's underwear is downright hysterical.

Healthknit, 1940s:

E-Z, 1950s:

Utica, 1950s:

Jockey, 1950s:

Wolsey, 1960s:

Catalog, 1970s:

Unusual Underthings, 1970s:

Click here to see a couple more vintage ads for men's underwear.

Very graphic vinyl album covers

Find these and other vintage album covers at Allan Peter's Blog.

Click here to see some very odd vintage album covers.