Found in Mom's Basement

1974 ad for Long & Silky hair conditioner

The young woman on the right has a patch on her jeans that states:

Greasy jeans are O.K.
Greasy hair is dum (sic)

1974 ad for Lemon Up shampoo

Lemon Up was my favorite shampoo in high school.

Fashion illustrations from 1974

1974 Glamour magazine cover

This the cover of the June 1974 issue of Glamour magazine. I found it in a thrift shop today and will be posting ads from this issue next week.

Enjoy the weekend!

1959 ads for Bonnie Doon women's socks

1959 ad promotes roller skating "for fun and figure"

1959 ad for Chicago roller skates.

The text begins:

Whether you are slight, plump, or "oo-la-la," regular, effortless exercise at your local rink with enhance your figure.

Click here to see a 1920s ad talking to "fat men."

1959 ad with a weird selling proposition

1959 ad for Chicago roller skates.

Click here to see an ad from the 1960s that shows couples demonstrating how to do a dance called "the skate."

Vintage ads for Dorothy Gray cosmetics

From 1959:

From 1960:

Click here to see a collection of perfume ads from 1949.

Vintage issues of "the magazine for career girls and homemakers of tomorrow"

Co-ed issue from September 1959:

Co-ed issue from October 1959:

Co-ed issue from December 1959:

Co-ed issue from January 1961:

I'd never heard of Co-ed magazine until my husband came home with a few copies he'd found at a used book store. A Google search brought me to a contemporary and entirely different Coed magazine which looks to be targeting oversexed frat boys.

Here's a hopelessly dated cartoon from the September 1959 issue (click the image to enlarge it):

Click here to see some knitting magazine covers from the same era.

The Bachman pretzel bikini — it's sassy, classy and disposable

Bachman pretzels once offered a $2.50 bikini, "made of velvety non-woven material, the bikini can be worn several times before you discard it."

Found at Community LiveJournal.