Found in Mom's Basement

In 1962, all you needed to get laid was a nice pair of socks

This ad for Esquire men's socks ran in Playboy in 1962.

FYI, I put this ad under the category Vintage Sexist Advertising because it refers to adult women as "girls."

Super-creepy vintage ad for Ivory soap

No wonder the little girl looks like she's about to cry.

Found at Sociological Images.

Another sexist ad from Drummond, 1967

Found at rchappo2002's flickr photo stream. See a much more outrageously sexist Drummond ad here.

1970 two-page ad for Lan International airlines is full of sexual innuendo

The model on the left is Marisa Berenson and the one on the right is Ann Turkel.

And do notice the tag line: We get around.

 

1969 feminine hygiene deodorant promises to make you "an attractive, nice-to-be-with girl"

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1969 ad for Bidette feminine deodorant toilettes

1969 Demure douche ad: it's a wonder our mothers weren't crippled with insecurity

The copy reads, in part:

Every husband wants his wife to be feminine . . . in every sense of the word. And Demure Liquid Douche lets you discover how completely feminine you can be.

Demure deodorizes. Deodorizes so thoroughly, so pleasantly, you know you're the woman your husband wants you to be. Feminine . . . in every sense of the word.

1957 ads use cleavage to sell shoe polish

Found at rchappo2002.

1971 Kenmore stove was, "Designed for you, but built for your husband."

Racy 1967 ads ask, "Should a gentleman offer a Tiparello?"

Found at rchappo2002.