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No, no, no! Man from 1989, you’ve made a mistake. Your girlfriend said she’d like to see you in sexy nightwear, NOT sexist nightwear! Now you can turn her off AND piss her off at the same time…
A groovy fashion look from LIFE magazine, September 1970. I bet the real Captain America is grateful that he wasn’t defrosted in the 1970s, if only because getting alien slime stains out of those leather fringes would have been absolute murder…
This ad could almost be a scene from a forgotten 1970s vampires-on-the-beach show: Malibu Twilight. From left to right: Edward, Bella, Jacob. Bella’s so excited that she’s about to spill her orange juice.
The show Ice Follies of 1948 starred Roy and Ray Schramm, twins who skated while shackled together hand and foot. This film contains a clip of them in action, at around the 3:33 mark. (By the way, doesn’t the one on the right have a Michael Fassbender-ish smile?)
There is no truth in the rumours that season 3 of Sherlock will feature Sherlock and John ice-skating while handcuffed together, in an episode entitled A Study in Rink…
Things happen when you wear Eleganza. Things like tripping over your own collar or being mistaken for a member of the cast of Blake’s 7, I’m guessing.
Yeah, but at 41, Contestant No. 1 can write a lurid bestselling autobiography, rake in the cash and do it all over again!
And frankly, we all know who’d be more fun at a party.
(Source: grottu)
This couple have come from 1976 to remind the lovers of today about those three little words that are so often forgotten in modern relationships: “Elegant matching Caftans”.
More his-and-hers jumpsuits, hooray! This ad from 1976 portrays the risks of mixing hard liquor with double denim: apparitions of giant floating whisky bottles may come to taunt you in the night.
~ The English Review, February 1916
via Internet Archive (click to enlarge)
With underwear like this to work with, it’s little wonder that Downton Abbey slash is so thin on the ground.
The Isolator, A Bizarre Helmet For Encouraging Concentration (1925)
The guy may THINK this helmet is making him more productive, but I suspect that the continued non-invention of the internet is playing just as important a part…
When it comes to fashion with a wow factor, his-and-hers jumpsuits are the gift that keeps on giving. Here’s a charming pair from 1981. At least they’ve got the excuse that they’re drinking heavily.
~ Dacron Fibrefill advertisement, circa 1970’s
via Flickr (click to enlarge)
I reckon this must be what Mrs Hudson’s living room looks like. Vinyl armchairs AND purple, together at last!
This ad from 1968 offers ladies a welcome 15-minute whisky binge before they get back in the kitchen. How enlightened.
These ladies from 1956 certainly know how to strike a pose. Mind you, the model on the right looks a little mummified.
