jueves, 28 de febrero de 2013





20 extraños anuncios de lencería de los años 40 y 50


1. Warners

Warners
1950s.
Obvious cringeworthy sexism aside, shouldn't the caveman be barefooted? What is he, a Roman caveman?

2. Warners

Warners
1950s.
A plate of donuts and my records and my girdle.
That's all I need.

3. Warners

Warners
1950s.
That appears to be a copy of the Bible they are holding.

4. Warners

Warners
Headline: Turn A Bold Shoulder To Summer.
Very conceptual for the 1950s.

5. Warners

Warners
1949.
Workout wear has come a long way.

6. Formfit

Formfit
The 1940s Formfit Life Bras campaign featured mutantly-proportioned minxes, and not-at-all dirty (BOO!) limericks.

7. Formfit

Formfit
1940s.
8.
1940s.
9.
1940s.
Little Boy Blue is missing the chance for a real life dream.
10.
1940s.
11.
Peter was a douchebag.

12. PermaLift girdles

PermaLift girdles
1950s.
A Venus statue with a partially-eaten apple sitting on its head.
I have no idea.

13. Jantzen

Jantzen
1950.
Much like their famous swimwear ads, Jantzen's girdle ads were considered quite racy for the time period.

14. Jantzen

Jantzen
During World War II.
Rear Guard, yuckity yuck.

15. Jantzen.

Jantzen.
1949.
The mutant Tulip Women ate their husbands.

16. Jantzen

Jantzen
1950.

17. Jantzen

Jantzen
1950s.

18. Maidenform

Maidenform
1950s.
The classic "I dreamed I was..." Maidenform campaign ran for more than a decade into the 1960s. This is the most bizarre ad from the series.

19. Maidenform

Maidenform
1950s.
My, what a big King.

20. Maidenform

Maidenform
1950s.
Whoa, hello handcuffs.