I love this great Art Deco-ish ad! The design and colors are just fabulous. I don’t remember Dorothy Gray so much, but these “Fun Frosts” lip and nail colors are wonderful. Inspired by the 1975 move Funny Lady, starring Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, the lip colors and nail gloss came in three dazzling shades… Read more »
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Vintage 70s Sexy Christian Dior CD Logo Pantyhose
It doesn’t really show up in this scan, but this Miss Dior pantyhose ad is in reflective, metallic silver which has a very striking effect. These seam-free stockings were sleek, sheer and sexy, and signed with a subtle little CD logo at the hip. Of course we wore pantyhose for all but the most casual… Read more »
Electrics Sunglasses by Foster Grant, 1975
Electrics sunglasses by Foster Grant were advertised as having gradient lenses and high-voltage frames for a look that throws off sparks. They came in silver, black and brown metal frames with matching tinted and gradient lenses to give you a full range of electric possibilities at slight different voltages. Switched -on sunglasses that plug right… Read more »
Green Apple, the Juicy Fragrance by Max Factor, 1975
Along with lemon scent, other fruit colognes and perfumes were very popular in the 1970s. Green Apple by Max Factor was the “juicy” fragrance that came in a cute apple-shaped bottle, and was wrapped in tissue and a box like a real apple. Of course it had the advertising claim that it could lure men:… Read more »
Vintage Sunkist Lemon Beauty Bath, 1975
“Natural” beauty products were ubiquitous in the 1970s, with all sorts of DIY concoctions using food products. Lemons were particularly popular, and Sunkist had a big ad campaign touting the uses of lemons in your beauty routine. This 1975 ad shows how you could use freshly cut real lemons in your beauty bath to make… Read more »
Vintage Bancroft Tretorn Tennis Shoes, 1975 Ad
Some shoe designs are classic and stand the test of time. This vintage ad for Bancroft Tretorn tennis shoes shows just how much this style was as popular then as it is now. The only difference being is that in the 1970s, this style of tennis shoe was pretty much dedicated to, well, playing tennis!… Read more »
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