amylsacks' photos
Remington Men's Electric Shaver Ad, 1961
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Of course, the dermatologists had nothing to say about the perils of caking on that much eyeshadow. :/
From the December 16th issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
Butterflies In Crochet (12), 1951
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Sad, sad, sad that the suits wouldn't credit this artist. It's one of the nicest "throwaway" pieces of art that I own.
Butterflies In Crochet (11), 1951
Butterflies In Crochet (10), 1951
Butterflies In Crochet (9), 1951
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The original inspiration for that Owl City song. Their agent made them rework the lyrics, because "Butterflies are soooo last century, Dude!"
Butterflies In Crochet (8), 1951
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Everyone's dream at "mid century" : A lamp that looked like giant cigarettes standing straight up. (To go with the ash gray theme back on pg. 5.)
Butterflies In Crochet (7), 1951
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Legend has it that Clare Boothe Luce would stay up late and whisper her secrets to the butterflies, long after the last dinner guest had said goodnight.
Butterflies In Crochet (6), 1951
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Those big loops of thread around the doily's edge are just waiting for their chance to snag an unsuspecting fork tine.
Butterflies In Crochet (5), 1951
Butterflies In Crochet (4), 1951
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You could always tell when Mom was mad at the kids for not doing their chores. She'd turn this shirt inside out, so the side with the embroidered cockroaches was showing.
Butterflies In Crochet (3), 1951
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Yeah, like you'd dare to blot your lipstick or blow your nose on these things if somebody gave them to you.
Butterflies In Crochet (2), 1951
Butterflies In Crochet, 1951
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"All sizes and shapes of brilliant butterflies in a blaze of colors-- a gay note of surprising beauty to glamorize your wardrobe and dramatize your home."
Front cover of a 16-page craft magazine published by The Spool Cotton Company ("Clark's O.N.T. 'Boilfast' Threads"), New York, NY.
King-Size Samsonite Ad, c1959
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Yeah, yeah. Laugh at her, while you use your alter ego's giant scepter to mess up her concentration. You'll be bedding down alone tonight, on two of those chairs, Jerk.
Del Monte Pineapple Juice Ad, 1954
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Every footrace is better, when you know there's a snifter full of tin-infused ("tin-fused"?) juice waiting at the finish line.
From the May issue of Everywoman's magazine.
Jell-O Salad Ad, c1955
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At center, Dale Chiluly's "Homage to Autumn." This new masterwork is just waiting for its horns/tentacles to be affixed by an apprentice glassblower.
From Better Living magazine.
Solitair Lipstick Ad, 1946
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Did this design breakthrough really help, or did it just increase the odds that you'd wind up with lipstick marks directly under your nose?
From March's Good Housekeeping magazine.
