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World War 1 Body Armor: 1914-1918

World War 1 Body Armor: 1914-1918

  War creates a need for innovation. In 1914, high technology for men in battle ...
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Fantastic Etiquette Screen Cards for Unruly Cinema Goers In 1912

Fantastic Etiquette Screen Cards for Unruly Cinema Goers In 1912

You think going to the cinema now is hard work, dealing with the smart phone ...
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Let the Sunshine In: 1960s-70s Adverts in the Golden Age of the Tan

Let the Sunshine In: 1960s-70s Adverts in the Golden Age of the Tan

  Back in the 70s, your goal (mainly women) was to get as brown as ...
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Ten Commandments For Flappers: 1922

Ten Commandments For Flappers: 1922

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Doctor O’Followell’s X-rays of women wearing corsets: 1908

Doctor O’Followell’s X-rays of women wearing corsets: 1908

In 1908, Doctor O’Followell’s Le Corset (The Corset) featured X-rays of corsets for women. Well, so he ...
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Swinging 1966 Fashion Spreads

Swinging 1966 Fashion Spreads

Fashions in 1966 were poised perfectly between two extremes - the conservative era before, and ...
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1970s Danish Catalog of Bad Fashion and Paralyzing Awkwardness

1970s Danish Catalog of Bad Fashion and Paralyzing Awkwardness

Do you enjoy looking at regrettable fashions modeled by hopelessly ill-at-ease Europeans?  If so, you’ve ...
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Polyester Pages: Magazine Fashion Spreads (1970-1974)

Polyester Pages: Magazine Fashion Spreads (1970-1974)

These fashion pictorials are taken from magazines giving 1970s readers a taste of the coolest ...
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Shawlapalooza: 1960s and 70s Shawls O’Plenty

Shawlapalooza: 1960s and 70s Shawls O’Plenty

Shawls were big in the DIY 60s and 70s - they had the benefit of being ...
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The Good, the Bad and the Tacky: 20 Fashion Trends of the 1970s

The Good, the Bad and the Tacky: 20 Fashion Trends of the 1970s

Back in December ’13 we listed out 5 fashion offenses of the decade, but I ...
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Life In The Barber’s Shop And Salon: British Hairdressing 1918-1972

Life In The Barber’s Shop And Salon: British Hairdressing 1918-1972

It's all about the hair. These photographs from the 15-year-old old girl working in a ...
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The Tacky Splendor of Sleazy Disco Fashion Catalogs

The Tacky Splendor of Sleazy Disco Fashion Catalogs

Don’t have anything to wear for a night of cocaine snorting and disco dancing? These ...
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