Jezebel: Oldies

Vintage Kardashian Holiday Cards: Old Noses, Awkward Poses

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:44:00 EST

After releasing the 2010 Kardashian-Jenner Christmas photo, Kim Kardashian got nostalgic and posted some old holiday pictures of her family. Let's visit with ghosts of Christmas past! More »

Maxim's Tips For "Curing" Feminists

Anna North — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:01:00 EST

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These 2003 tips for "curing" a feminist are surprisingly tame — maybe because Maxim quoted actual feminist Jennifer Baumgardner. They're also supposed to help you "get your chin buttered," something we thought dudebros were supposed to hate. More »

Gelatinous Macaroni Loaf To Serve All Your Entertainment Needs This Holiday Season

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:40:00 EST

Vintage Ads dug up this gem from 1953, back when "it's less than 15 cents per serving!" and "it's super easy to slice up!" were food selling points. Serve it to someone toothless that you love this holiday season. More »

Rare Photographs Reveal The Ladies Who Hung Out With Hells Angels

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:48:00 EDT

Life.com just put up a never-seen before, unpublished Hells Angels gallery. And while the images (from 1965) of the guys are interesting, it's the women who will really catch your eye. More »

Tina Fey's Mutual Savings Bank Commercial, Circa 1995

Sadie Stein — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:35:00 EDT

Before they were stars: Tina Fey, dressed like one of Seinfeld's love interests, and apparently in Felicity's apartment, shills for Mutual Savings Bank to the sounds of a 90s brunch soundtrack. [Via New York] More »

The Average Housewife's Workweek: Staggering Since 1947

Sadie Stein — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:40:00 EDT

"35 beds to be made, 750 items of glass/china and 400 pieces of silverware to wash, 174 lbs. of food to prepare, some 250 pieces of laundry" — it added up to some 100 hours of joy per week. [PtakScienceBooks] More »

Don't Answer The Door, It Could Be A Tramp!

Lindsay Robertson — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:45:00 EDT

"Late in the evening. The bell rings. Maybe it is a tramp. What will she do?" (Answer: shoot him?) [Vintage Ads] More »

A History Of Fainting Spells, Headaches, And Sexual Indifference

Sadie Stein — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:40:00 EDT

"The manual is a codex of denial, submission, ignorance, boredom, tiredness, exasperation and triviality so far as sexuality is concerned for women—there is no hint of pride, or of enjoyment." It's a vintage medical hard sell! More »

1975: "What Kind Of Woman Are You, Anyway?"

Sadie Stein — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Are you the kind who likes sleazy men? Creepy men? Insinuating men? Predatory men? There's an elemental fragrance for all of you! Keeping in mind that this ad is from Teen magazine. [Vintage_Ads] More »

Time To Back Away Slowly

Sadie Stein — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:20:00 EDT

We cannot improve on this Vintage_Ad-commenter's take: "I'm torn between scooping my jaw off the floor and wanting to own one of these for the sheer novelty...Besides, any company that misspells its own name scores points in my book." [Vintage_Ads] More »

Foreign-Accent Flights "Come In Four Styles With Hostesses To Match!"

Sadie Stein — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:20:00 EDT

"Italian (see toga), French (see gold mini), Olde English (see wench). And Manhattan Penthouse (see hostess pajamas - after all, hostesses should look like hostesses, right?)" Foreign touches all around. (See sexual harassment!) [Vintage_Ads] More »

"The Only X-Rated Panties In Town"?

Sadie Stein — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:20:00 EDT

We tend to doubt it, but we'll concede the uniqueness of cotton bikinis featuring outlined shag-haired couples demonstrating sex positions under your astrological "sex sign!" (Although what we Tauruses are supposed to be doing, is unclear.) [Vintage_Ads] More »

Before There Was Internet Porn There Was "Boudoir Frantic"

Sadie Stein — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:30:00 EDT

And little hand-cranked at-home peep-shows featuring "ten girls, ten action plots, ten exclusive stag subjects!" You must be delighted...you must be thrilled...you must agree that some things haven't changed nearly enough! [ModernMechanix] More »

Zipper Maven: “A Button Is Unpleasant”

Sadie Stein — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:20:00 EDT

We love stories of people gallantly carrying on really specific trades in a changing world. Dig this profile of 86-year-old Eddie Feibusch, "Unzipping America since 1941." (How many people can say they've zipped both Tiger Woods and Bernie Madoff?) [NYT] More »

He'll Be Back: This Vintage Ad Raises So Many Questions...

Sadie Stein — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:40:00 EDT

Like, where's the governator's lower half? Is that the "food" in question? Is it Christmas? Why is he keeping these two yearning women apart? (Eerily prescient!) And...what the hell is it advertising? [Vintage_Ads] More »

"Americans Cannot Truly Be Americans Until We Learn To Live Comfortably With Ourselves."

Sadie Stein — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:40:00 EDT

Subtext: relax your hair, ladies. Sorry, girls. [Vintage_Ads] More »

Bacon: A Story Of Forbidden Love

Sadie Stein — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:20:00 EDT

"Why...Mr. Weiss!" she cried, whirling to meet his amused eyes. His presence was unexpected. But not unwelcome, to say the least. More »

Happy Meal, Indeed: A Stomach-Turning Vintage Porn Ad!

Sadie Stein — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:30:00 EDT

We can't decide if this is more unappetizing, or more unsexy. [Vintage_Ads] More »

"The Most Revolutionary Guarantee In Slenderizing History"

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EDT

Right now (okay, right now in 1971) these two women are shrinking their waists, tummies, hips, and thighs, just by wearing a pair of space-diapers! They called it the "sauna belt," and thankfully, it never really caught on. [Modern Mechanix] More »

You Could Look A Potato Sack, And Other Fashion Dangers

Sadie Stein — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Whether you're a shapeless "ruler," a mannish "cone," a big, blah "hourglass," or an apparently hopeless "spoon," everyone can be made to feel awful and look worse by watching this helpful video! More »

"The Shocking Tragedy Of Negroes Who Pass As White"

Sadie Stein — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:30:00 EDT

Which part's the tragedy - that "some five million Negroes have turned their backs on their own race and are passing as white"? The racism that prompted it? The wrong-headed condescension of this gratuitously-illustrated 1960 article? [Modern_Mechanix] More »

The Surrendered Wife, Depression-Style!

Sadie Stein — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:20:00 EST

"If the woman in the next block would remember that she married her husband because he was her superior, and content herself with her pride in him and her delight in serving him, all might be well with them." [ModernMechanix] More »

"How'd You Get So Fat, Anyway?"

Sadie Stein — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:30:00 EST

However dubious the slant of 1986's can't-accuse-them-of-disguising-their-motives How to be a Reasonably Thin Teenage Girl, the cover illustration's fashion choices are impeccable. [Awful Library Books] More »

Don't Worry! Wartime Propaganda Creates, Assuages Fears

Sadie Stein — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EST

From the Minneapolis Star-Journal, 1940: "The German baby crop, unlike cabbages, can't be increased at command of Fuehrer Hitler." Good thing: German babies are apparently terrifying. [Star-Tribune] More »

"My Clear White Skin Captured Him!"

Sadie Stein — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:20:00 EST

Paging April Gaede! She's an expert on lily white love-in-captivity! [Vintage_Ads] More »

One Smooth Ride!

Sadie Stein — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:40:00 EST

You know what's even sexier than a sexy, sexist double-entendre? A double-wide. [Vintage_Ads] More »

"Did You Give Him A Chance To Impress You?"

Sadie Stein — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:30:00 EST

Writer John Ptak has posted 1940s Ladies Home Journal piece that instructs young women on date conduct. The response of Ptak's 17-year-old daughter? "It was simply beyond listening to...and certainly not anywhere near worthy of a response." [LongStreet via BoingBoing] More »

Hey! We're For The Elimination Of Juvenile Delinquency!

Sadie Stein — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:30:00 EST

Oh, wait, we don't qualify. And aren't Seattle-based white supremacists. Bummer. [Vintage_Ads] More »

...Or Your Money Back?

Sadie Stein — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:30:00 EST

Do you think some groom- or better yet, some random groomsman - ever stormed in the next day, demanding a refund? [Vintage_Ads] More »

"Betty Crocker's Cake Mix Secrets Help Husbands Beat Wives!"

Sadie Stein — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:30:00 EST

We're guessing this is not a slogan they're using anymore. [Contexts] More »

Pulp Fiction

Sadie Stein — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:20:00 EST

We're loving the servicey "If web services were vintage paperbacks." We, of course, would be found at left. [BoingBoing] More »

Cast Your Vote!

Sadie Stein — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:30:00 EST

Wave goodbye to the next fifteen minutes of your workday, because you now have to go to Copyranter's "retro sexism-off" and vote for your favorite Sterling-Cooper-worth golden oldie! Will it be the MILF? The Sylph? The Tab Temptress? [Copyranter] More »

"Brown Is Beautiful"

Sadie Stein — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:40:00 EST

And lest you think this is remotely progressive, take note: they mean "George Hamilton." And she has a bottle down her pants. [Vintage_Ads] More »

"Get Her In A Good, Tight Half-Nelson..."

Sadie Stein — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:40:00 EDT

Wow, it's Axe's grandfather! "Hai Karate," the aftershave so powerful you'll need to violently beat off the the dames! Don't worry, self-defense manual in every package. Really. [Vintage-Ads] More »

No Garters Needed! Just Entitlement!

Sadie Stein — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:40:00 EDT

Butler Who Asks No More Out Of Life Than to Humbly Serve You, not included. [Vintage_Ads] More »

Call Me Old-Fashioned, But...

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Sociological Images posted a smart breakdown of vintage tampon ads, which present their products as "modern" and women who do not use them as "old-fashioned." But can you imagine having to explain tampons to your mom? [Contexts] More »

"Through Their Hands, They Shall Learn."

Sadie Stein — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:40:00 EDT

And for the time, this was probably pretty progressive. [BuzzFeed via Awful Library Books] More »

"Daring And Audacious?" That's One Way To Put It.

Sadie Stein — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:20:00 EDT

You too can have the confidence to maul and spank your employees if you don one of these pastel shirts! [Vintage_Ads] More »

We're Dubious

Sadie Stein — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Live Nude Comedy, "a half-hour mix of standup comedy and modern-day burlesque," is premiering on Showtime. The "homage" to old-school variety shows, "inspired by Don Rickles' fond remembrances of working in strip clubs," will be hosted by Shannon Elizabeth. [Variety] More »

Spread 'Em!

Maria — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:40:00 EDT

Apparently a nice set of stems spread to frame another person is a popular motif in ads and book covers. PRINT magazine has collected examples of the "spread legs" motif over the decades and there are some striking similarities and surprises (for example, how often the aesthetic was used on men in old Western novels). But it's clear that, when using womens' bodies to shill shit, some things never change. [PRINT via Boing Boing] More »