1950s

At Jezebel, we frequently find ourselves asking: Is this shoe OK? But back when hats were practically required by…

Todd Haynes makes prestigious period pieces about the ways human desire transcends cultural oppression, often having…

One of the last remaining great Hollywood stars of the midcentury, Doris Day, has died.

One of the most popular cookbooks of the 1960s was not enamored of the culinary arts: The I Hate to Cook Book by Peg…

Recently, while browsing my favorite website on the Internet—that beautiful virtual junktique mall called Etsy—I…

Looking at your holiday shopping list and scratching your head? Well, perhaps you should take a little inspiration…

Monday brings the annual July 4th Nathan’s Famous hot-dog eating contest on Coney Island, a spectacle teased 365…

See here, we’ve got a pretty young woman in a swimsuit we’d like to display to her best advantage. What’ll we do?…

Check this guy out. He’s ordered room service but—twist—he’s a dog!

Retro swim fashions are all the rage these days, a trend that’s likely to continue this summer. With temps soaring…

Haven’t quite nailed down the menu for your Memorial Day weekend barbecue? Why not just copy this absolutely…

On this holiest of holidays, 4/20, let’s revisit how pot-smoking was packaged for postwar America.

If you left your tax return until the last minute, take some comfort in the fact that you certainly aren’t the…

A refrigerator dating back to 1954 that once belonged to Queen Elizabeth II’s mother has passed its annual…

According to the caption provided, you are looking at a dog “having a hard time choosing between a mink coat, a…

Dig out your blue eyeshadow, your body glitter and your Aqua Net, because it’s time for PROM WEEK on Pictorial.

Miss America requires its contestants to be legally single. But what about the married beauty queen wannabes—who no…

Might not feel like it, but today—December 22—is the first day of winter, which means that blessed, precious…

One of my most vivid early-childhood memories is browsing the Tinkerbell Cosmetics section at some department store.

From 1923–1949, the American Medical Association published Hygeia, an educational health magazine for the American…