Grasshopper: Michelle Phillips

Michelle Phillips

1966

"Got A Feelin'" is one of the many songs inspired by Michelle.  This song was penned by her husband, John, about her affair with Denny Doherty.  It is one of my favorites because it is one of my Mom's favorites, and it features Michelle's delicate, lyrical soprano prominently.

Vintage Boobage

Jerry Hall makes a Nip Slip in June, 1976.

Photograph by Francesco Scavullo.

It's hard to believe, but this actually graced newsstands across the United States without any sort of paper wrapping. How prudish we have become. It's quite a change...and not for the better.

And the diaphragm is back in town! I hear it went backpacking in Europe for a while, but ran out of money when it smoked up all of its funds in Amsterdam. Diaphragm had to call Masters and Johnson for plane fare home, and boy, were they ever pissed!

From 1976: Beautiful Bebe Buell

Some pictures just scream "The Seventies" without any captioning necessary.

Cameron Crowe used Bebe Buell as a source of inspiration for his genius film Almost Famous. When you look at the second photograph, is there really any doubt as to why?

If It's Thursday, It Must Mean That It's Time To Do A Post About A Woman's Lack Of Intimate Daintiness

Tears, recriminations, overnight visits to "The Club" by her husband...
...and all because no one will say to her just five simple words:

"GIRL, YOUR TWAT SO STANKY!"

Hopefully, a Love Quiz written by a perverted old geezer at Lysol, coupled with a coupon for a Free Booklet that may or may not be called, "So Your Hubby's Nickname Around The Office Is Gorton," will set this wife straight about the importance of sticking toxic chemicals up her coochie in order to render it Monsanto Fresh.

From 1954: Maybe She's Born With It

From 1955: Bettie Page Wishes You A Merry Christmas

January 1955, where Page was Playmate of the Month.

She had a saucy innocence that is both contemporary and provocative, and also nostalgic.
Hugh Hefner

When Innocent Housewives Are Stank Hos: Now With Puraclean!

In this ad from the 1980s, a daughter shares a touching moment with her mother as they both extol the virtues of vinegar for the fish and chips at their personal Arthur Treacher's down below.

From 1965: The Braniff Airstrip

This world-famous ad touted the designs of Emilio Pucci for Braniff stewardesses. The airline debuted his outfits on cabin crews starting in 1965. Very fashion forward for its time!

Sexy? Sure. Suggestive? You better believe it. Effective? Incredibly. "The Braniff Airstrip" was one of the most effective campaigns ever, and remains a landmark in American advertising.

Braniff planes became more colorful in 1965, too. Declaring "the end of the plain plane," Braniff began to decorate its planes in bright, often fluorescent colors. Braniff ticket counters, gates, and lounges looked space-age and were painted with cheerful splashes of color. Largely the work of renowned designer Alexander Girard, Braniff facilities were spots of sunshine in the staid grey hallways of 1960s airports.

Braniff also had an odd looking monorail of sorts in place at Love Field in Dallas. Instead of a conventional train car, the "Jet-Rail" had its wheels and cables attached at the top, so the car was hanging down from the track. Passengers had the sensation, then, that they were already flying...or at the very least, hanging!

A wonderful page about Braniff Airlines

A fantastic page full of Braniff Airlines memories from former stewardesses

More Packaging Means More Flavor!

1950s

Notice Mom's saucy beret and gloves in the left image.
After all, a gal's gotta be dressed properly when she goes to the A&P!

From 1963: Smoking Hot!

It's hard to come up with a humorous caption for an advertisement
that is this wonderful in and of itself.

From 1979: Kim Alexis On The Cover Of US Vogue

Photographed by Stan Malinowski

From the same issue:

All of these are *astonishing* double-clickers. Enjoy!

From 1972: Hot Chicks, Hot Pants, Hot Planes

From 1965: Setting Your Curls Using Space-Age Technology!

Just for The Gals Of The Space Era: a portable hair dryer from Schick that is portable enough to bring along on the next rocket headed to the moon! Lunar landings are no excuse for a girl to have less-than-perfect curls, and we hear that astronauts prefer girls who wear their hair in a flip!

And hey, you double-clickers: be sure to catch the comment about The Beverly Hillbillies.

Continuing Our Weeklong Tribute To Girls In Curlers: Madge!

No exact dates given for these; they are all from "the 60s."

I long for the days when a weekly trip to the beauty parlor for your bouffant and your manicure was the norm. There is something so ladylike about it, so inherently feminine. Like a right that was taken away from us, somehow.

Announcing A Touch Of Tuesday Weld's Weeklong Tribute To Girls In Curlers!

Ladies' Home Journal

December 1963

About a month ago, I got a new haircut. Eschewing my locks that I had grown to look just like Grace Slick's at Monterey Pop, I now have a layered cut that, I must admit, looks much much better and has a great deal more bounce and movement. And it is fun to have bouncy hair again; so much fun, in fact, that I am blonder again. My head feels lighter, my mood feels the same.

I've also taken a renewed interest in styling my bouncier, blonder tresses. Instead of letting it just hang loose or throwing it up in a clip, I have been straightening my hair, waving it...and setting it on hot rollers.

I'm in love with my hot rollers, actually. And I've gotten quite adept at doing a roller set on my hair, and I am thrilled with the results. It's a pain in the butt to roll my hair every day after I shampoo, but I am getting better at it each time, and it goes a little faster each time.

There's also something so lovely, so feminine, so retro about a roller set. For me, it harkens back to the days where housewives would spend hours at the beauty salon being worked upon by a "beauty operator" named Roz in a light pink smock at Monsieur George's House Of Coiffures. As I roll up my hair, I feel very Jackie Kennedy, very Laura Petrie. It makes me want to grab Ken and do the Twizzle.

McCalls
June 1963
(for gals who want to wear their curlers on the beach!)

September 1963
(You, too, can go a whole week without shampooing!)

By the way, I'm implementing my new policy at ATOTW: if it isn't an OUTSTANDING double-clicker with tons of readable detail, it ain't on the blog!

From 1976: With Ayds, Dieting Has Never Been So Downright Delicious!

McCall's, April 1976

A great double-clicker. And I am still on my diet and could sure use some goddamned diet candy around these parts right about now. I've had to settle for chewing my own toenails, and they just are not the same. Maybe if I have my feet a light dusting of Hershey's Cocoa? Light on the calories, heavy on taste? Or chocolate Slim Fast, perhaps?

From 1945: She's A WOW

From 1967: Stunning Ad For A Fragrance Icon

A wonderful article about Arpege

Famous women who wore Arpege include Jayne Mansfield, Rita Hayworth, Jacqueline Bisset, Sandra Dee, and Sharon Tate.

From 1946: A Variation On The Old Adage About Cooks, Kitchens, Ladies, Parlors, Whores, And Bedrooms

I just noticed that this is one LOUSY double-clicker. Sorry about that...you know I tend to only favor ads where you can double-click them to see them in all of their glory. I'll let this one stay, but I will be more vigilant in the future.

From 1932: Chubby Chicks Advised To Quite Literally Pound Salt

Probably one of the best double-clickers I've ever had here.