Topic: 60′s

Don Draper’s Plaid Sport Coat: How Do You Feel?

Don Draper's Plaid Sport Coat: How Do You Feel?

Last night on Mad Men, Don Draper’s new wife Megan proved that she is in his life to make big changes. Some of them terrible. Like this crazy plaid sport coat. Is this the worst thing to happen to Don Draper since the government almost found out his real name was Dick Whitman and he had to expose his secrets to Pete Campbell? Or am I overreacting? More »

Gallery: The Monkees’ Influence On Fashion (R.I.P. Davy Jones)

Gallery: The Monkees' Influence On Fashion (R.I.P. Davy Jones)
BOWL CUTS
Hey Hey, We're The Monkees
More Sharp Suits
Flower Children
Tight Pants

As you may know by now, Davy Jones died at the age of 66 today. Best known as the sole British member of The Monkees, Jones was famous for his catchy tunes and slick, mod styles, which have influenced fashion both here and across the pond from the 1960s up until right this moment. Put on your favorite Monkees record, pour one out for Davy, and look at these pictures of the famed guitar pop band and their imitators. More »

Gallery: Black Cat Auditions From 1961

Gallery: Black Cat Auditions From 1961
Black Cat Auditions, Hollywood, 1961
Black Cat Auditions, Hollywood, 1961
Black Cat Auditions, Hollywood, 1961
Black Cat Auditions, Hollywood, 1961
Black Cat Auditions, Hollywood, 1961

Reading everyone’s crash diet horror stories had me feeling kind of bummed. Then I looked at these photos of black cat auditions from 1961, and I felt better. Like, not all the way better…that burning hatred of a society that teaches women to hate their bodies is still in there somewhere, smoldering along at a simmer, just waiting for something else to fucking ignite it…but for now, it’s subsided just a bit from all the “aw”-ing. Will these pictures do the same for you? Take a look and see. More »

Gallery: Awesome Stripper Audition Polaroids From The ’60s And ’70s

Gallery: Awesome Stripper Audition Polaroids From The '60s And '70s

Holy shit, guys. We’ve just hit the mother lode of never-before-seen 1960s and 70s style photos. It comes in the form of a whole bunch of “audition” Polaroids from a SoCal strip club an anonymous Flickr user (supposedly) purchased for all of $10. Looking through the pictures, I’m struck by how very un-stripper-like many of the women seem. Why, some of the photos could even be mistaken for senior portraits. Others are more vampy; I wonder if they were more likely to be chosen than the innocent looking ones? One thing’s for certain: with stripper clothes of yesteryear looking as cool as they did, it’s not hard to see why people like Dita Von Teese are trying to bring some retro glamor back to the ol’ titty bar. More »