Back in the day, bath soap had only two purposes: To get the dirt off and make you beautiful. Forget today’s body washes, bath bombs and aerosols. Grab a cake and lather up. After framing, many of these vintage ads make great decorations for the bathroom. See hundreds of similar vintage magazine ads and covers […]
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Good Clean Fun: Vintage Soap Ads
April 7, 2019 by Dick Chodkowski
Filed Under: Vintage Advertisements Tagged With: advertisements, vintage ads, soap-ads, magazine-ads
When Men Wore Hats. Seriously.
January 7, 2019 by Dick Chodkowski

When guys really wore hats, before J.F.K. made them passe with his hatless public appearances, men wore them everywhere. Sporty hats, formal hats, top hats, caps, berets. While western hats (a.k.a. Cowboy Hats) are still popular in places today., (except for self-styled hipsters) the urban male has generally forsaken the topper. Maybe the nostalgic look […]
Filed Under: Blogs, Illustrators Tagged With: berets, cap, cowboy hats, editorial, edwin georgi, hats, illustration, illustrators, jay hyde barnum, magazines, nostalgic, phil dormont, robert goodman, saalburg, sporty, toppers, vintage ads, williamson