26th June 2011 @ 6pm / 2 Comments
Woman's Weekly / 20th March 1965
I know, it’s a cheap laugh, but I’m going to do it anyway…
Tags: adverts totally made of wrong, beauty, blatant sexism
Martin Fenton on 30 June 2011 @ 7pm
Helena Rubinstein died within a fortnight of this advert’s appearance. She was 94. The value of her company, still trading today, was then calculated as being worth $60 million. (Source: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898634-1,00.html)
Tanya Jones on 1 July 2011 @ 9am
Great article! Thanks, Martin :)
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Martin Fenton on 30 June 2011 @ 7pm
Helena Rubinstein died within a fortnight of this advert’s appearance. She was 94. The value of her company, still trading today, was then calculated as being worth $60 million. (Source: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898634-1,00.html)