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Courtelle

Woman's Realm / 11th March 1967

Chances are that if you’re around my age, this ad will bring back memories of similar ‘cut out and dress’ games in, say, Bunty. Do little girls do this any more, or are they too busy putting their Lelli Kelly slap on?

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Minipops, anyone?

Woman's Realm / 11th March 1967

Erm…I’m stunned. For foreign or younger readers, the Minipops was a short-lived UK show with children dancing and signing, often dressed to be a bit older than they really were, so they’d look like the acts they were taking off. It was unsurprisingly taken off the air once questions were raised in the media about the ethics of the show. This ad seems to come from the same sort of mindset, and surely wouldn’t make it into print nowadays, even though it’s clearly meant in an innocent way. However, it’s only fair to point out the hysteria over paedophilia sits uncomfortably with some of the clothes and toys marketed at young girls in the UK, so we’re probably more confused over children’s sexuality now than we were back then.

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The Sweet Taste of Apartheid…

Woman and Home / 1st January 1962

Obviously, it was the South Africa ad which caught my eye here, but I thought you’d all enjoy the full page of adverts. I love the evocative nature of the Templeton’s and Flexcello ads, documenting a world long gone, and I found the Venner Autopoint ad interesting, as there’s been many attempts over the years to devise timers for electric devices, none of which have caught on.

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Not Half?

Woman's Own / 14th July 1967

No, no, NO. It’s “not ‘alf”, you blithering idiots. I bet Fluff would have pissed himself laughing if he’d ever clapped eyes on this ad…

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Twiggy Style

Woman's Own / 14th July 1967

Whilst we’re on the subject of being skinny, this comes from a longer interview with Twiggy’s mum, which is alarmingly unguarded by modern standards. I can’t imagine a publicist nowadays allowing a model’s mother to talk about her daughter’s financial affairs, or so much about her personal life! I thought this page was particularly striking, and handy for anyone wanting a bit of make-up inspiration.

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Rimmel

Woman's Own / 14th July 1967

I’m not used to make-up ads looking this interesting. Most companies nowadays just go for dead-eyed celebs looking into the camera, but I rather like this model!

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The London Girl

Woman's Weekly / 26th July 1957

Heh heh! I love the naivety in assuming that women who live in London have some unique insight into dress sense. Evidence to the contrary is plentiful, and I’ve no doubt that the Fifties weren’t any different in that regard. However, it’s often the case that ambiguous sexuality is more tolerated in a large city: after all, what IS going on in that illustration?

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BRAS

Woman's Own / 21st March 1969

Is it me, or does the copywriter sound like they’re trying to convince themselves rather than anyone else?

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Legs & Co.?

Woman's Own / 21st March 1969

I thought this was a nice image, and makes a change from modern tights advertising, which is a bit boring, frankly.

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Make Eyes At Intro Today!

Woman / 23rd December 1967

Goodness me, and I thought Cosmo was bad. ‘How to be liked by everybody’ is very pre-feminist, isn’t it?

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