Tagged: 1960s

Jan 07

Retro Ads from the 50′s 60′s & 70′s

Retro and Vintage Ads From the 1950′s 60′s and 70′s.  Advertising has always been used to promote products, look at the adverts today and then take a look at these, advertising methods have changed so much in just a few short years.


1955 ... wet and wonderful!
 

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Dec 16

1960′s Make up

source free-extras.com

Make up during the 1960′s was very bold and dramatic, eyes were exaggerated and a focal point of the face.  Black, whites and greys,  the popular choices of colour used for the eyes.  Day time make up wasn’t as bold as on an evening but still more dramatic  than other decades.  Looking at old photos the eye make up of this decade looks so detailed it must of taken some time to do. ( Read more )

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Aug 09

Twiggy

Nicknamed Twiggy because of her slender appearance Leslie Hornby born in Twickenham, England was the most famous supermodel of the late sixties. At the age of just 17 she took the modelling world by storm and even had a Imitation Barbie was issued in 1967 (Source IMDB) Covering magazines such as Vogue and Tatler Twiggy defined the “flower power” age.  Later moving on to TV and film and back to modelling you can now see Twiggy on the Marks and Spencer’s advert.

Twiggy

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