Wednesday 30 December 2009

Tuesday 29 December 2009

Monday 28 December 2009

Sunday 27 December 2009

Nufashond Garters ad, 1925


Nufashond Garters ad, 1925, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s". Click image for 1329 x 1811 size.

Thursday 24 December 2009

Wednesday 23 December 2009

Tuesday 22 December 2009

Monday 21 December 2009

Sunday 20 December 2009

Saturday 19 December 2009

Tuesday 15 December 2009

La Gazette du Bon Ton, Advertisements, 1920

Click image for 395 x 548 size.

Advertisements to "Émile Coiffure" and "Produits du D'Dys Darsy", 1920.

Monday 14 December 2009

Blue Moon Hosiery ad, 1926


Blue Moon Hosiery ad, 1926, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s". Click image for 695 x 995 size.

Sunday 13 December 2009

Fatima Cigarettes, 1929


Fatima Cigarettes, 1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s". Click image for 1488 x 1991 size.

Chesterfield Cigarettes ad, 1926


Chesterfield Cigarettes ad, 1926, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s". Click image for 704 x 900 size.

Saturday 12 December 2009

Friday 11 December 2009

Garden Court Toiletries, 1920


Garden Court Toiletries, 1920, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 608 x 874 size. Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s".

Thursday 10 December 2009

Vintage Ads, 1910s-1920s


Vintage Ads, 1910s-1920s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Bronwen Meredith's "Vogue Body and Beauty Book" 1977. Click image for 1362 x 1822 size.

1917 ad for Urodonal:

"Triumph of Modern Science

Rheumatism, Gravel, Gout, Arterio-Sclerosis, Obesity.

Medical Opinion: Urodonal is the most powerful solvent of uric acid, being 37 times more active than lithia.

It is rapidly absorbed by the digestive organs, does not over strain the stomach or kidneys, and can be used for any length of time; moreover, Uorodnal is rapidly eliminated through the kidneys - a point of great importance. The water in which it is held in solution passes through these organs more easily and rapidly than plain water, and that in spite of the load of waste products that Urodonal carries away with it.

Furthemore, the diuresis kidney secretion is regular and sustained, and there are no paroxysmal attacks such as those induced by certain diuretics which result in dangerous congestion of the kidneys."

1922 ad for The Ambedia Back Puff: "A woman's difficulty overcome."

1922 Benito illustration:

"Achieving beauty without makeup, through electricity and gentle massages, that's the secret of the beauty specialist".

Undated ad for Polar Cub Electric Vibrator.

"Be your own beauty specialist

The Polar Cub Electric Vibrator enables every woman who cares about her appearance, to gain in the privacy of her own home the full benefits of electric massage - the most successful and up-to-date treatment for preserving the beauty of the face and figure.

Polar Cub treatment really does remove wrinkles and hollows. Polar Cub Electric massage is splendid for your scalp. Polar Cub Electric massage is recommended for nervous disorders. It brings instant relief in cases of headache, fatigue and general 'nerviness'. Order a Polar Cub Vibrator to-day.

To use it is simplicity itself. Just remove the electric light bulb and attach the vibrator. It is perfectly safe and perfectly harmless."

Wednesday 9 December 2009

Tuesday 8 December 2009

Underwood Typewriters ad, 1922


Underwood Typewriters ad, 1922, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s". Click image for 677 x 878 size.

Lux Fabric Wash, 1926


Lux Fabric Wash, 1926, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s". Click image for 677 x 876 size.

Monday 7 December 2009

Health-O-Meter Scales, 1929


Health-O-Meter Scales, 1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s". Click image for 627 x 830 size.

Sunday 6 December 2009

Rogers Lacquer ad, 1928


Rogers Lacquer ad, 1928, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s". Click image for 668 x 878 size.

Saturday 5 December 2009

Aberfoyle Fabrics, 1928


Aberfoyle Fabrics, 1928, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 20s". Click image for 1601 x 1018 size.

Thursday 3 December 2009

Wednesday 2 December 2009

Tuesday 1 December 2009

Monday 30 November 2009

Friday 27 November 2009

Thursday 26 November 2009

Acne Cream & Mitsuya Cider, 1900-1929

(Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!)

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties". Click image for 632 x 900 size.

Wednesday 25 November 2009

A.H. Fish, An artistic adventure with a catastrophic ending, 1920s


A.H. Fish, 1, 1920s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Bronwen Meredith's "Vogue Body and Beauty Book" 1977.

Priming, followed by...

Touch ups.

A.H. Fish, 2, 1920s

Professional assistance.

A.H. Fish, 3, 1920s

The conquest.

A.H. Fish, 4, 1920s

The disappointment.

A.H. Fish, 5, 1920s

Tuesday 24 November 2009

A. H. Fish 1923, Baron de Meyer 1932

Scanned and quoted from Bronwen Meredith's "Vogue Body and Beauty Book" 1977. Click image for 704 x 1000 size.

Top:

A. H. Fish illustration. "A beautiful woman has no need -- nor time -- to be anything else. Among her virtues she must include courage, patience and perseverance, but the ends justify the means. Success in her chosen career allows her to achieve everything a woman could want -- a jealous husband, envious friends, and the admiration of her grandchildren. Besides, it gives pleasure to appreciators and jobs to many nice and worthy people."

Bottom:

Photo by Baron de Meyer, Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics ad, 1932.

Click image for 1000 x 567 size.

A. H. Fish, Illustration 1923

Click image for 1000 x 743 size.

Baron de Meyer, Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics ad, 1932

Monday 23 November 2009

A.H. Fish and Cecil Beaton illustrations, 1920s

Scanned from Bronwen Meredith's "Vogue Body and Beauty Book" 1977. Click image for 752 x 1000 size.

Top, A.H. Fish illustration, 1925.

On the building it's written "Abdomen Allah," and "Turkish Baths," "Entering the door on the left of Abdomen Allah, the latest fashionable building, we see an impressive female clientèle going for the baths, the Turkish baths, the steam baths, the massages, and other tortures prescribed by the terrible Turkish regimen. Observe that the ladies look like five of the most well-fed Ottomans of the Roman Empire. But wait... Incredible as it may seem, the quintet of Vogue mannequins you see exiting on the right are the same monumental matrons that, on the left, used to occupy much more than their fair share of tridimensional space. And the baths accomplished this miracle. Now they will be able to face their dressmakers with their heads held up high and fit inside small sized dresses without ignominy, shame, or rubber girdles."

Bottom, Cecil Beaton illustration, 1927.

Saturday 21 November 2009