As promised, pattern instructions from Virginia Lakin’s Petite Bazaar Knitting Book Three. I’m including the hula skirt and the bra or swimsuit top — because I don’t want your fashion doll to go topless! (And the tips pages too, so you can be sure to make your fashion doll’s clothing just right.)
Via.
With the FlipIt, kids just threw stuff down on the ground, ending games of catch.
Ad found inside The New Krofft Supershow comic #2 (1978).
Fan of The New Krofft Supershow? Here’s the Whitman comic, #2. Front cover with photos is copyrighted 1977; but the title page is dated May 1978.
Inside, the comic stories feature Magic Mongo, Kaptain Kool & The Kongs, Bigfoot & Wildboy, and Wonderbug. Tons of retro ads.
If you live in the US or Canada, you can buy it from me for $9.99 (plus shipping) — or take your chances at eBay
By borrowing a light from some guy, I guess. And thank heavens they found away to take care of my lips while I smoke! Excellent priorities, Mom.
A lovely vintage cigarette ad (1938) for Benson & Hedges Corn Tipped Virginia Rounds; via Lileks “Link” Tumblr. (Yes, I do have a Tumblr account I use now and then.)
From the 1983 Fall/Winter Sears catalog, cereal shirts (Trix, Cocoa Puffs, and Super Sugar Crisp) for boys — easily hidden beneath some bibs. Which just goes to show ya, boys never out-grow their baby bibs.
Flesh-like, Cute, Washable, Harmless, Indestructible and Appealing.
In that order, we believe.
United Air Lines “Mainliner Dolls” ad via LJ.
Vintage paper Valentine paper dolls — one cowboy (with a dog) and one cowgirl (with a cat); via Mountain Kinfolk. (PS Check out my other post: Be My Racist Valentine, 2011.)
