Category: Looking Good
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Relax in your homemade leisure suit
Sewing for Men and Boys Simplicity Pattern Corp 1973 Time to get groovy with your sewing machine! The 1970s come alive for all the men in your life. Casual wear to a snappy suit can be yours with this sewing book. I will just let these pictures speak for themselves. Run, don’t walk, to…
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Dress Like a Pro
The Woman’s Dress for Success Book Molloy 1977 Submitter #1: I am submitting a fun little book from the late 1970’s that advises women on how to dress for success in the workplace and the bedroom. By fun I actually mean horrifying. The author tries to acknowledge the sexist world…
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Bums! NSFW!
A Woman Looks at Men’s Bums Jenkins 1983 Submitter: Found this gem in our university library and had to share. It’s a book of photographs of, well, the title is fairly self-explanatory really! It’s from 1983 (which surprised me, from the looks of it I’d have said 1970s). It hasn’t…
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How to Be Attractive
How to be attractive Bennett 1951, 2d ed., rev. and enl. Submitter: The original edition was from 1948. Our copy does not have the cover shown – the library assistant who discovered this brilliant work (and read it cover to cover) found the cover on the web. We were struck by…
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Embrace Some Fashion From the 1970s
Fashions of a Decade: The 1970s Herald 1992 Submitter: Unfortunately, there are no fashion history aficionados at our school. This is a lone volume from a series, which is probably why it hasn’t been touched in years. It’s a pretty thorough overview of 70’s trends, and covers big influences like…
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Cheap Chic
Cheap Chic Milinaire and Troy 1975 As of this writing this book was still in circulation at a public library. I am sure all the folks my age and older will appreciate the fashion tips. Woolworth’s just won’t do! If you work hard you can find a t-shirt for twelve bucks…
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