Category: Looking Good
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The London Look
Costume in Context The 1960s and 1970s Ruby 1992 Submitter: This book was recently weeded from the adult non-fiction section of a public library. The inept drawings alone make it awful enough for inclusion (there isn’t a single photo), but the real hilarity is in the stories the author concocted…
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Bad Hair Day
How to Set and Style Your Own Wig Stevens 1971 Submitter: Found on the shelf of a big, urban, central public library while weeding the 600s. I don’t really know what to say about this one. It speaks for itself. Holly: I’ve got plenty to say about this one, starting…
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Perfect Manhood!
Your in Perfect Manhood, Charles Atlas Gaines 1982 Some of this pics might be considered a bit NSFW, proceed carefully! Submitter sent these lovely scans to ALB knowing full well we would love to see a perfect specimen of a man. Charles Atlas, of course, is a worthy subject for…
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Avoidance of Baldness
Avoidance of Baldness Rego 1982 Submitter: This one sounds pretty innocuous. Until you read additional text on the cover and the table of contents. Then I don’t know what to think. Holly: Chapter 7: “Dreams as Contributing Factor” and Chapter 9: “Incidents among Winos and Vagrants” are intriguing. Oh! And…
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Big is Beautiful
Great Big Beautiful Doll Everything for the Body and Soul of the Larger Woman Reichman 1977 Kudos for addressing fashion of women of a larger size. I even appreciate the fact that they featured a more mature woman. Does it work for a current collection? I don’t think so. (For…
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Looking Sharp!
The Franklin Watts Concise Guide to Good Grooming for Boys Saunders 1972 I am not even going to wonder what the librarian was smoking when they kept this on the shelf. I pray it is just one of those pathetic things that just falls through the cracks and not someone…
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