Bonus Friday - Cars and Shoes

Playboy Oct. 1968

   Once again I give you a nice half-page double ad from a vintage Playboy.  I've got a soft spot for Datsuns, so I am drawn particularly strongly to the classic Fairlady Roadster on the top there.  As usual, I like to point out the power figures on old sports cars like this: 96 horsepower from a 1.6 liter engine. (135 with the 2.0)  Synchros were new enough that they still advertised them.  Also note that "the works" included such options as a clock and defrosters.  For less than $3000 no less!

But let's not ignore this nice ad for luxurious shoes for pampering your feet!  Do I detect the scent of subtle sexism?  Women don't normally nuzzle my feet, so maybe I just need some French Shriners to get some of that foot-fawning action.

Chanel No. 5

Playboy Oct. 1968

A classic perfume gets a minimalist yet effective advertising spread.  

Caesars Palace

Playboy Oct. 1968

I've not known casinos to advertise in magazines, but I suppose it makes sense.  

At least in a men's magazine.  

Paul Jones Whiskey

Playboy Jan. 1969

     Ad text:   P.J. will take on all other whiskeys - without water, soda, or mixers to disguise the taste.  That's because Paul Jones is rich and different.  With flavor that speaks right up.  And smoothness that goes down right.  Get acquainted.

Heublein Cocktails

Playboy  Jan. 1969

    Heublin used to sell pre-mixed cocktails in cans until it was acquired in 1982 by R. J. Reynolds Co.  It has since been sold/acquired several times, and somewhere along the line ceased to exist as its own entity.

New Look!

     Hello, all.

     When I started this blog a few months ago, I hadn't given much thought to the style in which I designed the pages.  I threw a cheap repeating pattern on and a simple header and left it.  I wanted to get the site up and running, cosmetics notwithstanding.  

     Well, I finally decided that what I had was no good, and so I'm trying to lock down a now style.  Now you see a 60's-inspired theme with a new title and background made by yours truly.  I hope it's an improvement over the old dark brown theme.  I know my Photoshop skills aren't really pro-quality, but I'm learning and I'll continue refining and tweaking until I have a blog to be proud of.  

     If anyone has some tips or suggestions, please leave them in the comments!

Lanvin's My Sin Perfume

Playboy Sept. 1964

Apparently cats are a sin.  This must be what the crazy cat lady wears.

4711 Cologne

Playboy Sept. 1964

     Now, I've not heard of 4711 cologne, but a quick google search revealed that it's still made and sold.  It's an impressive thing to have successfully sold a formula for 172 years (now 222 years).

If you want to learn more, check out the wikipedia article.

Shelly Berman album

Playboy Sept. 1964

     I was at first utterly flummoxed by this ad.  Then I looked up the album being advertised here.  I listened briefly to the first minute or so of this album (a sketch-comedy routine, in case you didn't get it from the ad - I didn't) and drew the conclusion that sex probably will be the same regardless of whether or not you listen to this album.

     I suspect this is just Playboy's attempt to be edgy and "modern" in the 1960's by advertising subject matter that one wouldn't usually encounter in the average jukebox.

Fleischmann's Whiskey

Playboy Sept. 1964

Pretty sure you can't buy distilled liquors in that size.

Old Crow

Playboy Sept. 1964

Wow.  Andrew Jackson and Daniel Webster.  Ladies and gentlemen, this here is the liquor of the President of the United States and champion of all things manly, as well as that of the progenitor of modern English and standardized spelling.  Buy now, or regret it forever.

More Denim, from Graniteville

Playboy Sept. 1966

Apparently, London is sideways, likes Coca-Cola and Skol, flies Air India, and wears denim.  Eh, close enough to America, I guess.

Wrangler Jeans and Jacket

Playboy Sept. 1966

Hey, the 90's called.  

They wanted to thank you for the great idea.  Apparently denim-on-denim became a thing at some point.  Good job.

Camel Cigarettes

Playboy Nov. 1967

That guy must be addicted something awful.  Just look at his shoes.  

Tiparillo, and Violinists

Playboy Nov. 1967

Here's another Tiparillo ad, from the same vein as this one, which focuses on seducing confusingly scantily-clad professionals with cigarettes.

Arpege

Playboy Nov. 1967

     Yes, yes, that sounds like good advice.  Lie.  Lie your face off to your woman.  Lie your stupid face all the way off.
     Yes, I'll get you that dress, and that bracelet you liked.  New car?  Sure!  Cruise to Aruba?  Done.
     But come Christmas morn, she opens that box with bated breath and eyes full of anticipation to see her shiny new... $5 spray perfume  (about $35 in current money).

     Smart.  See you in the doghouse.

Teacher's Scotch

Playboy Sept. 1964

     I'm actually a fan of Teacher's.  And marketing jokes aside, a few (3-5) drops of water actually does appreciably change the flavor of a scotch, usually for the better.

Dickies Slacks

Playboy Sept. 1964

Is a "campus tiger" an escaped zoo animal, or a sexual predator? 

Because I'm kinda getting both from this ad.

Fiat 124 Spider

Playboy Oct. 1968

New Thunderbird

Playboy Nov. 1967

     Ad text:
     New and bound to create a storm: 429 exciting cubic inches of new Thunder Jet V-8.  More power than ever for the Bird, available now to people who can't wait to escape the ordinary.  What else?  A dazzling range of options, everything from Automatic Climate Control to AM/FM Stereo Radio (with lots of great etcetera in between!)  Even the Bird has never been the well built before!  Up, up, and away!
     Any way you want to fly this year, the Bird is there, one step ahead.  Standard this year: Flight Bench Seats, which means 6 people can fly in total comfort. (A new engineering achievement gives the man in the middle unprecedented leg room.)  You prefer buckets?  You may have them.  And 4 doors.  Or 2 doors, if you wish.  Don't wait.  Fly Thunderbird...  Unique in all the world.

Gleneagles, and 'dose leg strapz

Playboy Sept. 1966

Is... is this ad literally telling me that I should be a poser by wearing leg straps even if I don't need them?