Wrights Slacks

Playboy Sept. 1966

Why is this guy so short?  Or is the girl a giant?  Why is he so adamant about his pants?  I mean, that girl is attractive enough that if she came along offering to iron my pants, I'd let her.  Anything for you, doll.  Though I'm not sure we can trust her; look at that cord wrapped around her ankle.  Accident waiting to happen.   At this point, I'm not sure if this ad is using misogyny as a means of selling pants, or if its a humanitarian effort to save clumsy co-eds from iron cords.  

Carhartt for Cocktails?

Playboy Sept. 1966

Did anyone else read that first line in Zoidberg's voice?

Cone Corduroy

Playboy Sept. 1966

Carwood and Canterbury

Playboy Sept. 1966

Colorful Shirts from h.i.s.

Playboy Sept. 1966

The Men's Store Turtlenecks

Playboy Oct. 1968

Wembley Ties

Playboy Sept. 1964

Shapely Shirts and Rooster Knits

Playboy Sept. 1964

Clubman Sportcoats

Playboy Oct. 1968

Pendleton Coats

Playboy Nov. 1967

Twofer Tuesday - Jade East

Playboy Sept. 1964

Fun fact:  I found a set of Jade East cologne in an antique store recently... they smell pretty awful.  

Maybe it's because they're old?  Do colognes go bad?

Trevira Slacks

Playboy Jan 1969

Hicks Slacks

Playboy Oct. 1968

Canterfield

Playboy Oct. 1968

Sears Shirts

Playboy Oct. 1968

I didn't know Neatniks was a word.

Esquire Socks

Playboy Nov. 1967

     Ad text:  "If they fall down before they wear out, we'll replace them for free."  No other sock has a guarantee like that.  But what other sock comes in 3 different lengths and lots of colors.  You'll fall in love with Ban-Lon Slip-Not 93.   But it won't fall for you.

Burlington Socks

Playboy Sept. 1964

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.

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?

Campus slacks

Playboy Oct. 1968

   I think the first thing is that the girl's dress gets wet?  I guess so it gets clingy, and we can steal middle-schoolish glances at her bosom? Tee-hee!

I'd also point out that these pants are SO GOOD that they even keep his shirt and hair perfectly dry as well.