amylsacks' photos with the keyword: accessory

Stetson Hat Ad, 1955

10 Jul 2020 2 180
Jeez! What is with the massive chin cleft? Is this John Travolta's dad? From the October 17th issue of Time magazine.

"It's Done With Scarves," 1950

11 Oct 2019 2 6 375
All these costumes look hasty and awkward, but that attempt at a Spider-Woman reboot is particularly bad. :P From the May issue of Family Circle

Quick Tricks (4), 1956

24 Aug 2011 172
I can't decide whether I'm more into the cap thingie that lets your hair double as a pincushion, or the fallout shelter throw pillow.

Quick Tricks (3), 1956

24 Aug 2011 197
I think that's Chameleon Girl modeling the glove on the lower left.

Quick Tricks (2), 1956

24 Aug 2011 175
The lavender sachet necklace looks practical. No more toting around perfume with you at formal parties. And speaking of toting, I always thought that whole point of a handbag was to prevent the world from seeing all the stuff you walked around with. Never mind.

Quick Tricks, 1956

24 Aug 2011 202
When you pay for Platinum Membership in the Crafts Club, you'll learn to make hats and slippers for the drinking glass and a letter holder for the doll, too. Front cover from a 16-page craft magazine published by Coats & Clark, New York, N.Y.

Cottons You'll Love (5), 1955

30 Aug 2011 223
"Every clever girl knows that smartness is not necessarily a matter of money. Even a small wardrobe of carefully selected clothes can give almost unlimited smart combinations. So, with small budgets in mind, we present this collection of thrifty cotton fashions with the million-dollar handmade look..."

For the Home of Today (5), c1955

07 Sep 2011 235
Did toilet seat covers inspire a lot of fashion trends back in the day? Could you get away with one standard look, or did you change them seasonally? Were they meant to be used all the time, or just trotted out along with fancy soaps and cute little guest towels at holiday time? I have so much to learn...

For the Home of Today (4), c1955

07 Sep 2011 227
I don't think these colors would be very soothing if you were trying to catch a few Zzs on the couch. Maybe first thing in the morning while the coffee was perking...?

For the Home of Today (3), c1955

07 Sep 2011 220
Lack of color doesn't get in the way of the Pre-Sixties trippy factor at all. Wooo!

For the Home of Today (2), c1955

07 Sep 2011 256
Just press the magic button to achieve perfect harmony with the universe. A Scotch Mist in your other hand would probably help, too.

For the Home of Today, c1955

07 Sep 2011 241
Everything in the living room goes with gray flannel suits! Yay, Fifties! Front cover of a 16-page craft magazine published by The American Thread Company ("Aunt Lydia's Star Spun," "Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug" yarns), New York, N.Y.

Butterflies In Crochet (3), 1951

27 Oct 2011 172
Yeah, like you'd dare to blot your lipstick or blow your nose on these things if somebody gave them to you.

Butterflies In Crochet (2), 1951

27 Oct 2011 209
Invisible cellphone! She's a time traveler! Check it out!

"Spring Coats (2)," 1953

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Thank You! For my next trick, I'll squeeze all the detritus on this page into the black binocular case depicted on the right side of the one previous! From the February issue of Family Circle magazine.

"Spring Coats," 1953

29 Jan 2012 178
All the shoppers are standin' like statues All the shoppers are standin' like statues They don't turn their heads as they see me ride byyyyy But a little old adman is winkin' his eyyyyye... From the February issue of Family Circle magazine.

"For Spring," 1954

06 Feb 2012 183
I don't remember what ad was on the opposite page, but it must have been awesome, since Miss Turban is literally on the edge of her seat. From the February issue of Family Circle.

Stetson Hat Ad, 1952

10 Mar 2012 201
These guys look melancholy because they can foresee how much more all this stuff will cost in sixty years. From the March 17th issue of Time magazine.

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