That Jacket ... WOW!

 

From the present time, 2026 for those who are time-travelling, there is a temptation to think of the late fifties as a very staid, boring, conformist in fashion, music and opinion. Just wait for the Summer Of Love and Hippies to arrive, that'll shake things up.

And then you see things like this lad's jacket. Yes, it's a tailored jacket work with smart pants, but ... Wow ! That's quite a statement.

Bonus - Hamster Balls

Last pick at a Wife Swapping Party

 

January 1964, and your choice is between Euphemia McGlumpher and Hortense O'Toole.  What a dilemma. 

Bonus - The Bodysuit Collector: Doctor Fukushi Masaichi And The Art Of Preserving Tattooed Skin

Transfixed by Television.

 

A historic moment here, from 1958.

Mrs Brenda Hitchcock, seems a working television for teh first time, and is utterly transfixed by the moving image on screen.

Bonus Thought :Hippos can swim and run faster than humans. What does this mean?

The bicycle is the only way to beat then in a triathlon.

Those Sunglasses ... Awesome.

 

A slide marked August 1962, so mucho respect for these ladies from sixty years ago.

Those sunglasses ROCK !

Bonus - A remastering of the fever-dream dance section of "Metropolis" (1927, Fritz Lang)  Stunning.

Bonus 2 - Also fascinating, The Special Effects of Metropolis.