Born on this day in 1894, artist George Petty created pinup art for Esquire magazine (among others) beginning in the 1930s and continuing into the 1950s. Reproductions of his work, known as “Petty Girls,” were reinterpreted and used by military artists as nose art decorating warplanes during WW2, including the most well-known example, the Memphis Belle.
His artwork also appeared in art deco inspired advertisements, including this delightfully dated Old Gold cigarette ad (scanned here from a 1938 issue of The New Yorker magazine) which includes a line describing the “benevolent mildness” of this brand:
What charm! What freshness! And just twenty! Twenty Old Golds… No more, no less than you get in any other regular-size pack of cigarettes. But O.G.! What a difference you’ll find in O.G.s! What a difference in the rich full flavor and fragrance of their prize crop tobacco! What a difference in their benevolent mildness that comes from long extra aging and mellowing in oaken casks! What a difference in Old Gold’s Guaranteed Freshness, the result of a stale-proof package wrapped in double cellophane double-sealed! Do you wonder that every day more wise smokers marry Old Golds?
I came across an original copy of this charming 1920s Wrigley’s ad (for sale here on Amazon) and I have to say, it is pretty adorable…. Look at that beautifully dressed, round-faced, gum-loving couple! Definite style tips to be found here (groom’s look is ON POINT). Maybe not so much with the married-life tips (“we …
The soft luster of white satin is exquisitely set off by pearl trimming in this Lucile-Paris wedding gown. Lucile suggests a striking innovation in bridal hosiery- Fanchon, faintest, most delicate flesh-pink, rather than white. Perhaps the most unusual of the new hosiery shades sent from Paris by Lucile is Fleur de Lis, the creamy ivory …
What a great find from GlamourDaze! A promotional video from the ’30s with five different featured hairstyles (or as the oh-so-delightful announcer puts it, “five new creations for mi’lady’s coiffure.”) These are some seriously gorgeous looks, mi’ladies! ( I also really enjoy how annoyed the brunette on the left looks. She is the Kristen Stewart …
Look at these gorgeous sketches (art in their own right) from the 1920s! Housed in the Department of Special Collections at FIT, these are scans of original 20s wedding gown sketches, housed in the the FIT archives ‘Lucile, Lady Duff Gordon’ collection. See more sketches and read about Lucile Duff Gordon at Pins and Needles …
George Petty | Vintage 1930s Advertisements
Born on this day in 1894, artist George Petty created pinup art for Esquire magazine (among others) beginning in the 1930s and continuing into the 1950s. Reproductions of his work, known as “Petty Girls,” were reinterpreted and used by military artists as nose art decorating warplanes during WW2, including the most well-known example, the Memphis Belle.
His artwork also appeared in art deco inspired advertisements, including this delightfully dated Old Gold cigarette ad (scanned here from a 1938 issue of The New Yorker magazine) which includes a line describing the “benevolent mildness” of this brand:
What charm! What freshness! And just twenty! Twenty Old Golds… No more, no less than you get in any other regular-size pack of cigarettes. But O.G.! What a difference you’ll find in O.G.s! What a difference in the rich full flavor and fragrance of their prize crop tobacco! What a difference in their benevolent mildness that comes from long extra aging and mellowing in oaken casks! What a difference in Old Gold’s Guaranteed Freshness, the result of a stale-proof package wrapped in double cellophane double-sealed! Do you wonder that every day more wise smokers marry Old Golds?
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