Vintage Ads
Great Ad: Heinenken Gets Fresh
hehehehe. Sometimes a great beer ad can give me those junior high giggles. This witty advertisement from Heineken is one of those. A reminder that great ads draw from cultural symbols and allusions.
Vintage Ad: Carrot Man
Is it just me or is this vintage J.A. Simmers carrot seed-packet ad a bit creepy? What I really like is the carrot hair growing out of his body. Somehow, I don’t picture my wife flocking to this seed packet at Lowes.
Vintage Ad: Mom, Light up Another Marlboro!
If there is one thing true about life, it’s this: times change. Nowadays we use babies in ads to detour moms from smoking. In the good ol’ days we used babies to encourage motherly smoking. Check out this vintage Marlboro cigarette ad from the 50′s. I love the pre-scolding context, which basically is saying: “Hey, [...]
Vintage Ad: Vans Breakers from the 80′s
Remember 80′s break dancing? Here is a vintage break dancing ad from Vans shoes complete with boom-box and steller shoes called Breakers. Check it out.
Vintage Ad: Stacked
I’m convinced Thermodor was talking about their appliances in this ad and any other connotation was purely coincidental. Right. Microwave Oven. How Food Server. Self-Cleaning Oven. Busty Wardrobe Malfunction.
Vintage Ad: “Show Her it’s a Man’s World…
…and make her so happy that it is” My how our society has changed. Check out this vintage sexist Van Heusen ad. The smug little husband propped up in bed with his white shirt and tie. The submissive wife kneeling before him (still in her robe) with outstretched arms serving a tray of food she [...]
