tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2181397878074412228..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Tuesday Night History and Mystery: The 1950s AgainClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77786503488163348122016-11-24T11:59:57.947+00:002016-11-24T11:59:57.947+00:00Fair play, I'm exaggerating for effect! But I ...Fair play, I'm exaggerating for effect! But I think they were much more commonly available your side of the ocean. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79375270635382519642016-11-23T22:33:07.187+00:002016-11-23T22:33:07.187+00:00I loved that movie, too. Such an atmosphere of dre...I loved that movie, too. Such an atmosphere of dread...<br /><br />Not ALL young people had cars in the US in the fifties. But most DID have family cars that could be borrowed.Paula Carrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29591221178938305882016-11-23T20:26:27.382+00:002016-11-23T20:26:27.382+00:00OK now I've watched that clip. One of the most...OK now I've watched that clip. One of the most extraordinary adverts I have ever seen.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54628289226946631532016-11-23T20:20:23.087+00:002016-11-23T20:20:23.087+00:00Nice bit of imagination there Prashant! It's n...Nice bit of imagination there Prashant! It's not a word anyone knows...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74072945855329428812016-11-23T11:12:06.577+00:002016-11-23T11:12:06.577+00:00Moira, "promettes" had me reaching for t...Moira, "promettes" had me reaching for the online dictionary and all I found was a French word. So I invented my own meaning — two young women going to a prom. But I liked the description in the book as well as the theatrical poster you reproduced.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82485184526925965532016-11-23T09:24:12.554+00:002016-11-23T09:24:12.554+00:00The Brit expectations were seen as aspirational, b...The Brit expectations were seen as aspirational, but so much lower than Americans of the time, many of whom really did seem to achieve the dream in the 50s. The young people all had cars in the US, whereas even middle class families in UK didn't achieve that till later.<br />Good catch on the ventriloquist - that was one creepy film Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48577533580368451212016-11-23T09:20:36.249+00:002016-11-23T09:20:36.249+00:00Oh you've reminded me I found some great photo...Oh you've reminded me I found some great photos of stewardesses, must find a book to match them to. (I missed the chance with a recent James Bond). Can't work the link right now but will get back to it. Yes, the early ones looked like 50s Vogue models, the ones whose look could be described as 'going to tea with my mother-in-law the duchess'.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79062712112207930402016-11-23T09:16:13.041+00:002016-11-23T09:16:13.041+00:00I think you would like the post-ear setting. Love ...I think you would like the post-ear setting. Love the idea of your doll! Which of them did it look more like...?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25020242679260162482016-11-23T09:15:10.713+00:002016-11-23T09:15:10.713+00:00I know, the promettes were a revelation, and your ...I know, the promettes were a revelation, and your Las Vegas comparison very apt. Entertainment and resort towns are particularly fascinating as historical settings I think. And you have reminded me how much I enjoyed James Bond's visit to Las Vegas in one of the earlier books - contemporary rather than bistorical of course, but fascinating in its picture of Sin City getting going...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72089506288176026312016-11-23T07:34:05.399+00:002016-11-23T07:34:05.399+00:00The Promettes are another thing that I had never h...The Promettes are another thing that I had never heard of, but they do fit into a general change that was coming over the country. The end of general Rationing was still a year away, but sweet rationing ended that year. I seem to remember a documentary about something called 'Gracious Living', which was all about leaving the War behind, with beautiful housewives in spotless kitchens. The first big, original TV hit was THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT (which had its climax in Westminster Abbey in order that the viewers wouldn't have to work too hard to remember what it looked like, and the makers could get away with a few photo blow-ups to establish it!)<br />I wonder if one of the Fantini's had seen DEAD OF NIGHT? The movie was only 8 years old, so putting in a story set at this time is a smart move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44501426659071790822016-11-23T00:16:21.260+00:002016-11-23T00:16:21.260+00:00Looking at this photo I'm reminded of how flig...Looking at this photo I'm reminded of how flight attendants used to be uniformed. I never flew on Southwest in it's heydey of stewardesses in hotpants, but I'm old enough to remember young women in high-heeled pumps and boxy, vaguely Chanel-ish suits on Pan Am, Northwest Orient, etc.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHnqnyzegfcShayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37623357434095421252016-11-22T19:02:07.532+00:002016-11-22T19:02:07.532+00:00I haven't tried this series yet. The timing in...I haven't tried this series yet. The timing in this one, "the runup to Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation", sounds interesting. I was quite interested in Queen Elizabeth as a child and had a doll (still have) that I called Elizabeth, both for Queen Elizabeth and Elizabeth Taylor.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7767516871403966762016-11-22T12:35:23.148+00:002016-11-22T12:35:23.148+00:00I'd probably have planned to read this one, an...I'd probably have planned to read this one, anyway, Moira, because I really like Elly Griffiths' work. And I agree she does a great job of conveying the 1950s in this series. I'd never heard of the promettes before this post. In a way, the idea reminds me of the Las Vegas showgirls who pose for pictures with tourists. Really interesting! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com