Back in the day, making your own clothes was "Simplicity" in itself!
This could be the very first item of authorized Beatles merchandise outside of buttons and photos: the authentic Beatles Sweater!
And check out the fab hairdo on the lovely model!
Thanks to COVID-19, drive-ins are making a comeback, but BEWARE!
Of course people we're watching, these three are not practicing safe social distancing!
Doris says if you haven't any place else to go, you're welcome to drop by Boomtown America today!
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Latest Posts–Fads & Fashion
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Baby Boomer Survival Skills of the Sixties
Backpacks? We don't need no stinkin' backpacks!
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The Flub That Was the Flubber Fad
As kids, we all loved the Disney film, The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). What you may not remember was that Hasbro introduced a toy in 1962 called “Flubber” based on the miraculous compound invented by Fred…
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Everybody's Crazy About a Sharp-Dressed Man
Okay, so we don't have a stampede here... dudes line up on the left and studs on the right!
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From Our 1950's Advertising Hall of Fame
Uh, no. No, it doesn't.
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Calling All Gals
Can you pass the test?
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Back When Girls Wanted to Be Flat
Or at least that's what they wanted for their hair. So, they started ironing it! Today, of course, there are much more efficient appliances for straightening hair, but this is the way we did it…