See Vintage Mad Men–Era Ads From New York
The final half-season of Mad Men plays out in the summer of 1970. New York — founded in April 1968, and growing like crazy — was the hot new title, and its pages were home to significant national ad campaigns as well as a lot of local ones. Some were classics; others … well, let’s just say they are period pieces.
March 2
Will we ever again live in a world in which “Gas-Trap Filter†can be said without a giggle?
March 30
“Some men can do anything … with great style.†Others dress to match their beach umbrella.
January 19
“Hey, man, I got a new transistor!â€
January 19
She does, but only if they match her head wrap.
April 20
Megan Draper probably owned a “hostess gown,†made in some space-age fabric like Kodel, and made it look good. This one somehow manages to t...
April 20
Megan Draper probably owned a “hostess gown,†made in some space-age fabric like Kodel, and made it look good. This one somehow manages to turn a deeply scooped neckline utterly sexless.
September 7
You don’t see the word hernia in advertising much these days, do you.
May 25
The background of the page is black, in case you missed the point.
November 30
Cassette tapes! They take a few minutes to rewind, and they snap and snarl, and they sound terrible after a few dozen playings, but they...
November 30
Cassette tapes! They take a few minutes to rewind, and they snap and snarl, and they sound terrible after a few dozen playings, but they’re the medium of the future.
October 26
Possibly not an approach that would sell a lot of gym memberships today.
February 2
iPod, schmiPod: We’re wearing this on the subway tomorrow.
October 12
And how does it rejuvenate? When a man sprinkles psychedelic bird poop on you, that’s how.
October 12
An early cable-television service, proud to be carrying the Knicks and Rangers! Which are now owned by Cablevision. Circle of life.
September 21
Wool: It’ll keep you warm, and turn your torso into a perfect rectangle.
April 27
One from the long-running, extremely popular Dewar’s Profile series. So what became of Barbara Waterston? She tweets! And really doesn’t lik...
April 27
One from the long-running, extremely popular Dewar’s Profile series. So what became of Barbara Waterston? She tweets! And really doesn’t like the Democrats.
January 26
This probably sounded less weird in the pitch meeting.
October 26
The famously sort-of-Japanese restaurant reassures diners that they won’t be confronted with anything “gooky,†like raw fish. Nice touch, ...
October 26
The famously sort-of-Japanese restaurant reassures diners that they won’t be confronted with anything “gooky,†like raw fish. Nice touch, during the Vietnam War.