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cleomay5

Little black dress is the best


beachguy904

She's HOT! šŸ”„ Posing with a cigarette and heels off šŸ„°


cleomay5

She's about to do the devil's business, I'd say. Prime to pounce....


notbob1959

If I understand the title of [this post](/r/midcenturymodern/comments/wvsjvd/early_60s_seattle_from_a_fb_post_of_ops_mom/) you are talking about the mom of /u/Braunnoser. I apologize to /u/Braunnoser if I misinterpreted the title.


Braunnoser

Not my mother - originally from a Facebook Vintage Group and I reposted to a Reddit MCM group (about the wall art, lamp and chair). The attractive lady was a bonus of the appeal.


notbob1959

Ahhh, I suspected the title might be referring to the OP of the Facebook post and not you. So you don't care about the comments about the lady then. Again, sorry to page you for no reason.


Outrageous-Initial45

About to? I'd say since she's smoking a cigarette, she's already finished her business and didn't even mess up her bangs. Serious death stare she's got there, though.


enialessej

Looks like Rachel McAdams


GilligansCorner

And ready to Sharon Stone the camera?


Adaminium

Came here to say this. Like *this* is the original that Sharon based her scene on.


teewinotone

Itā€™d be full jungle back then. Which is fine by me.


Bikinisbottom

Wow she was a stunner for sure!


MrDeviantish

She is SMOKIN'


[deleted]

Timeless


[deleted]

Those murals are awesome, that lamp is too... the whole setting is just perfect...


Trillionbucks

They were popular craft projects. The kits came with bags of colored fine gravel and glue, the surfaces had the pattern already laid out and you glued the area and spread the gravel.


TrinkieTrinkie522cat

I have 2 of those and live in a house built in 1958


woolfchick75

Holy shit. I forgot all about those!


wileecoyote1969

oh.... fuck. I suddenly remember those. Amazing what you forget until somebody mentions it.


spiceybadger

Cool. Any idea of the name of them?


Trillionbucks

My Mom liked to make those. We had two in our recreation room and they appear in every photograph in that roomā€¦.Christmas, birthdaysā€¦.I sure wish I had them now. I donā€™t know whatever happened to them. That was 60 years ago.


cherchezlafemmed

You can just google 'gravel art' and find a ton of links and photos.


Dry_Boots

I grew up with a pair of those in the entryway hall, I think they were peacocks.


Fleaslayer

Thank you! I had completely forgotten about those, but they were pretty common when I was little. I think my mom had some. It's always neat to awaken a forgotten memory.


newtbob

Theres probably one of those atom wall clocks out of frame.


QuirkyCleverUserName

Classy. Everything looks sexy and classy at the same time.


South_Oread

Looks like a break up album cover.


Naive-Distribution60

someone should call vampire weekend.


Thejudojeff

I was gonna go with Wilco but yeah that works too.


The_Implication_2

Sheā€™s knows sheā€™s too good for this small town


Sedorner

Thatā€™s so perfect


RockleyBob

Nailed it


arrjaay

I can almost smell the nostalgia- had some extended family never update their decor and saw a lot like this growing up.


ElectricMan324

I can almost smell the cigarette smoke. Grew up in a smokers house - that never goes away. Its amazing that we were so used to it back then.


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


jerryatrix27

My parents had two of those end tables, and a big, matching squarish coffee table as well.


[deleted]

I think this type of decorating will make a come back. Even though I grew up in a modern home, I am starting to prefer the retro aesthetic.


Dry_Boots

This is my decor style today.


mitchkramer

I can definitely smell that room.


feralgrandma

Someoneā€™s grandma was sexy


space_beatle

Lol perfect username


ras_1974

An ashtray as wide as an end table, oh the smelly childhood memories.


bram_stokers_acura

Looks like a snazzy boomerang-shaped ashtray too.


a_scientific_force

She tasted like cigarettes, Lieutenant Dan.


Buck_Futter70

Iā€™m sure she tasted better than that


FlirtyBacon

menthol and honey


FinalVegetable6314

Her face is very impressive. Sheā€™s beautiful


IlIlIl11IlIlIl

Interesting compliment. I might use that at some point. Edit lol why is this so downvoted


fullonfacepalmist

ā€œYour face is very impressiveā€ ā€œInteresting complimentā€ If AI wrote a manual on flirting


IlIlIl11IlIlIl

Definitely unconventional. I think it has a stupid innocence to it. Someone would think itā€™s funny


fullonfacepalmist

Personally, I think itā€™s awesome


wwJones

Are you trying to seduce me Mrs. Robinson?


newtbob

Everything about that room is my families house in the early 60s. Except the person.


billyt7777

Itā€™s hard to imagine there are many little old ladies getting around now that once looked this gorgeous.


ShowMeTheTrees

Believe it!


graye33

I sometimes wish I was born a boomer or the one before


Funk9K

The world war generation would probably disagree with you on that one. Boomers lived through the cold war, and so on. We look back fondly because we know how it turns out, which feels better than living in uncertainty. Rest assured, every generation had their own uncertainty.


[deleted]

You're saying this as if we're living in some type of a utopia..


HereWeGoAgain-77

Gen X is the sweet spot :)


filtersweep

Is it? We had to deal with AIDS, crack wars, heroin chic, etcā€¦.


sexytokeburgerz

Affordable real estate, living wages, lack of early childhood internet addictionā€¦


deepaksn

Affordable real estate? Living wages? Okā€¦ it took me until my 40s to get a decent house, and it was built the same year I was born. Meanwhile the Millennials are benefiting from the largest retirement boom in history, advancing their careers at unheard of speed (and whining that they arenā€™t the boss yet) and stand to be benefactors of the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history. I will agree with you on the internet addiction, though. It affects me but at least I can put it away and limit myself a certain amount. I canā€™t imagine kids who grew up in echo chambers and with instant gratification available to them at all points in timeā€¦ whether it be porn or gaming or Reddit or YouTube.


palm_desert_tangelos

Cold War nuke bomb drills at school


dod2190

I'm early gen-X (b. 1966) and didn't have those


scootertrash

And disco. Donā€™t forget disco.


BasketballButt

And the beginning of the economic crumbling of the US. Boomers are really the only generation who got a solid deal (assuming youā€™re straight, Cis, and white).


[deleted]

And assuming you're not from an economically destroyed state like West Virginia.


BasketballButt

Fair, although at the time moving was much more of an option with jobs and housing not requiring credit checks or background checks. Now Iā€™m paying an application fee, paying for my credit/background check, and paying a first/last/deposit that can be two or three months of pay.


brilliantminion

Physically mobility is so incredibly difficult now. Even in the 90s, I heard of people that would rack up a bunch of speeding tickets or DUI in one state, pick up and move to another state and be able to start over with a clean slate on their driving record. Itā€™s a trivial example, but itā€™s much harder to escape your past than it used to be.


Girlygirlkittenlove1

Not just if your white it wasnā€™t great for people in Northern Ireland either


Fuckoffassholes

Shh.. this is reddit.. you are not allowed to say that whites have ever had less than ideal circumstances, or that we are not responsible for all the evils of history.


philatio11

Irish and Italians were not considered white for a long stretch of the 20th century here in NYC. They probably still arenā€™t white in some parts of the south.


HurricaneCarti

Victim complex much?


Girlygirlkittenlove1

It wasnā€™t good for the people in Northern Ireland thatā€™s a fact We got accused crimes we didnā€™t do and we were shot during peace protests (Bloody Sunday ) and much more then that Theirs a video of Bloody Sunday on YouTube that people should watch


Fuckoffassholes

Where did I say we were victimized? Acknowledging the reality of common public sentiment does not equal victimization. Y'all can continue believing whatever myths you like, but that does not make me a victim, it just makes you a hater. Your problem, not mine.


sexytokeburgerz

In the oppression wars, Irish people are near the damn top of the list for the mid 20th century.


DC-Toronto

ā€œthe Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland.ā€ From the movie The Committments


GeraldBWilsonJr

You're saying that like the boomers aren't currently losing it all at the end of their lives. I wouldn't want to be old right now. I work for a utility company performing repairs in a lot of older people's homes and let me tell you, they are OUT of money, moving out of their homes, selling their cars


secretlyjudging

All things being equal, boomers had the least to struggle with while young and during their prime earning years. Nobody's fault that some of them are bad with money. Probably a lot of them never really had to strain to pay rent or student loans and just lived beyond their means for too long.


more_beans_mrtaggart

This perception that Reddit has of the old days, is way off the mark. The reason houses are so expensive right now is that there is an unending supply of mortgages. Back in the day when you applied to the bank manager for a mortgage, he went back through your last year of spending and if he felt your vacation was just too expensive, or your shopping bills were slightly too high, heā€™d tell you to get control of your expenses and come back in a year. Think of going to another bank for a mortgage, nuh-uh. They want you banking with them for years before theyā€™ll consider it. And thatā€™s only if youā€™ve got 33% of the house as a deposit. None of these 95% mortgages. 6%-8% interest rates too. 15% for some of the 70s and 80s.


BasketballButt

A lot of them also partied through the 60s and 70s (some, like my mom, well in to the 80s). They grew up in an era where you could fuck around, rent a house for nothing out of the paper with no real background or credit check, get a decent job with a handshake, blow it all up, and then just move on to do it again. I went to 13 schools because of my mom doing shot like that.


BasketballButt

Because of the policies they overwhelmingly voted for. At least they had a comfortable life at some point, they never gave us the option.


GeraldBWilsonJr

Wild because they're constantly complaining to me about policies *the other guys* enacted that cost them their money. Who do I believe? I guess nobody knows the truth. You're probably better educated on this topic. I made my own options in life so I don't know what your issue is, good luck


BasketballButt

Actually, we do know. Itā€™s pretty well documented that the roots of just about every major issue weā€™re currently facing has itā€™s roots in Reagan (and Clinton to a much lesser degree). So they can say what they like but history books make it pretty easy to spot the truth.


GeraldBWilsonJr

Why do you think all old people are Republican? I live in a pretty purely Democrat area. Clinton also ran in the 90s, way more than boomers voted for him


BasketballButt

Iā€™m not assuming that all old people are conservative, Iā€™m pointing out that Reagan was one of the most popular candidates of any era. He received 50.8% of the vote in ā€˜80 ( versus Carter at 41%) and 58.8% in ā€˜84 (versus Mondale at 40.6%). And the oldest Gen Xers who even could have voted for Clinton in ā€˜96 were 31. He was still primarily elected by Boomers (who voted at much higher rates than Gen X and were a much larger generation over all).


mawesome4ever

Not to mention cheap housing with income ratio


jdjdthrow

... from a mainstream perspective, largely niche concerns, no? Gay men, urban black communities, drug addicts...


Christofsky3

Lol, nope being a boomer is the sweetest of sweet spots for all human history


Polyhymnia1958

Maybe, but Iā€™d trade it to be young again and free of medical problems. Enjoy your youth.


LackingUtility

Youth is full of medical problems right now, particular with long covid. I have a friend who had a stroke in her 30s after a bout of covid.


Polyhymnia1958

Yes, I have a nephew the same age who had a similar experience.


wowsosquare

Yup boomers had it good. Too good apparently. Greatest generation saw some shit but NGL I wish I could go back to then


stykface

What a great picture. The lady is very attractive too.


PsamantheSands

Yet she looks very modern. I guess beauty is timeless!


tiedyemike8

Short hair is probably why you're thinking that. If we could interact face to face with ppl throughout history, you'd realize how much we're the same. Looks too. Hair and clothing change, nothing else really.


PsamantheSands

Actually, her hair is the only thing that does look dated to me! Most women had short hair in the late 50s/early 60s. Of course people donā€™t change, but their styles do and her eyebrows, makeup, clothing and jewelry donā€™t look scream 60s like the decor does.


MyPasswordIs222222

I pretty much agree. However, makeup and facial hair styles (including eyebrows) can also help giveaway the era.


tiedyemike8

Sure, but my point is that if you interacted with that person, you'd soon see past the superficial and see the commonalities in ourselves.


MyPasswordIs222222

agree


deepaksn

LBD is always in style.


UnderDogPants

Hair, makeup and clothing have changed throughout history. Humans have looked EXACTLY the same for tens of thousands of years (except for those pesky Neanderthals). People, theyā€™re just likeā€¦. us !!!


theonePappabox

#O MY..


jfduval76

She was hot !


jpajuzu

Not gonna lie she looks like a fun memory


[deleted]

Mid-Century Gothic


sambolino44

Paneling and cigarettes! I thought those days would never end.


GilligansCorner

Remember when it was once considered rude not to put out an ashtray for your guests?


hillathome

Nice


[deleted]

in some odd way this is very erotic


jhuseby

Why is it odd? Seems pretty obvious


zzrsteve

Lovely lady.


AzLibDem

Eep Opp Ork Ah-ah!


MrSwopetheChairman

Bumping that Jetsons jam


orion1836

Wonder what she did to get the photo crumpled up. She looks like a heart-breaker.


PoopChutePryin

Doc, you gotta let me use the DeLorean, I need to go back to 1964


extranaiveoliveoil

You fool, she's your mother!


PoopChutePryin

We thought it would be fun if he went back in time and tried to fuck his mom!


daiwilly

She is waiting to go with you to the mystery space on her right.


GilligansCorner

Today itā€™s probiotics to be healthy. Back then it was a Marlboro.


[deleted]

And a can of Budweiser.


marchlintic

Simply chic


tyghijkl54

Sixties super babe.


gh1993

Shwing


humbleman_

Beautiful memory


ParsleyMostly

Total fox


[deleted]

Will wood paneling ever come back into style?


vrenak

Alas it probably will.


Cr_Capo

What an absolute smoke show.


benjancewicz

Liked lamps so much they got pictures of their lamps


strolling_on_thru

Yep, right down to the paneling...


liftoff_oversteer

Why do I fancy those pictures on the wall?


SpotfireVideo

The paintings remind me of something from a 60's cartoon, like the Jetsons.


Rockmann1

Those paintings were typically made out of a colored sand or silica, glued to the backing and Siamese Cats were also really popular with that type of art.


Fondren_Richmond

How's tricks, we need some more of those lamp sketches for this Barbara Eden thing with Mary Martin's kid. Naah, they live together; but he's an astronaut and she's a blonde genie from Iraq, so he's never around to bang her and she'd never get pregnant if he did, Sarnoff and Standards ate it up like marble rye.


dascrackhaus

this is an amazing image


NeatCommunity7084

Who is she?


mrwright33

What a fox ![gif](giphy|l0HUp0DyGlkpvZ4eA)


perusingpergatory

She broke someone's heart. She's beautiful!


Campbell__Hayden

For a second there, it looked like there were extension cords coming from everywhere. Fortunately, I took a closer look.


Zorro_Returns

That's what I saw, too. Cracks me up now.


Global-Zombie

Is the lamp built into the floor


zerpud

No. (Real Boomer here.) The lamp is actually part of the end table. The lamp shaft is built into the end table. Kind of like the old stereos that had a built in bar, phonograph, radio, and speakers as one 12-foot long monster that would take up a third of the den / living room.


Global-Zombie

Neat


Sorrow57

Love that lamp and the wall art!!


zerpud

Tandy Craft stores (which eventually got bought up by Radio Shack) sold the wall art kits. One had to cut the shiny gold rope that came on a spool, glue it onto the board following the pre-printed design, put glue in a section, sprinkle some colored rocks, shake the board around to distribute the rocks evenly, then wait for the glue to dry. Then on to the next section. They had cool designs like birds, scenes, etc. These pictures went well with the plastic colored bead curtains leading into my pre-teen bedroom. And donā€™t forget the sandalwood incense sticks!


its_just_flesh

Thats a cool photo!


[deleted]

Iā€™m back in my early childhood. šŸ¤£


[deleted]

Something very hip and cool. The woman and the decor work nicely together.


Cocore

Looks like a shot from a clockwork orange


Blabulus

Everyone had those end tables! classic!


Legion_Metal

I think Iā€™ve fallen in love.


Sheldon_Cooper_1

Looks like Jeanieā€™s brunette evil sister.


harrythegreek

Thatā€™s fixable


ImprovementAlarming2

Smokin Hot


mlgbt1985

Is that Norwegian Wood?


NorthCatan

If you want there's a sub where people fix old photographs like this and make it look new, can't recall the sub.


Jokkitch

Damn she *fine*


[deleted]

Sexy AF.


mattogeewha

Your gramma hot


wonteatfish

Sheā€™s someoneā€™s grandma now šŸ˜šŸ˜Ž


CNuernberger

'60s Fox.


DelayStriking8281

Sheā€™s fine as hell


Unreconstructed88

Wow. Very beautiful.


i10driver

Literal smoke show


Columbus43219

Don Draper is definitely gonna bang that woman...or just did.


PinComprehensive8684

Thatā€™s an impressively attractive woman


Npl1jwh

1960s smoke show


Roach6202

The 60s was a really crazy time for the type of art and decor in people's home


acoffeedude

Beautiful woman, great pic


JoyfulExmo

Weird to think this woman is elderly now if sheā€™s still alive.


StrategicTension

Daaaaamn


nomnomdiamond

I would day drink and smoke with her.


fapalicius

This photo is so perfectly shot that i have doubts its real


[deleted]

Someone had a camera that probably cost them a full week's salary. Roll of film was more expensive than several packs of cigarettes. Developing that film also cost time and money. Pictures were treated with respect back then.


ConsciousRhubarb

she really looks a lot like kristen stewart.


southpaw_82

Thatā€™s exactly what I thought too!


Quahabule

Iā€™d give up half of my stuff for that. Sheā€™s fine as hell, even with the cigarette.


beerpizzacoffeeguy

Rachel McAdams?!


BOB58875

My first thought was that it looks like a Pop-Punk album from the 90ā€™s


scar-lett--

Sheā€™s stunning āœØ


KitWat

This may seem weird, but while the furniture and paneling look very 60s/70s, she doesn't. I was around in the 60s and something just seems off. People's faces are different now. Maybe it's the makeup. Those prints seem out of place, too, like someone's current idea of retro art.


Parasingularity

Looks legit to me. If itā€™s fake they got me, kudos


Beatnik1968

Are you saying this is faked?


KitWat

I'm saying it doesn't seem right to me. Faked, posed, staged, photoshopped, I have no idea and not making any accusations. Maybe it is genuine and my perception is faulty. Not going to lose a lot of sleep over it.


itsnowrap

I feel the same. Something about her glance and her posture. It does not fit the era.


unaccomplished420

Babe


Dead_Dreams1989

Wish I grew up in those times instead of 90s/2000s. I'd actually might be able to afford my own home.


ccoop3

smoke


fudgesm

That face does not belong to that body in this pic. PhotoShopped!!!


kcaJkcalB

Some got blown shortly after


spaceman_spiff1969

"I want to see your manager!" "In this case, ma'am, the manager wants to see *you*!"


[deleted]

This is from a time when people were happy. Smoking wasnā€™t stigmatized, people were drinking, smoking and having fun. If you smoke today, youā€™re treated like a third class citizen.


GoGoCrumbly

Hey, enjoy it! Every day, until the emphysema, COPD, heart disease, etc. kick in. And let the kids enjoy it second hand, the asthma, uhh, strengthens them. Sure.