Table of Contents

Contents

• Introduction
• The A-2 Flight Jacket
• The Afro
• Aiming Toward Punk
• Alex, The Stroh’s Beer-Drinking Dog
• Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution
• The B-B-B Sweatshirt
• “Baby on Board” Stickers
• Baglets
• The Barbie Doll
• Bedecked Beach Hats
• The Belle Epoch
• Black Dolls
• Blazers for Women
• Blue Jeans
• Bowlers for Women
• Byronic Locks
• Celebrity Perfumes
• Chalk White Cosmetics
• The Chase Doll
• The Chemise
• Citypants
• The Conk
• Convertibles
• The Corset
• Cowboy Boots
• Cracker Jack
• The Tony Curtis Hairstyle
• The D. A.
• The “Dammit” (Troll) Doll
• The Derby
• Digital Watches
• The Dodge Rebellion
• Dolls With Human Faces
• The Drinking Man’s Diet
• Drive-in Banking
• Electronic Clothes
• Fallout Shelters
• The Feather Wave Cut and the Revival of Hairpins
• The Five-Gallon Hat
• Flashfashions
• Footsees
• G. I. Joe
• Garfield
• The Gatsby Look
• The Gibson Girl
• Glitter Tops
• Greasy Kid Stuff
• Hacky Sack
• Handbags for Men
• Hood Ornaments as Jewelry
• Hoop Skirts
• Hot Pants
• Ironing Hair
• Jax Slacks
• Jumpsuits
• Kewpie Dolls
• Knickers
• Koosh Balls
• The Veronica Lake Hairstyle
• Leg-of-Mutton Sleeves
• The Licensing of Familiar Media Characters
• Long Hair on Men
• Macrobiotic Food
• Madras Plaid Clothing
• The Mail-Order Catalog Business
• Marilyke Dresses
• Master Mind
• Matchbox Vehicles
• Men’s Pajamas
• Microwave Ovens
• The Midi
• The Model T
• Musical Toys By Mattel
• The Mustang
• The Nerd Look
• The New York World’s Fair of 1939
• 900 Numbers
• 1950s Teen Fashions
• Nostalgia
• Oopsie Daisy
• The Op-Yop
• Paper Dolls
• Patches Worn on Women’s Faces
• The Perky Girl
• Pet Rocks
• The Philly Cut
• Pierced Ears
• Pigs
• The Pill
• Plugging Products on the Silver Screen
• Ponytails for Men
• Prince Charles Cut
• Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy
• The Rice Diet
• Rollerblades
• Rompers
• Rubik’s Cube
• Saddle Shoes
• The Vidal Sassoon Haircut
• The Scarsdale Medical Diet
• The Shapka
• Short Shorts
• Silly Putty
• The Simpsons
• Sleex
• The Slinky
• Slot Car Racing
• Sock Shops
• Sports Sandals
• Spring Breaks on the Florida Beaches
• Stick-on Initials
• The Straw Boater
• Stuffed Pandas
• Sunglasses
• Super Ball
• The Swinging London Look
• Synthetics in Clothes
• T-Shirts
• Tailfins on Cars
• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Tie-Dye Fashions
• Tights
• Top Hats
• Toy Giveaways at Fast-Food Restaurants
• The Trilby
• The Turtleneck
• Tutus for Young Girls
• Twiggy
• The Tylenol Scare
• Unisex
• The Velcro Ball and Mitt Set
• Video Cassette Recorders
• The Watchman
• Wigs for Men
• Women’s Adoption of Men’s Clothing
• Young Vulgarians
• Yuppies
• The Zipper
• Zoot-Suits
• Zubaz
• Index

About the Author

Frank Hoffmann, Beulah B Ramirez