The Zona Gallery: Room 100

The Art of the Girdle Ad

 

Over the years, girdle ads have provided a showcase for commercial art ranging from the elegant to the campy. Some examples...

Early French ads- sophisticated, even a bit racy. Certainly more anatomically accurate than American ads of the era!



It's the late Forties- rubber rationing is history and a girl can get finally herself a decent girdle again.



American ads of the Fifties and Sixties- delightfully cheesy!



More American ads of the Fifties and Sixties.



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The Image Gallery is presented in hopes of preserving a small bit of a vanishing cultural resource. All material is posted for educational purposes only.

If you have a secret stash of treasured girdle images, please consider sharing with others... contact Virginian for details.

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