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Montgomery Ward ad (1971) (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by BilSabab@lemmy.world to c/vintageads@sh.itjust.works

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Blue, red, brown, black, and orange. 4 colors and black. The 70s were a rough decade for fashion.

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

But around the same time Sears had over 800 colors of carpet that nobody would think of using today.

And most people didn't know what an avocado tasted like. They just knew it as the "color of every appliance.

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[–] FavouriteShapes@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 days ago

I think they look great though

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[–] ech@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 days ago

Three, really. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4aWZRtTwU

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[–] SolacefromSilence@fedia.io 1 point 6 days ago

Some of it falls flat but I like all the options available. There's probably a greater variety of fabrics available as well.

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