Sexist, Silly, Sublime: Mad Men Era Ads

A new book, Advertising From the Mad Men Era, released this month by Taschen, offers a glimpse at how women in the 1950's and 60s were depicted, from "Little Fibber" girdles to men's cologne that turns pretty gals into trophies — literally.

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