Look 10 Pounds Thinner, 10 Years Younger-Instantly A No-Diet, No-Exercise Plan Coffey 1988 (excerpt published 1995) Well sign me up! This is about fashion and fit. All good advice, but I doubt anyone will pick this up wanting to look
Category: Looking Good
This category includes all fashion and beauty
Hat Tricks
45 Fine and Fanciful Hats to Knit: Berets, Toques, Cones, Stars, Pentagons, and More Zilboorg 1997 Submitter: These hats are genius. But the kind of genius that comes all rolled up in crazy. I work at a public library and
Dress Like a Pro
The Woman’s Dress for Success Book Molloy 1977 Submitter #1: I am submitting a fun little book from the late 1970’s that advises women on how to dress for success in the workplace and the bedroom. By fun I actually
Bewitching Languor
Fascinating Womanhood Andelin 1974 Are you unhappy in your marriage? Perhaps it is because you haven’t seen it through the eyes of your man. Become a fascinating woman by putting your man’s needs first. By paying attention and reacting properly
Bad Hair Day
How to Cut, Curl, and Care for Your Hair Booth 1985 Submitter: One of our student workers [in a university library] found this gem while shelf reading and brought it to us to enjoy. It’s horribly out of date and it
Bums! NSFW!
A Woman Looks at Men’s Bums Jenkins 1983 Submitter: Found this gem in our university library and had to share. It’s a book of photographs of, well, the title is fairly self-explanatory really! It’s from 1983 (which surprised me, from
Beauty Tips
Diane von Furstenberg’s Book of Beauty: How to Become a More Attractive, Confident, and Sensual Woman von Furstenberg 1976 Submitter: Former Princess Diane von Furstenberg is still very popular today. I found this 1976 book at my local public library. Not so
Stylish Clothes for Stylish Kids
Sewing Children’s Clothes: a Golden Hands Pattern Book 1973 Submitter: There were three copies of this book on my local public library shelf. My friend and I had quite a chuckle looking back at children’s fashions from 1973. We thought the clothing