January 24, 2013 /

CHICAGO DURING THE “MAD MEN” ERA

This goes out to my blogging friends in Chicago, where today and everyday this week it’s been below zero…

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Howell Conant for LIFE Magazine, November 11th, 1966

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10 Comments

  1. rebecca2000
    January 24, 2013

    I am in Texas where is is 80 today. But I love it! What a find.

    x,
    Becca
    Ladyornot.com

    • rebecca2000
      January 24, 2013

      Sorry, habit typing my url for e-mails. I didn’t mean to on this post. You can delete it. 🙂

      • Vickie Lester
        January 24, 2013

        Silly rabbit! Ladyornot.com stays put – we love your comic voice 🙂

      • rebecca2000
        January 24, 2013

        awww thanks ((Hugs))

  2. leblogdemarie
    January 24, 2013

    Thanks for sharing this one, V! Really made me smile, especially the cost of the featured dress!
    As for Chicago’s deep freeze, my nearest and dearest have been calling me daily, bemoaning the arctic temps. So glad to be missing out on all the slipping, and sliding, and snow!

    • Vickie Lester
      January 25, 2013

      I know, a designer dress for $135 – I don’t know why, but I find that fascinating. One of my favorite movie scenes regarding shopping for a “few things” is in “The Palm Beach Story”… Rudy Vallee and Claudette Colbert in a comic delight set in BALMY Florida. If I can figure out the intricacies of WordPress I’ll post the clip.

  3. A Gripping Life
    January 25, 2013

    This was wonderful, Vickie! I woke up this morning and it was snowing. So now it’s not only cold, but it’s wet and awful. 🙁
    Thanks for this reminder that spring is coming, Chicago is amazing, and silver sequin dresses are always in style. (Yes, I’d wear that now, if I had her figure… But probably not to shovel snow!)

    • Vickie Lester
      January 25, 2013

      I’ve always wondered how one sits down in a sequined dress without damaging the dress or getting poked with sharp bits.
      Shoveling snow? Oh my! My least favorite work out. Not that I’ve done it often, but OOF. Have some hot cocoa instead. 😉

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