The 1950s were a huge contrast with the grim war years of the 1940s. As peace broke out, Western society saw a consumer boom that led to unprecedented levels of economic prosperity. The growth of ...

The 1950s were a time of poodle skirts, sock hops, and an endless supply of optimism. But behind the cheerful facade, a ...

In the mid-1950s, Chevrolet began to market its cars using a word that it, as far as we know, came up with all by itself: motoramic. According to Chevrolet, motoramic meant "more than a new car, a new ...

It’s impossible to whir through Denver Post microfilm without being captured by the advertisements. Many a reporter doing serious research has been involuntarily interrupted when encountering a color ...

Aug. 17 -- If women have come a long way from housework to the workplace, television ads depicting women have made the journey with them. Looking back, TV commercials from the 1950s and '60s feature ...

Santa Claus, his reindeer and a tree surrounded by gifts are some of the Christmas season’s most iconic images—and, as advertisers have long known, they’re also some of the best ways to get shoppers ...

When Protein World told women to get 'beach body ready' back in 2015, the women of London told them exactly where they could stick their unrealistic body standards. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan even got ...