WTF Wednesday: Dressing Right, A Guide for Men, 1978

 Heyo Wednesday! Heyo WTF!

This week will focus exclusively on a book called "Dressing Right, A Guide for Men" - straight out of 1978.

 

You may remember this author from his first book, "Looking Good."

Color works either by harmonizing, or contrasting. 



Neutrals calm, brights energize.



Pattern Play: Togetherness.



Practice the big step: asserting yourself.



All about outerwear.



Active sports influence.



Finally, a few sentences to repeat every morning. 

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions. 

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New WTF this week:   

• 70s I Survived a Fall on Mt Mitchell T-shirt 
• 70s World's 2nd Greatest Canoer Tank Top

the difference

between pouncey and sug - summarized in one frame.

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pouncey: BALL BALL BALL BALL BALLLLLLL!!

sug: la, la laaaa...doo, doo, doooo...i'm hopping around! pouncey, you get it... wheee!
 

WTF Wednesday: Fat Friends, Barbie Party, Cabbage Patch Eyes

Hai Wednesday! Hai WTF!

Here's a nice sign for a fat and spiteful person.

The umlauts here makes me think it's Engrish.

Ah, a good old white ceramic fist adorned with polka dot scrunchie with hole cut out.

Barbie Party!

Clutched by an angel.

Good morning pumpkin fairy child!

Last but not least, ceramic Cabbage Patch Kid with freaked out eyes who just wants a hug.

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions. 

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:   

• 80s Clam Big 5 Reunion 84 T-shirt 
• 70s Happiness Is Being Single T-shirt
• 80s Chiropractic Total Health Sweatshirt
• 80s Teddy Bears Country T-shirt
• 80s Mimi's Batch Sweatshirt

WTF Wednesday: Grumpy Ladies, Moo Shoe, Stop Talking Statue

Hello Wednesday! Hello WTF!

Here we have a collection of grumpy faced old lady figurines. 

And here we have a collection of ceramic honking ducks.

A hunched over big-haired doll in socks.

A tuffet doll.

Honey I shrunk the Eiffel Tower.

Dances with Unicorns.

Moo Shoe. A cow stuffed in a Converse sneaker. 

Last but not least, a gold statue I call "Stop Talking (with Snail)."

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions. 

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New WTF this week:   

• 90s My Grampa Is Faster than Your Grampa T-shirt 
• 80s I Do Worry & I'm Not Happy Sweatshirt

WTF Wednesday: Melon Garnishing, Spaghetti Head, Christians Can't Count

Buenos Wednesdays! Buenos WTFs!

Let's begin with some thrift art - Cat in a Nike:

Harvey Rosen presents Melon Garnishing.

Learn how to carve seahorses out of honeydew.

How to avoid starving or stuffing your child. 

 
Just some tree frogs having a seance. 

Good old spaghetti head.

A gaggle of giant creepy dolls. 

This one spiked her egg nog.

Swing low, sweet chariot.

Comin for to carry me hoooome.

Last but not least, the Temple Quartet (and a half.)

This has been added to the flickr group "Christians Can't Count."

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions. 

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:   

• 90s Parents Make Sense T-shirt 
• 90s Gang Resistance T-shirt

WTF Wednesday: Whip, Nae Nae, Praying Cat, Spacey School Girl

Willkommen, Wednesday! Willkommen, WTF!

Willkommen, flower planter in the shape of a grumpy explorer's face and knife:

  
 And hello washed out clown with a banjo and tiny hat. 

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord a cat to keep.

I always feel like somebody's watching me.

This doll looks okay from afar...

But she may be the creepiest of all. 

Now watch me whip, now watch me nae nae.

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions. 

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:   

• 80s Coolest Aunt in the World Sweatshirt 
• 70s Tumbling Teddy Bears T-shirt
• 90s Hepatitis B Vaccine T-shirt 
• 90s Shitfaced in Montana Cow T-shirt
• 80s Spinal Cord Pain T-shirt  

KZOM Zoom 104 1/2 T-shirt

I recently came across a vintage 70s to early 80s soft thin t-shirt with this logo: 
KZOM 
Zoom 104 1/2 

Which led me to this youtube of KZOM's final sign off in 1984, Richard Jones playing The Who's "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay."

KZOM-FM 104.5 (ZOOM 104 1/2) was an Album-oriented rock radio station that served the Orange/Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana areas from 1978-1984.

(Aircheck, Photos and station logos by Larry King)



looked like a pretty cool station. RIP KZOM 104.5.

WTF Wednesday: Santa's Lap, Clams, Tray Table War

Hi Wednesday! Hi WTF!

Again with the strange KFC marketing. Don't get me wrong, I love clams. But?

This went on throughout the 4 hour flight.  I touched the grubby paw with my phone and the grubby paw started flicking its fingers at me.

Hi crochet ballerina.

Flashback to the time in October 1986 when I dressed up as Santa and put a sign saying "Sit on Santa's Lap - $1" on our mailbox. Shockingly, nobody stopped.

 
Short but sweet this week, hopefully next week will be more WTFruitful. 

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions. 

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:   

• 80s Duck Hunting Dogs Sweater 
• 70s I Cracked My Nuts on the Bull T-shirt

WTF Wednesday: Mating Unicorns, Clown in a Witch Hat

Hello Wednesday! Hello WTF!

Hello slightly deformed cats.

Hello sumo life vest cabbage patch kid.

Hello doll with red eyebrows and a green face.

 

Hello clown in a witch hat.

Last but not least, how unicorns mate. 

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions. 

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:   

• 80s Family of Rabbits T-shirt  
• 80s Raccoon Eating Watermelon Sweatshirt