I was recently gifted this May 1950 Good Housekeeping Magazine seen below. It’s filled with loads of good content for my blog and so I thought I would start with some of the vintage ads that caught my eye.

Blog Note: There was so many fantastic ads, that I could not possibly post them all so stay tuned for a part 2 and even a part 3 in the future!

May 1950 Good Housekeeping Magazine Cover.

“Your kids summer camp and POLIO” article was also a pretty intresting read, given our current pandemic we are in.

The Vintage Advertising from a May 1950 Good Housekeeping Magazine

1950 Betty Crocker vintage ad for cream pie recipes.

The Recipes: Banana Cream Pie, Almond Cream Pie, Chocolate Cream Pie, Coconut Cream Pie and Vanilla Cream Pie. YUMMY!!

FURTHER READING: Vintage Cooking Recipes as seen in Vintage Ads from the 1930s-1950s

11950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 Betty Crocker vintage ad for cream pie recipes

1950 singer sewing machine ad featuring everything you can make for your home. You can make drapes, curtains, slip covers and for less than store prices.

What do you think of our lovely ladies home decor design choice readers?

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 singer sewing machine ad featuring everything you can make for your home

“Take baby everywhere”. 1950 vintage ad featuring a baby crib by Bunny Bear.

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 vintage ad featuring a baby crib you can take anywere like on the beach in the advertising illustration

“Tonight!…Show him how much lovelier you hair can look after a Lustre-Creame Shampoo”.

Love the 1950s hairstyle featured as well. This is a fairly simple one to recreate (at least I think so).

1950s Vintage Advertisement: Lustre-Creame Shampoo 1950 Vintage Ad. "Tonight!...Show him how much lovelier you hair can look after a Lustre-Creame Shampoo".

Nairn Inlaid Linoleum is Doubly Certified, so your floor covering investment is safeguarded! I’m really digging that kitchen floor and those cupboards in this 1950s ad.

FURTHER READING: The Beautiful World of 1940s Linoleum Flooring

1950 vintage ad for kids shoes by Poll-Parrot. How cute are they?! Did any of my readers own shoes like this when they were kids?

Another home decor idea! ChromCraft dining tables as seen in this 1950 vintage ad. “Table tops that can’t be marred by hot dishes or liquids…won’t scratch or stain”.

1950s Vintage Advertisement: Another home decor idea! ChromCraft dining tables as seen in this 1950 vintage ad.

Tarsal-Treds for Spring! 1950 vintage ad for women’s spring shoes. Aren’t they just lovely? I will take all of them in a size 9 please!

1950s Vintage Advertisement: Tarsal-Treds for Spring! 1950 vintage ad for women's spring shoes

Dinner time problems solved with Del Monte corn! You can make “Cornpatch Meat Balls” or “Scalloped Corn and Pork Chops”. You decide!

The presentation is so 1950s!

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950s vintage food ad for del monte corn featuring 1950s retro food ideas.

PLAID TIME! 1950 Ad for Georgiana Frocks featuring 2 lovely house dresses in plaid using U.S. Royal Fabric.

FURTHER READING: 1940s & 1950s House Dresses- Must Haves For Your Vintage Collection

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 Ad for Georgiana Frocks featuring 2 lovely house dresses in plaid using U.S. Royal Fabric.

The NEW Toastmaster Hospitality Set! This set will save you time in the kitchen so you have time to be with friends and family.

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950s Vintage Ad for The NEW Toastmaster Hospitality Set!

“I keep my lingerie lovely with LUX Flakes” says Barbara Stanwyck.

1950 vintage ad for ‘Coolaire” women’s foundations (bra and girdle). “For a lovelier figure when you put on that gorgeous evening gown and hat (Pictured).

1950 vintage ad for 'Coolaire" women's foundations (bra and girdle). Ad features a woman in a 1950s evening gown and in her bra and girdle

Rubbermaid Shelf-Kushions add colour to your kitchen and help your dishes stay put and not fog up.

1950s Vintage Ad for Rubbermaid Shelf Kushions

Do you have a couch you just need to reupholster? They make sure you use “Dekor the grandest new decorating fabric in a decade”!

1950s vintage ad for fabric for your couch or curtains

My next blog post will be on that 32 page Sandwich Manual stated on the cover and shown below. YUM! We are all in need of good food ideas these days (at least I know I am!). So stay tuned friends!

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 retro food idea-Sandwich manual

Question Time: What was your favourite ad from the ones posted above? Share in the comments section below.

Further Reading:

Liz

When I first started my blog in 2012, I wrote a blog post called “I love Saddle Shoes” and it showcased some vintage ads and vintage images of people wearing those famous black and white shoes (and sometimes brown & white). It was not the most detailed post but it was still fun to do.

Over the years my research and my blogging techniques have gotten better and I have accumliated many vintage photos of people wearing saddles shoes that I would like to show you today for Vintage Photo Tuesday!

1950s Photo of a young woman in saddle shoes, pants and top with short 1950s vintage hairstyle sitting on her front step.

Source: eBay

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Note: If you click on an item and it is no longer available, don’t fret! The websites I have provided are updated daily with 1000’s of new & vintage items. Just do a quick search and see what you find.

Vintage Photos of People Wearing Saddle Shoes

1930’s-1950’s

1941 yearbook photo from the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina of a young woman wearing saddle shoes walking down the stairs of her school.

She is so adorable! LOVE the plaid skirt.

Further Reading: Look Inside Vintage Yearbooks 1920s-1960s (archived blog posts).

1940s vintage photo from a 1941 yearbook of a young woman from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina wearing saddle shoes, a A-line skirt and fitted short sleeve jacket with 1940s hairstyle walking down stairs of her school.

Source: DigitalNC

1940s photo of a couple hugging in jeans and saddle shoes on our huggable lady.

1940s vintage photo of a couple hugging in jeans and saddle shoes on the woman. Super 1940s fashion

Source: Etsy

1939 photo by Charles “Teenie” Harris. Group portrait of ten Black women, including several wearing saddle shoes, gathered on steps of brick building with large pillars. YOOZA on the amazing style alert!!!

Late 1930s Vintage Photo of a Group portrait of ten Black women, including several wearing saddle shoes, gathered on steps of brick building with large pillars

Carnegie Museum of Art

Stylish couple on a boat in the 1940s wearing their saddle shoes (they are quite comfortable).

1940s Photo of a couple on a boat in 1940s fashions and saddle shoes

Source: Etsy

Vintage Yearbook Photo from ‘The Pirate’, 1948 Elizabeth State University, North Carolina. It’s the Freshman Class of 1948 with some of the Black students in the front row sporting saddle shoes! There are some good coats in this photo!

1940s vintage photo: Black College students in 1948 at Elizabeth State University wearing saddle shoes and 1940s fashions

Source: Digitalnc.org

Teens and their saddle shoes. 1955 yearbook photo of 4 highschool students from Hillsborough High School in North Carolina wearing saddles shoes and enjoying ice cream.

1950s vintage photos of Teens and their saddle shoes. 1955 yearbook photo of 4 highschool students from Hillsborough High School in North Carolina wearing saddles shoes and enjoying ice cream. Cool 1950s Fashion.

Source: Digitalnc.org

Fall Fashion Look: Plaid menswear jacket as seen on our stylish young woman in this 1940s Photo. I love the rolled up jeans, paired with the jacket and the saddle shoes. Great look!

Fall Fashion Look: Plaid Menswear Jacket as seen on our stylish young women in this 1940s Photo. I love the rolled up jeans, paired with the jacket and the saddle shoes. Great look!

Source: eBay

School Spirit! Plaid pleated skirts, sweaters, matching hats and saddle shoes on these two young women in this 1940s photo.

Source: Etsy

1950s photo of a woman in a car in her saddle shoes posing for a picture (or getting ready to drive, I’m not really sure).

1950s Vintage Photo Young Woman Posing in Front Seat of Car Saddle Shoes

Source: Etsy

Cheer Cheer Cheer! Rah! Rah! Rah! Early 1940s Photo of 3 women in long pencil skirts and letterman sweaters getting their cheer on! The woman on the left is wearing saddle shoes. I’m really digging this vintage cheerleader look, I must say.

Early 1940s Photo of 3 women in long pencil skirts and letterman sweaters getting their cheer on! The woman on the left is wearing saddle shoes.

Source: Etsy

Girlfriends-1950’s New Orleans photo with young Black Women in saddle shoes and circle skirts, typical 1950s style.

1950s Photo: Girlfriends-1950's New Orleans Black Women in Saddle Shoes and Circle Skirts, typical 1950s style.

Source: Pinterest

Late 1940s/ Early 1950s of 2 friends having fun in their saddle shoes with a piggy back ride.

Late 1940s/ Early 1950s photo of 2 friends having fun in their saddle shoes with a piggy back ride.

Source: eBay

March 2nd, 1941. A young woman in a STUNNING 1940s jacket and those saddle shoes (that jacket is fantastic!).

1940s Photo: March 2nd, 1941. A young women in a STUNNING 1940s Jacket and socks and saddle shoes

Source: eBay

Adorable alert! 1940s photo of a young girl on the front lawn in saddle shoes, glasses and her pet cat.

1940s photo of a young girl on the front lawn in saddle shoes, glasses and 1940s vintage hairstyle with her cat.

Source: eBay

Thanks for stopping by Friends!

Question Time: Did you own (or own) Saddle Shoes? If yes, did you love them or not a fan? Share in the comments section below.

Further Reading:

SHOPPING:

I purchased my saddle shoes from eBay (brand new) so I 100% recommend Etsy , eBay and Unique Vintage (brand new & seen below),

Liz

Author: tovintagelizze

The Vintage Ads from a May 1950 Good Housekeeping Magazine

The Vintage Advertising from a May 1950 Good Housekeeping Magazine

Vintage Photos of Saddle Shoes

Vintage Photos of People Wearing Saddle Shoes

1930’s-1950’s