Experience a blast from the past this holiday season with classic vintage Christmas light advertisements. Re-discover the nostalgia of holidays past and explore creative advertising from the 1940s to the 1960s. Find your favorite and re-ignite the festive holiday spirit.
Vintage Christmas Light Advertising1940s-1960s
“A Glorious Tree = A Merrier Christmas”. 1940s vintage ad from the Wester Auto Associate Store.
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“4 Bright GE Ways to Say “Merry Christmas””. 1947 ad for various styles of Christmas lights for your home.
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Bubble-Lites! This is a Christmas tree decoration that holds a big place in my heart.
I have an early childhood memory of sitting in front of my parents tree and watching those lights bubble and light up. Gosh they made me so happy!
Did you have Bubble-Lites?
Source: Envisioningtheamericandream.com
“How to make your house say Merry Christmas with Light”. 1951 General Electric ad.
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“New Christmas bulb won’t chip or peel!”. Westinghouse Christmas Lights ad as seen in a LIFE Magazine, Dec 1, 1952.
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So many different Noma lights to fill your home with, this holiday season. 1950s “Noma Safety Fuse Plugs Sets-3 times as safe!” vintage ad.
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“Make your doorway smile a holiday welcome with New G-E Christmas Lamps!”. 1954 vintage ad.
This was the year GE introduced the ceramic coloring process for their C7 Christmas Lamps (Source).
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1963 Ad. I like the little mid century man illustration to showcase how easy it is to put up the lights.
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1950s vintage catalog for Norma Christmas lights from 1959 featuring “midget lites” (small lights some with flowers like poinsetta).
Here is another GE ad but this time from 1964. “This year get the ALL General Electric Christmas Light Set. Last longer, looks better, makes decorating easier!”
Source: Reddit
“Brightly lighted lawn pieces you can see for a block”. Light up santas, snownmen and more as seen in a 1968 Sears Wishbook catalog.
I hope you enjoyed this fun collection of vintage Christmas light ads (they were so colorful!). Please share in the comment section, what your favourite was, or anything you wish to chat about regarding this topic. I love hearing from my readers.
Are you ready to take a chic step back in time to the 1950s and 1960s? When Vicky Vaughn Junior Fashions were the must-have for stylish young people around the country. From a variety of pastel-colored, boxy plaid skirts to the classic form-fitting sheath dress, Vicky Vaughn was a popular go-to designer.
In this article, you’ll learn the history of this fashion line, see the vintage ads and be mesmerized by the stunning real life examples of 1950s & 1960s dresses.
Let’s begin!
Source: Bobbins & Bombshells
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Vintage Fashion Spotlight: Vicky Vaughn
Vicky Vaughn History
Vicky Vaughn was the junior division of R & M Kaufmann, Inc in Aurora, Illinois (NOT an actual designer). The Kaufman brothers began making ladies dresses in the 1920s. They built their business by producing high quality but moderately priced dresses and sleepwear. The company was able to keep prices low by mass producing garments in their own factories. In fact, their motto was “Only the LOOK is expensive.” Sales grew steadily through the use of full page advertisements in Seventeen, Mademoiselle and Charm magazines as well as the use of live television commercials on shows such as “Beat the Clock.” The Kaufmann’s also produced the Toni Todd line for misses sizes. The company was sold to Russ Togs in 1969 (Source).
Vintage 1950s & 1960s Fashion Advertising
1951 fashion ad featuring some pretty fantastic 1950s dresses.
Oh my, they are all so beautiful, I just don’t know which one I would pick!
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“Campus Cottons from Vicky Vaughn”. 1953 fashion ad.
I simply adore all these dress styles (especially the green one).
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1956 fashion ad featuring dresses in the prettiest of summer plaid (checks).
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‘Tippi’ Hedren modeling a Vicky Vaughn dress (1954).
Note: The next photo is the leaf dress for sale RIGHT NOW! It’s more stunning in real life!
The bigger the skirt, the cutier the dress gets. 1955 fashion ad featuring three outstanding full skirt dresses.
1958 fashion ad. The dress with the bows is so lovely.
“Red Carpet looks with a spanish feel’ – 1960s vintage fashion ad (possibly 1960).
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1960 ad featuring 1960s dresses perfect for spring time rides on a bike.
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1960s Fashion Ad for Vicky Vaughn 1968 jersey shift dresses.
So fun! Love the Monopoly themed ad.
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Marian McKnight, Miss America 1957, in John Wolf’s Everglaze taffetized cotton dress by Vicky Vaughn Juniors for R. & M. Kaufman (Source).
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Real Life Vintage Vicky Vaughn Junior Dress Examples
Note: I have put together a collection on ETSY of Vicky Vaughn dresses that is updated monthly). eBay also has these dresses available if you don’t find what your looking for on Etsy.
1950s Vicky Vaughn Tulips dress as seen in the vintage advertisement from the same time period. I LOVE when the matching ad is found (or catalog page).
I don’t know about you, but until I stumbled upon the first dress in this post online from Bobbins & Bombshells, I had never heard of Vicky Vaughn, but boy did that dress catch my attention. STUNNING! I can now say that I’m a fan and will 100% be looking for this label when I am out vintage shopping.
Question Time: Have you heard of this fashion line? Do you own a Vicky Vaughn? What dress did you love above? Share any thoughts about this post in the comments section below.
