HAPPY NYLON NEW YEAR! USA 1959
A basement ceiling bouquet of colorful crepe paper hangs twisted and streaming over a pair of party guests posing with nylon stockings stretched over their heads. Why collectively as a society have we turned our backs on crepe paper as party decor? It’s SO festive and fun! And covering our heads with nylons for memorable party portraits, what has happened to that New Years tradition? Perhaps it never was one. But it’s never too late to make it one… in 2010. Yes, two thousand ten. It has such a SCI-FI ring to it. We really are living in the future! Lets savor it and make the most of every moment.
Here’s to a happy crepe paper and nylon new years and YOU!
…and Happy New DECADE TOO!
December 31, 2009
Los Angeles
Remember, this was pre-botox. You have to respect these ladies for their resourcefulness.
Charles,
Thanks for a year of really great entertainment. You’re part historian, part archeologist, part fashion maven — ever so stylish and witty, too!
Best wishes to you in the New Year. I hope to make one of your slide shows soon!
Tom Schenden
What a couple of creepy broads!
Charles, you are so brilliant and so cool! Thank you for what you do!!!
We’ll probably look just as “geeky” to people 50 years from now, looking back on the “vintage retro” year 2010!
These are hair nets gone out of control. They were serving food at the party and wanted to make sure no eyebrow, eyelash, or nose hairs ended up in the Lipton Onion Soup Mix Dip.
OMG, that photo is hilarious! And I also would like to see crepe paper streamers back in vogue. Thanks for all your photos and commentary through the years!
Good stuff.
Someone get these two another drink!
what nylon?
the guy in the background seems to have lost his styptic pencil…. and he forgot to take off the tp from his neck.