James Lileks does another one of his hilarious takes on vintage pop culture ephemera. This time, he dissects an 1977 Fredericks of Hollywood lingere catalog.
Class. Pure class. That's what the entire catalog oozes, and the cover does a brilliant job setting the mood. Because nothing says "alluring, tasteful lingerie" like something that resembles a grocery store circular from Red Owl, a series of arrows that point in the direction of detumescence, and a woman who looks like her head's covered by a cross-dressing squid.
