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Life magazine, 1914.

Picture by Otho Cushing showing people of the future (1950) looking at what people looked like in 1914.

"Weren't they funny?"

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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

RetVrn to walking around with a hat and my dump truck out.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 36 points 1 week ago

And multicolor Pictish warpaint (latest fad)

[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

they really thought we'd understand Linear A and retvrn to minoan/jojo civilization fashion

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Then again making JoJo reference decades before JoJo is peak visionary

[–] Utter_Karate@hexbear.net 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Who did he think was going to win World War I to bring this future about?

[–] corvidenjoyer@hexbear.net 49 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Who did he think was going to win World War I to bring this future about?

"We are live here at Verdun and-- wait, what's this!

It's,

it's,

BY THE GODS!!! IT'S THE SEA PEOPLES WITH A STEEL CHAIR!"

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 34 points 1 week ago

If I ever have reason to wear a loincloth, I will certainly pair it with a walking stick and a jaunty hat.

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 31 points 1 week ago

Chappell Roan could pull that look off.

[–] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 29 points 1 week ago

Different eras' visions of the future are fascinating.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Everybody is horny.

[–] Alisu@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago
[–] Rom@hexbear.net 27 points 1 week ago

This is what they took away from us

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 26 points 1 week ago
[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yeah, I'm in to mid century aesthetic

[–] spudnik@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagining the entire cast of mad men dressed like this

[–] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 23 points 1 week ago

Luisa Madrigal and Togepi

[–] AntifaSuperWombat@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean, if you take a look at the gay bike post here, it honestly isn’t that far off.

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago

Lose the hairstyle and that's just a 2008 clubbing outfit.

[–] saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago

Hat man takes fashion RISKS.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago

I for one wish they would bring back that awesome 1950s men's fashion.

[–] GVAGUY3@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago
[–] Jew@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

Thats a dope ass pipe stalin-pipe

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s what we’ll look like in 2050 when it’s too hot for clothes

[–] gramxi@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

nailed it tbh

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

Where can I find her hairstylist?

[–] mar_k@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

why is the giant bow on her ass wrapped like that? that's gotta look stupid as hell from the front

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, THAT'S the problem. /S

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty sure I've seen that guy at a bus stop.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago
[–] MolotovHalfEmpty@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Megalopolis just clicked for me. Work of genius, just need that orignal 1914 perspective.

[–] dangercake@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Is it just me or does it look like the lady in the painting is lifting her dress? You know, to flash the ol' growler.

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Still smoking a pipe, though hahahahaha