In days gone by, no movie star or media magnet would be caught dead without a cigarette. Smoking was sophisticated, exotic, sensual, decadent, and, above all, it promised romance. Advertising told us that smoking would make us irresistible to the opposite sex. Love at First Light offers a look at the sexual play of the cigarette ad from the 1920s to the 1960s. Ranging from the blatantly hokey to the vaguely disturbing, sexual innuendo is never far away.
In days gone by, no movie star or media magnet would be caught dead without a cigarette. Smoking was sophisticated, exotic, sensual, decadent, and, above all, it promised romance. Advertising told us that smoking would make us irresistible to the opposite sex. Love at First Light offers a look at the sexual play of the cigarette ad from the 1920s to the 1960s. Ranging from the blatantly hokey to the vaguely disturbing, sexual innuendo is never far away.
Love at First Light: Smoker Romance in the Classic Age of Advertising
31Love at First Light: Smoker Romance in the Classic Age of Advertising
31Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781853754401 |
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Publisher: | Prion |
Publication date: | 05/01/2001 |
Series: | Ad Nauseum |
Edition description: | POSTCARD |
Pages: | 31 |
Product dimensions: | 7.10(w) x 4.90(h) x 0.46(d) |