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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, THAT'S the problem. /S

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Luisa Madrigal and Togepi

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Different eras' visions of the future are fascinating.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah, I'm in to mid century aesthetic

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Imagining the entire cast of mad men dressed like this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

And multicolor Pictish warpaint (latest fad)