1960s housewife aesthetic

50s housewife....no unrealistic expectations here, eh?

Hats off to housewives every where. It is one of the toughest jobs any where. Responsibility and activity are two requirements of the job of a housewife. Long hours without pay is demanded and the day may start at sunrise and continue til bedtime. While there may be a break sometime during the day it is normally taken while doing another chore such as folding laundry. For many families the housewife is also in charge of having food on the table at proper times. Creating and keeping a budget…

Ready for some nostalgia? When you think about the 60s and 70s, what's the stuff you miss the most? Is there anything you just SO WISH you could bring back? Too often, I realize our grandparents had real-life skills that kids today aren't learning. We should have faith in our favorite traditions. Here are just […]

Jo Schirra at home in 1961. Credit: NASA via Retro Space Images.

Jac Jagaciak is a stylish mother on Vogue Poland's May-June 2020 cover. Captured by Zuza Krajewska, she poses in a pink printed jacket and skirt while

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Why marriage advice from the 1950s shouldn't be so easily dismissed, and is a stark warning for wives who dream of a romantic relationship that'll stand the test of time. Perhaps we need to turn our backs on "modern" advice, and take a leaf out of a midcentury manual instead.

Nostalgia, most, if not all of us, experience it, whether only occasionally or as an almost constant underlying longing. A return to the “good old days” seems to me to be the theme of the Republican campaign for president. That message resonates with distinct groups of people, which isn’t altogether surprising during a time of economic uncertainty, high unemployment rates and an unpredictable future. For many, what they imagine lies ahead and/or the future is not what they expected…

Amy Sohn, an author who has penned new book Motherland, set in the Brooklyn locale, says that unhappy mothers in the area are addicted to antidepressants and drink alcohol in the afternoon.