And yet, we have these disturbing images from the 1964 Sears Christmas Wish Book:
For those of you who are like me and “of a certain age”, there is a wonderful archive of catalogs from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s here.
A look through these will show you just how much our society has changed over the years.
The Rio Norte Line 
That was cruel! I’ve discovered a pair of pants for $7.97 that I would really love to wear. Unfortunately, they are from the year I was born.
Damn, I just spent about an hour looking at stuff I wish I had hoarded. It’s amazing how cheap some things were and how expensive others were, like TV’s.