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Before the Marlboro Man, the same product was marketed as a feminine luxury item with lipstick-red tips. Because gendered branding is just made up.
#vintageAd #gender #tobacco
Vintage ad for Marlboro cigarettes. A woman in a dramatic yellow and black dress holds a cigarette as she reaches for the keys of a piano with her other hand. Tagline reads: “Marlboro – America’s luxury cigarette”
#gender #vintageAd #tobacco
Hypolite Petovan
Hypolite Petovan  
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@Gay Old Time "(that cheaper cigarettes cannot possibly afford!)"
"(Merely a few pennies more)"

You know this has been added last minute by an overeager middle manager. It completely ruins the charm of the ad that the creative people spent time working on.

@Gay Old Time
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