Photos: Jet Magazine

Les Surfs shown below promoting the Kodak Instamatic in a commercial.

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Les Surfs Kodak Instamatic Commercial

Whitney you will never be forgotten…

Whitney Houston

August 9th 1963- Feburary 11th 2012

As a kid, I went to the Ebony Fashion Fair runways shows every year. My mother was an acquaintance of  Mr. Johnson and he would give her free tickets to the shows. I remember seeing some of the most beautiful clothes I’ve ever seen in my life. One dress in particular stands out in my memory. It was by a Japanese designer and it was shaped like one of those round paper lanterns. As the model walked down the runway, the lights went down and the dress lit up like a lamp. My 11 year brain almost exploded at the theatrics.

I wanted to be just like the women on the runway. They walked with such confidence. I used to go home after the show every year and practice walking with a book on my head. I can also remember having lots of Fashion Fair make up around the house. I used to make my face up with the pink compacts in the mirror. I haven’t seen the glamour and elegance of the Ebony Fashion Fair matched on any runway of NYFW.

Excepts from ebonyfashionfair.com

Mrs. Eunice Johnson, producer and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair and secretary-treasurer of Johnson Publishing Company, died of renal failure at her home in Chicago. She was 93. “ Mrs. Johnson elevated the image of Black women being fashion conscious, fashion forward and affluent,” said Kenneth Owen, assistant producer of Ebony Fashion Fair, who was handpicked by the fashion pioneer 26 years ago to work alongside her.  Always impeccably dressed and wearing designer fashions herself, everything came back to fashion and education. To date, more than 4,000 shows have been performed in the United States, the Caribbean, London, England, and Kingston, Jamaica. Ebony Fashion Fair has raised more than $55 million for various scholarship groups. 

Mrs. Eunice Johnson

Ebony Fashion Fair is set to relaunch this year. I’ll be front row with bells on!

Artist unknown: vintage postcard series

1938 –  2012

Funny…about 2 weeks ago I was in my room playing “I’d rather go blind” over and over. I sang along every time for almost a full hour. Something about Etta’s sultry voice could make you feel her pain through the music. It was the blues… it was crying woman. I felt every shred of sorrow she encompassed through her voice. Etta, you will never be forgotten.

Rest… at last.

From Wikipedia: The Life of Etta James

See you April…

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Another fabulous 1950′s era magazine from Johnson Publishing Company.

Enjoy Tan magazine covers!