60s futurism

A lot has changed.

Retro-Futurism is a movement in the creative arts showing the influence of depictions of the future produced in an earlier era. If futurism is sometimes called a "science" bent on anticipating[1] what will come, retrofuturism is the remembering of that anticipation. Characterized by a blend of old-fashioned "retro styles" with futuristic technology, retrofuturism explores the themes of tension between past and future, and between the alienating and empowering effects of technology…

Retro futurism

The image above is from a 1965 Frigidaire print advertisement. The futuristic style reminds me of the New Christy Minstrels album cover we looked at a few years ago, though the faux-wood paneling on that fridge doesn't scream "space age" to me.

The modern day recycled trends of go-go boots, colored tights, metallic clothing, funky wigs, heavy eyeliner and bright colors, originate from the Space Age era in the 1960s. Today, people are finding unique ways to incorporate this iconic style into their own lookbooks. The Space Age was an evolution in fashion that inspired geometric shapes...

fatuous disney slogan, or the rhetorical collapse of the past, present, and future? * I am writing you all this from another world, a world of appearances. In a way, the two worlds communicate...