Veil with a monocle -- twice the stylishness!

Back in March, 1941, Popular Mechanix featured this trendy veil that resolved the age-old fashion dilemma: how can I show off my stylish monocle while wearing my stylish veil? Simple! Just draw the monocle onto the veil!

Veils having heavily rimmed peepholes at one eye are being offered as one of the latest fads for women. It produces the effect of wearing a monocle.

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[#1 posted by ErikO23 , February 21, 2008 7:53 AM]

is that Carmen San Diego's mother?

[#2 posted by Mikey Likes BoingBoing , February 21, 2008 7:58 AM]

She looks like Petey, the dog from The Little Rascals...

http://www.nokillnow.com/oldpete.jpg
http://www.pbrc.net/poppysplace/images/petey.jpg

:-)

[#3 posted by glugenwog , February 21, 2008 9:32 AM]

popular mechanix?

[#4 posted by arkizzle , February 21, 2008 10:00 AM]

Finally! A solution to the eternal problem of women demanding monocular enhancement, but without having to trust them with the actual devices.

Thanks goodness.

[#5 posted by Halloween Jack , February 21, 2008 10:39 AM]

"heavily rimmed", hurr hurr

[#6 posted by ill lich , February 21, 2008 10:40 AM]

When are they going to make a star-shaped one for the KISS fans?

[#7 posted by anthropomorphictoast , February 21, 2008 11:14 AM]

Aw, I thought this was going to be something steam-punky...

[#8 posted by Mim , February 21, 2008 11:33 AM]

@#5 You almost made me choke on my lunch. LOL

[#9 posted by pewma , February 21, 2008 11:47 AM]

@ #1: reminds me of this post from last october.

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/12/carmen-sandiego-foun.html

this latest one maybe from "Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego". Maybe from when she traveled to the 30's...

[#10 posted by Village Idiot , February 22, 2008 6:34 AM]

It produces the effect of wearing a shiner.

[#11 posted by incubeth , February 22, 2008 9:32 AM]

Looks like she just fell for the oldest trick in the book: The ol' shoe-polish-on-a-telescope gag.