Impress your tiger-rug wife with Mr. Leggs

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Make the Logo Bigger came across this doozie of an ad from 1970. (Click image to enlarge.) It’s for Mr. Leggs slacks, not for a wife-taxidermy service. The copy begins: “Though she was a tiger lady, our hero didn’t have to fire a shot to floor her. After one look at his Mr. Leggs slacks, she was ready to have him walk all over her. That noble styling sure soothes the savage heart! If you’d like your own doll-to-doll carpeting, hunt up a pair of these he-man Mr.

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