Showing posts with label pin up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pin up. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

When Pin-Ups went Bombshell

There was a point in the 1950s when the girls went from pin-ups to bombshells. Perhaps it was the publication of the Kinsey reports, when sex went from a cultural pariah to the topic of dinner conversations across the country. Maybe it was the advent of Rock n'Roll and that infamous hip shake of one Sir Elvis Presley. Or maybe it was the perfect storm of the bullet bra, peroxide bleach, wiggle dresses, and cat eye makeup that came together into one killer combination. But let's give credit where credit is due,  to the ladies who defined the bombshell look. Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russel, Jayne Mansfield, we salute you.















Friday, September 2, 2011

Dog Days of Summer


Like most of New York, I fled the dog days of summer (and an earthquake and hurricane), and fled the city. I headed for that little place between mountain and sea called Portland, OR. One gorgeous afternoon, we headed to my cousin's houseboat on the Willamette River. Life can't get more pleasant than that. 

More after the jump!!!!

Sunday, August 28, 2011

A girl with a wiggle in her walk, a giggle in her talk, makes the world go round


A girl with a wiggle in her walk, a giggle in her talk, makes the world go round
There ain't nothing in the world like a big eyed girl to make me act so funny make me spend my money
Make me fool real loose like a long necked goose
But baby I ain't got no money honey

Lyrics from Jerry Lee Lewis Chantilly Lace

More Marilyn after the jump!