Vintage & Pin up Art

Feb 082011
 

Why does this woman consistently lose her panties? It looks like she’s wearing her panties over her garter belt (which is the way it should be worn!) but maybe try a smaller size panty? Regardless, I love this pin-up girl art by Art Frahm. I think it would look great framed in a “powder room”.

About the Artist

Art Frahm was an American painter of campy pin-up girls and advertising. He was active from the 1940s to 1960s. Today he is best known for his “ladies in distress” pictures involving beautiful young women whose panties mysteriously flutter to the ground in public situations, often causing them to spill their bag of groceries. In one of Frahm’s noted idiosyncratic touches, celery is often depicted.

Whether in the process of bowling, walking the dog, changing a tire or most commonly, carrying groceries, wardrobe malfunctions conspire to cause maximum embarrassment.

Many of his works were outstanding examples of the glamor genre. His perfectly coifed, daring décolletage dressed beauties glowed in the midst of romantic soft settings.

Frahm’s forte was depicting beautiful young white women, taking in rendering their legs and figures. Frahm’s depictions of the women’s faces are less successful, often tending towards plastic doll-like expressions. Minor problems with perspective and unrealistic depiction of subsidiary figures and objects are common in Frahm’s work. Some of his artistic touches were deliberately unrealistic and artistically daring — for instance his coloring of a city street lemon-yellow in an otherwise realist painting.

His advertising art included works for Coca-Cola and Coppertone. He also painted the famous Quaker on the Quaker Oats cereal boxes, which is still in use to this day.

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Jan 272011
 

For all you rockabilly chickies and vintage goths out there, Gorey Details has some great stuff on sale. I was browsing the site for cute and spooky office decor and they do have a pinups and vintage section which I lurrrrve.

Gil Elvgren: The Complete Pin-ups

the complete pin ups book

Sale: 17% off

Post-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren’s Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique — which earned him a reputation as “The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake” — involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more flamboyant hair and gravity-defying busts, and in the process making them the perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private. This big, hardcover, color book collects his complete pin-ups. Erotic, but no nudity. 272 pages, hardcover.

Audrey Hepburn Poster

cheap audrey hepburn poster

Sale: 25% off

Measures 24″ by 36″ and is $6! Fans of Audrey should snap this cheap Hepburn portrait up!
gisella vintage edwardian pearl tiara
  • Understated, richly vintage.
  • The Giselle tiara looks like it belongs a family treasure vault.
  • It is a captivating accessory for evening.
  • And, for your wedding day, your veil can drift down from the band of this romantic tiara.
  • Every detail transmits the luxury of Edwardian jewelry.
  • The graceful, curvilinear bracket is a delicate sculpture, filled with crystal and pearl ballontinis.

Looks like lots of ladies bought this tiara for their weddings. I don’t blame them, it’s gorgeous! I wore a tiara to my prom (I don’t want to think about how long ago that was…) but it wasn’t as beautiful as the Giselle tiara is!

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Dec 082010
 

Tamara de Lempicka’s art deco paintings are absolutely magnificent. If you’ve never seen her work before, you’re missing out! Her posters and prints would make an excellent gift for you or the vintage lover in your life. I’ve got some of her work hanging up in my bedroom and living room. Tres chic!

Autoportrait, 1925


Autoportrait, 1925

Lempicka, Tamara…
Buy at AllPosters.com

Jeune Fille Vert


Jeune Fille Vert

Lempicka, Tamara…
Buy at AllPosters.com

La Dormeuse


La Dormeuse

Lempicka, Tamara…
Buy at AllPosters.com

Oct 312010
 
Have a happy and safe Halloween from me here at Vintage Lingerie Blog and some of these gorgeous classic Hollywood stars! Is it just me or is it strange that most of them happen to be dressed as sexy witches?
Ava Gardner Halloween

Happy Halloween from Ava Gardner

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Oct 232010
 

French Cancan Dancers Perform on Stage at the Moulin Rouge Nightclub

Forget the traditional plain and lace top stockings, these will make you want to lift up your skirt like a Can-can dancer! All of these stockings are so gorgeous, you won’t want to keep them hidden under your clothes. Keep them a secret or show them off to that special someone in the bedroom or wherever you want to give them an eyeful! ;o)

Reason #1: The Melissa Striped RHT from Secrets in Lace, Just $19.99

The Melissa Striped Welt Reinforced Heel and Toe Stocking is another Secrets In Lace Exclusive based on a Vintage Design. They’ve created an ivory pin stripe around the inside of the welt to make the top of the stocking a bit more interesting! If you want the stripe to be even more prominent, turn the stocking inside out and the stripes will show even more as demonstrated in the photo showing Beige. This 15 Denier ultra sheer stocking is available in three colors, Black, Coffee and Beige, get yours quickly because this style is only available at SIL and it won’t last long!

Reason #2: Falke 8D Peacock Top Lunelle Hold Ups available at My Tights, $49

New and improved Falke Lunelle Hold Ups, now available in black with a gorgeous top with a peacock design.
These are a treat to wear, the 8 denier leg is super soft, they have a ladder resistant toe and the beautiful intricate peacock feather pattern on the welt – in a subtle but definitive, turquoise and gold – is truly unique. The very top of the welt also has a scalloped edge.

Reason #3: The Trasparenze Renella Tights, On Sale for $13.84!

Mock hold ups are an absolute must have at the moment, and these from Trasparenze are particularly elegant. These tights offer hidden glamour, as they look like ordinary sheer tights all the way to the thigh, where there is a beautiful pattern, mock suspender straps and even a bikini print!

These sheer tights are available in black, cosmetic (nude), and seta (white) – all of which have black mock suspender detailing.

Reason #4: The Trasparenze Ciprea Tights, On Sale for $14.21!

These tick all the style boxes!

Sheer tights with a very fashionable mock hold up effect and polka dot print all over the leg.
These gorgeous sheer tights have a white polka dot pattern all up the leg to thigh. To add to the elegance of these tights, there is a beautiful lace print around the waist band and the thigh, giving a very trendy mock hold up effect.
Abvailable in Black, Cosmetic (nude), or Seta (white), all with white dots and a black lace print. The Ciprea Hold Ups are gorgeous and different too!

Reason #5: The Day & Night 10 Stay Up Hold Ups by Wolford, £ 20,00

Seductive, ultra-fine stay-up with a lace edge. Elegant shimmer on the leg, ideal for wearing on every occasion. Available in Ecrue, Admiral, Black, Nearly Black, Caramel, Coca, Honey, Cosmetic, Gobi. Sizes XS-L. Wolford offers Free Delivery.

Reason #6: Voodoo Hosiery Killer Legs Sheer Stay Up, $20.41

Lace top with a beautiful scalloped pattern!

  • Sensual sheer 10 denier with a tempting touch of shine
  • Seductive lace for maximum impact
  • Reinforced toe
  • Alluring light scent to evoke the desire within
  • Fabric : Nylon Elastan

Reason #7: Leg Avenue Fishnet Stockings with Satin Ribbon, $6.99

These sexy stockings are not your average pair of fishnets. They have a little extra detail that makes them special and unique; they have a satin ribbon woven through the top of the thigh that you tie on the side for an extra sexy look. Made out of nylon, these stockings also have a spandex band on the top with a stay-up strip for extra stability and support when wearing them without garters. One Size fits most.

Reason #8: Leg Avenue Opaque Tuxedo Thigh Highs, On Sale for $9.73

One size, black and white tuxedo top thigh highs!

Reason #9: Trasparenze Venus Mock Stockings Tights, On Sale for $13.84

Fishnet tights from Trasparenze with a small net, and gorgeous net lace pattern around the thigh giving this seasons must-have mock hold up effect. Available in different colors too!

Reason #10: Trasparenze Isabeau Hold Ups On Sale for AUS $29.95

Treat yourself to these luxury Italian 20 Deniers sheer hold ups with mock black tattoo design on one ankle and wide lace top. From the Trasparenze top end range they are very durable and made with a silky yarn
Available in Cosmetic (Nude) and Black.

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Oct 062010
 

Le sigh. These are so gorgeous! I can’t believe I found these beautiful vintage Elsa Schiaparelli treats.

Schiaparelli Tilt Hats – 1938

Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian who began her career as a designer in 1930s Paris. While Coco Chanel and Madeline Vionnet designed easy, soft clothes, Elsa Schiaparelli designed unusual, almost shocking garments. She invented shocking pink and introduced mad prints, buttons and accessories. She was the designer for hard chic, those who want to be shocking. Elsa introduced the upturned shoe hat which became very famous.

50s Vintage Elsa Schiaparelli Applique Slip

50s Vintage Elsa Schiaparelli Applique Slip

In difficult times fashion is always outrageous.
~Elsa Schiaparelli

These adorable Red Chandelle Boudoir Slippers are not shocking pink, that is, Schiaparelli’s signature magenta or “shocking pink” but they’re still pretty!

50s Vintage Schiaparelli Red feather Boudoir Slippers

50s Vintage Schiaparelli Red Chandelle Boudoir Slippers

Dollhouse Bettie stocks Elsa Schiaparelli vintage items from time to time.

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