Halloween Countdown Continues - Cats

Paulette Goddard - Source

Only a few more days to go until Halloween! I went to a friend's costume party over the weekend and had a great time. I will try to share some photos later this week. Until then please enjoy a few more Halloween inspired pin ups.

Today's theme - cats, black cats of course!

Lillian Wells - Source

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Joyce Holden - Source

Ava Gardner as a glamorous sparkly witch. Source: Dr. Macro

Halloween Countdown Continues - Witches

Hi everyone. Still continuing the Halloween countdown with some fun vintage images. I hope you are all enjoying theses. Today's Halloween pin up post features several lovely ladies.

There's nothing wicked about these witches! 

Jane Adams and Patricia Alphin - Source

The lovely Nancy Carroll - Source

Martha Vickers - Source

Halloween Countdown Continues - "I Married A Witch"

Continuing the Halloween countdown.
Today's Halloween pin up post features Veronica Lake in a publicity photo for I Married A Witch. The 1942 film, directed by René Clair, stars Veronica Lake and Fredric March.
Enjoy!

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Did you know that Constance Ockelman, - a.k.a. Veronica Lake - was only 4 feet 11 inches tall? I had not idea! You can read more about Veronica Lake's career here - Veronica Lake: A Biography in Pictures

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Here's great close up of Miss Lake.

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Halloween Pin Ups - Eeek, Bats!

Continuing the Halloween countdown. Today's Halloween pin up post features Lillian Bond and Clara Bow.
Enjoy!

Lillian Bond c. 1935 - Source

Clara Bow - Source

Halloween Pin Ups - June Knight

Continuing the Halloween countdown.
Today's Halloween pin up post features June Knight. Enjoy!

June Knight - Halloween 1938 - Source

Halloween Pin Ups - Dusty Anderson

Continuing the Halloween countdown.
Today's Halloween pin up post features Dusty Anderson. Enjoy!

Dusty Anderson - Halloween 1944 - Source

Dusty Anderson - Source

No Trash, Just Class - Halloween Pin Ups

I love Halloween, don't you? I'm still working out all the detail of my costume for this year. It took me a little while to figure out what I wanted to be and now I just have to figure out how to put it all together! No, I can't tell you what it is. ;)

One of the things that really frustrates me about Halloween are the many, shall we say 'trashy', costumes on the market. What happened to class and creativity? When did Halloween costumes suddenly become "sexy this" or "sassy that?" (Has anyone seen the movie Mean Girls? There is a great scene early on in the movie about Halloween costumes.) Anyway, I was looking through a costume catalog with a friend and was horrified - no really! - by some of the costumes available. Sassy Care Bears and Sexy Gizmo (from the movie Gremlins). Seriously! You can't make this stuff up! And what is worse, many of these costumes are marketed towards kids. Ugh ...

My personal feeling, if you're going to put on a short skirt and high heels for a costume, at least to it with some class. So with that in mind, in the days leading up to one of my favorite holidays, I'll be sharing some images of when short costumes still left something to the imagination.

Over the next week I'll be sharing some classic Halloween inspired pin ups. Sound good? :)

Today's featured Halloween beauty is non other than Betty Grable! 

Betty Grable - Halloween 1935 - Source

Betty Grable - Halloween 1935 Source

Happy Fourth of July!

Ok, I know I'm a day early. But I'll be on vacation for a couple of days and I don't think I'll have computer access so I'm posting early. :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. I'll be at the Hubbardton reenactment this weekend. If you are there feel free to stop by and say hello!

On a side note - Great Hair Fridays will be postponed this week. Check back next Friday!

Susan Heyward

Ava Gardner

Piper Laurie

Jayne Mansfield

Myrna Dell