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k-i-s-s-i-n-g

oh, i love it so.

cuddles too.

all images from life mag

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seventies vogue

i would have been very happy living in the seventies, i’ve decided. vogue scans from youthquakers

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vintage cowgirls

it’s kind of a running joke amongst my friends that i dislike dress up parties. don’t know why, maybe because people can’t seem to throw parties without some kind of theme attached, no matter how lame (wear a funny hat!) or maybe it’s because we don’t celebrate halloween in south africa & so didn’t grow up with that ritual of finding a costume every year.

either way, i do make exception for (a) vintage / anything mad men related (that’s a given) and (b) cowboys / western. the fact is, i wouldn’t mind if people dressed in western gear all the time. it’s probably because i find cowboys ridiculously attractive. imagine don draper dressed as a cowboy! doubley attractive heart attack right there.

this post completely stemmed from that rad cowboy post over at the selvedge yard, by the way.

click on the images for their sources.

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the great nostalgic

the great nostalgic indeed. the kind of photo that makes you ache for an adventure, hey? this photo was taken in new mexico in 1954 and restored by davis pascal ayer as part of a kodachrome restoration project

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these people are older than you

more ridiculous vintage radness from the swapatorium

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liked.

i used to be subscribed to many a tumblr, but it was actually so overwhelming in terms of imagery imagery imagery that i stopped. i wanted to discover things i like more organically, rather than scrolling through page after page after page of pictures. that being said, i bookmarked quite a few pics of rad famous peeps during that time. sharing is caring.

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guy hoff

guy hoff was an american illustrator (1889-1962)

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more beach fashions

in case you need more vintage swimsuits inspiration, these are by nina leen – also for life mag, 1950.

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beach fashions

an editorial shot by gordon parks in 1951 for life magazine

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more shorpy. morpy.

some recent pearlers from shorpy

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