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The Pretty Things Peepshow & Vintage Vaudeville Extravaganza

Darkman — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:45:59 +0000

The Pretty Things Peepshow & Vintage Vaudeville Extravaganza is on their 6^th national tour bringing you their biggest and best show yet. These sensational seductresses will give you a peek into the past to a time where beautiful babes and dangerous dames performed acts that are both stunning and strange.

Prepare to have your heart broken and your mind blown when you see them perform classic burlesque, comedy, sword swallowing, human blockhead, whip cracking, animal traps, electric chair, glass walking, straightjacket escape, The Chinese Execution Blade Box and more!

The exceptional cast includes Go-Go Amy; The Gypsy Burlesque Starlet, Miss Heather Holliday; The sword swallowing sensation, Little Miss Firefly; The Midget of Mischief, Donny Vomit, ; The Dapper Dan of Danger and introducing the most beautiful jewel in the crown of Burlesque British Bombshell Miss Aurora Natrix!!

Check out their Promotional YouTube Video:

See the Show & Class Schedule Below!

Pin Up Girl Classes

Along the way they will also be teaching 2 fabulous “How to be a Pin Up Girl Classes”, go to their website to sign up and start on your way to a more glamorous life:
www.prettythingsproductions.com/pinupclass.html

How to be a Pinup Model – Release your Inner Bombshell! Instructional DVD – $15

Pin Up Girl Classes Video:

Tour Dates:

November 6 The Rock Shop Fayetteville NC

November 7 Cahootenanny’s Johnson City TN

November 8 The Nick Birmingham AL

November 10 Nocturnal Memphis TN

November 11 Smoke and Barrels Fayetteville AR

November 12 Bash Riprocks 2 Depot District Lubbock TX

November 13 The Launchpad Albequerque NM

November 15-19 Global Gaming Expo LAS VEGAS, http://www.globalgamingexpo.com/

November 19 Venue TBA Las Vegas NV

November 20 Surly Wench Pub Tucson AZ

November 21 Bombardiers El Paso TX

November 22 The Deadhorse San Angelo TX

November 23 Sin Citi Odessa TX

November 24 HiLo Lounge Oklahoma City OK

November 27 Maxine’s Hot Springs AR

November 29 Cicero’s St Louis MO

December 2 Boobie Trap Bar Topeka, KS

December 3 Lindberg’s Springfield MO

December 4 Knickerbockers Lincoln NE

December 5 PIN UP CLASS Des Moines IA, http://www.prettythingsproductions.com/pinupclass.html

December 6 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines IA

December 7 The Beaumont Kansas City KS

December 9 White Rabbit Cabaret Indianapolis IN

December 10 The Rex Pittsburgh PA

December 11 PIN UP CLASS Harrisburg PA, http://www.prettythingsproductions.com/pinupclass.html

December 11 Stage on Herr Harrisburg PA

December 12 Asbury Lanes Asbury Park NJ

Pretty Things Peepshow

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Lili St. Cyr aka Willis Marie VanSchaack

Darkman — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:29:34 +0000

Late one night at club Music Box in San Francisco, a g-string was flung into the balcony by a fishing rod. This unusual act was the ending to an Ivan Fehnova production known as The Flying G and the beginning to a great strand of creative shows. But these obscene and scandalous productions would not be so successful without the star of the show and that star was no what else but Lili St. Cyr.

Putting on shows that put the crowd in awe became her trademark. She was a blonde beauty with long legs and was at the top of the burlesque world. In the 1940’s and 1950’s, she was titled the most famous woman in montreal, but got into some trouble due to the catholic clergy in Quebec. She was arrested and charged for her immorality, but that didn’t stop her. Lili St. Cyr knew that no matter what happens, the show must go on.

Lili St. Cyr was born in 1918 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, into a family with three sisters, two of them already in show business. Her career began at a very young age, when her grandparents put her in ballet lessons. As she grew up, she kept at it and eventually landed herself a job as a chorus line girl in Hollywood. She had a persistent and dedicated attitude and got her manager to let her perform a solo act. She choreographed the piece on her own and got herself discovered.

She was then brought into San Francisco to perform at a well known club called Music Box. This became her first nude act, which she agreed to do because she knew it would make her the most money. From this, she spread out to a variety of different venues, performing in a number of memorable productions. Along with dancing, she participated in pin-up modeling and acting for the few lead roles that she landed.

After Lili St. Cyr retired, she started up her own lingerie business called Undie World of Lili St. Cyr. She used hand selected fabrics and sold her pieces through catalogs. The catalogs included photos or drawings of herself wearing her lingerie lines with detailed descriptions of each of the pieces and what they were for.

With the advantage of being an icon and having experience in wearing little clothing on and off stage, she really knew what she was doing with this business. She marketed the pieces by saying that they were good for the street, on stage and in front of the camera; all of which she had partaken in throughout her life. She continued with this business until she grew old and eventually past away in 1999. Her legacy lived on and her influences continue to spread throughout upcoming Hollywood stars.

Lili St Cyr - Berhard of Hollywood

Lili St Cyr with Bird

Lili St Cyr Lingerie Ad 1964

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Vintage Hairstyles How To’s, Vintage Hair Style Definitions and Vintage Hair Style History

Darkman — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:58:34 +0000

Vintage Hairstyles How To’s, Vintage Hair Style Definitions and Vintage Hair Style History

I’ve been looking around for more information on hairstyles, how to’s and vintage hairstyle books, and have some juicy info for you ladies today.

Please also see our Rockabilly Hairstyles Video Tutorials HERE.

Rolls
Hair rolls are what most people think of when they think of vintage 1940s hair-dos. If you have at least shoulder length hair, you can do rolls! Give it a shot – it takes a bit of time to dry your hair once it’s in curlers, so leave yourself plenty of time between starting your hair and walking out the door, or invest in a bonnet dryer from a beauty supply store or thrift shop.

Pin curls
Pin curls are the basis for almost every 40’s style – even if you put the front of your hair in rolls, you still want to make sure the back of your head is as pretty as the front. They’re not hard to do, and once you have the hang of it, you can sit on the sofa and twist your locks up into pin curls without even looking in a mirror.

Fingerwaves
It would be practically impossible to introduce a curl or wave into hair using only the fingers and a comb if that hair is dry, simply because the hair is not softened or plasticized. If the hair is partially wet or wet only on the surface, it will be only partially softened and, therefore, still unable to readily accept a new form.

However if the hair is thoroughly wet from top to scalp and to the core of each hair, it becomes plastic enough to form easily into a new position of curls or waves. From that point, thorough and complete drying hardens the hair. In its new form, you should have a lasting set until such time as the hair absorbs moisture from the air surrounding it to once more soften itself. As it is no longer controlled by hairpins and a net, it will then relax and lose the formation that was given it during the fingerwave.

Obviously, then, it is important to use a wetting agent that will primarily wet the hair through and through and, after the setting, dry out of the hair thoroughly.

Do Rags
Do Rags started off as a way to cover up your pin curl pins when you absolutely had to leave the house while your hair was drying. Once gals hit the workforce, the bandanna became a necessary method of keeping their locks out of the machinery. But if you’re looking for a tidy and easy way to put your hair up in a more casual fashion without fussing, this will do the trick.

Rag Curlers
Want ringlets but don’t want to deal with the pins? Want the effect of curlers without having to sleep on them? Give rag curlers a try! For those of you with curly hair, rag curlers can tame your wild locks, and for those with straight hair, you’ll get a head-full of curls!

Choosing a Style to Flatter Your Face
Long and thin, or short and full – choose a style to flatter your particular face shape. For more reading on Choosing the Right Hair Style for your Face, Go Here:

Rockabilly, Pinup and Burlesque Hairstyles to Fit YOUR Face

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Rockabilly, Pinup and Burlesque Hairstyles to Fit YOUR Face

Darkman — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:51:41 +0000

Rockabilly, Pinup and Burlesque Hairstyles to Fit YOUR Face

A facial guide to choosing the right Rockabilly, Pinup or Burlesque Hair Style for your face.

The woman who is fortunately blessed with an oval face can wear any style with ease and flattery. But her less fortunate sisters who happen to have a long, thin face or a short, full face have a much more difficult problem on their hands.

The girl with a long face usually finds one style which is becoming and sticks to it because it does so much more for her than any other style she has ever worn. But being a woman, even a flattering style becomes boring after awhile, and she will long to wear a pompadour or a pompadour band or something new and different.

It is possible for the girl with the long face to wear a pompadour and have it flattering just so long as it is styled for her facial contour. It wouldn’t be the same pompadour that I would work out for her full-faced sister, but one that must out of necessity be individually styled.

Be sure to check out the downloadable eBooks we have on 1940’s hair styling

1. The Pompadour for long, thin face

The style designed for the long thin face, the hair is brought out at the sides to give the illusion of width. The pompadour is higher on the sides, dipping down in a diagonal wave in the center. The back of the hair is dressed in a full chignon(pronounced “sheen-yon,”) which hides a long neck and gives flattering fullness to the lower part of the face.

Pompadour for long, thin face

2. Pompadour for short, full face

The hair is swept up close to the head on either side. The height of the pompadour is concentraded in the center – tapering off on either side. The back hair is cut short, and combed into casual curls that are placed well up on the neck. These curls should bluster close to the head behind the ears to give a soft profile line, but should not show from the front, as a general rule, because with the full face additional width at the jaw line is not desirable.

Pompadour for short, full face

The same principles can be applied to pompadour bangs for the long face and the full face:

3. Pompadour bang for long, thin face

Pompadour bang for long, thin face

4. Pompadour bang for short, full face

Pompadour bang for short, full face

The feather cut.

Sketches 5 and 6 show two versions of the feather cut.
In each case the style for the long face gives fullness at the sides and at the neckline, while the style for the full face emphasizes height and as little fullness at the sides as possible.

5. Feather cut for long, thin face

Feather cut for long, thin face

6. Feather cut for short, full face

Feather cut for short, full face

7. Flat-top for long, thin face

The newest(in the 1940s-50s) trend in hairstyles is the flat-top. Sketch 7 shows a flattering version of this style for the long, thin face. The hair is combed smooth across the top and the sides are combed out in vertical waves that stand away from the head to give the desired fullness.

Flat-top for long, thin face

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Bettie Page, Unplugged and Undressed…

Darkman — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:11:29 +0000

Bettie Page, Unplugged and Undressed…

In 1940, Hume-Fogg High School voted a young girl as “most likely to succeed”. Little did they know that success was just an understatement for how far this girl actually went. Some know her as “The Queen of Curves” and some know her as “The Dark Angel” but everyone would agree that she went down in history as the forever famous Bettie Page.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee on April 22, 1923, Page became incredibly independent at an early age. She was an older sister who took the role of a parent figure at age ten when her her father, Walter Page was imprisoned and her mother, Edna Pirtle worked full time as a hairdresser by day and laundry washer by night.

As a teenager, Page and her sisters taught themselves how to sew and started experimenting with make up and different hairstyles inspired by their favorite movie stars. This was the beginning to a life long career in a world based on materialism and appearance. Page journeyed into this lifestyle with hopes to become a famous movie star but came out with years of credit under her belt for pin up modeling and other sexually explicit forms of media. But none the less, she gained the title of an iconic American figure.

Photos of Page’s jet black curls and mid length bangs flooded New York’s erotic photography scene and were printed throughout various men’s magazines. Her coke bottle figure mixed with her fearless posing propped her up on a pedestal in no time. Her modeling was in high demand and even landed her quite a few film jobs. She was known for her specialized photos for select clientele of photographer Irving Klaw, where she performed acts of bondage, sadomasochism and fetishes for film and stills.

Shortly after, Page posed for Bunny Yeagar and together they created her most celebrated work; Jungle Bettie. This took place at Africa USA in Florida, as Page wore her own leopard print designs and went to work with two cheetahs by her side.

Yeager passed these photos on to Hugh Hefner who automatically fell in love with her and stated “I think that she was a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in the pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society”. He then awarded her playmate of the month and made her the centerfold for his January 1995 issue of Playboy Magazine.

Page continued modeling until 1957 but then converted to Christianity and no longer wanted anything to do with that lifestyle anymore. After that, her life was a roller coaster of emotions and post traumatic disorders that lead her to her death on December 11th, 2008. But throughout the time that she was no where to be found, her legacy still lived on and gained cult followings that still survive today.

For more on the Real Bettie Page and the Un-official Bettie Page Biography Tell-All Go here

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Viva Las Vegas – New Sponsors

Darkman — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:55:55 +0000

Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas the renown Rockabilly Weekend in Las Vegas, is now a sponsor of this site. After sealing a deal with Tom the promoter of the weekend in Vegas, we placed his banner on the top of the page, and are happy to say that Viva Las Vegas is a happy sponsor of Rockabilly Lifestyle.

We also have an interview coming up with Tom on the origins and history of Viva Las Vegas. Anyone who is new to the scene and doesn’t know what Viva Las Vegas is, it’s a huge freaking party in Vegas, with the town being taken over by thousands of people in the rockabilly scene. The dates for Viva Las Vegas is April 1st-4th, in 2010. You can get more information and see the lines ups of bands and shows here at Viva Las Vegas.

Enjoy and hope to see ya there!!!

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