2011 October :: The Pinup Guru

Pyewacket’s Antiques Mall – Sarasota FL

Pyewacket’s is a little antiques mall hidden in a shopping plaza off of University and 301 in Sarasota. Tucked away next to a rather large antiques auction house, Pyewacket’s is incredibly easy to miss, but is definitely a worthwhile find. Coming through the front door of the shop, you’ll find a wide array of vintage

Bristol England – Home of the largest vintage hotspots

Hello! I’m Emily, the fabulously vintage foreign correspondent reporting from various locations in Europe. The location I’m featuring today includes Bristol, England- home to one of the largest vintage hotspots I’ve ever seen. From Temple Meads Station head northeast to Park Row for a full street of vintage clothes and accessories, incredibly cheap books, and

Baking Basics: The Chocolate Chip Cookie

“So, there are a few things in baking that I consider to be absolute must-know’s, and one of those is the chocolate chip cookie. For a chocolate cookie to be good it has to be: fast to mix fast to bake safe to eat raw (’cause you know you’re gonna lick the bowl!) a little

ABC’s – The Real Stewardess of Pan AM

This documentry style film for the Tv show Pan Am on ABC is really interesting. You get to see how true to life the Tv show embodies the real Pan AM Stewardess! I am in love with these women and I believe you will too watch all 5 and you will see why! Part One: There

Where the Boys Are (1960)

The story of four girls escaping the cold mid-west winter to spend an adventurous spring break in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Merritt (Dolores Hart) is at risk of being kicked out of school for being especially outspoken on the subject of sexuality, but she’s cautious not to fall too easily for the charms of ivy-leager

The Women (1939)

The story of very different women, friends living in New York City, as gossip and infidelity shake up their lives – with the help of what are now called “frenemies”. Mary Haines (Norma Shearer) seems to have the most perfectly happy life and marriage until her best friend Sylvia (Rosalnd Russell) hears the gossip that

Funny Face (1957)

When fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) sees shop girl Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) during a photo shoot in Greenwich Village, he’s convinced he’s found the jackpot of models. But she is only interested in intellectual and philisophical exchange and has no interest in the commercial world of modeling – until she discovers that she

Feed Store Antique Mall – Ellenton FL

This week, I visited the Feed Store Antique Mall to do a little browsing. Located on US Highway 301 in Ellenton, near the Ellenton Premium Outlets, the Feed Store Antique Mall really used to be a feed store, and it retains all of the rural charm its past suggests. The red building seems small from the outside,

Styling Cars and Couture

Angelica Lontok had a fantastic time co styling Cars and Couture. It was a flight inspired theme. 1940s-1960s “inspired” theme vintage pilot, PanAm stewardesses, a hollywood couple, military girls and of corse the iconic Rosie the Riveter. We had 2 premiere jets, Rolls Royce, Ferraris and more. It was a night to remember. Full Photo Credit

AUTHENTIC 1950s Makeup

Here at the Pinup Guru we like to share the love. Altho one of our gals did not create these set of videos, I love her content so much that I thought we should share it with you. A word and suggestions from Aja – Vivid Makeup: Want a classic makeup look that will always

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