Bobbins and Bombshells: Halloween

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween: Halloween Bombshell Contest!

This month we found inspiration in Halloween Bombshells! Stunning silver screen stars and famous pin-ups looking glamorous in their Halloween costumes! Witches, bat-girls and cat themed costumes are still popular today, but haven't been this glamorous in years. So tell me, in the comment section, who, out of our month long series, is your favorite Halloween Bombshell?

Vera Ellen as Bat-girl?

Dusty Anderson as a black cat?

Veronica Lake as a witch?

Myrna Loy as a witch?

Remember, leave a comment stating your favorite. You can choose based on your favorite star, the best costume, or favorite photo. You can only choose one!

Let's see who gets the most votes!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Mid-Week Inspiration: Halloween Bombshell Dusty Anderson

Halloween Bombshell Dusty Anderson Bobbins and Bombshells

Every Wednesday in October I will be featuring a different Halloween Bombshell to inspire some costume ideas! Last week was Veronica Lake as a witch. This week, we have the very pretty Dusty Anderson as a black cat. Dusty was a WWII pin-up and is fairly well known for this costume pic.

Meow!

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Mid-Week Inspiration: Strip Strip Hooray!

If the show is not canceled due to Hurricane Sandy, I will be seeing this tonight!!

Dita has been a style icon and inspiration to me for a long time. I really can't wait!

The best way to spend Halloween!

Happy Halloween kittens!

EDIT: The show was cancelled due to power outages in the city. I will hopefully get to go when she returns and update you all!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Fashionable History- Halloween Costumes!

Hurricane Sandy is blowing my excitement for Halloween away with it...but these vintage costume photos are too good to not share!

1920's

1940's?

1920's

1950's

Which one is your favorite?

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Kids!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Halloween and Vintage Shopping in Phoenix

This past weekend my beau and I went to Phoenix for a wedding on Halloween! Of course I can't travel without doing a little vintage shopping. Here are a few photos from the trip plus a listing of some fantastic vintage stores I visited for you to check out if you find yourself in town. The photo above is of me overlooking the beautiful Arizona landscape. As an East Coast girl, I was continually amazed by the desert and hills and felt like I was on a different planet! On this day we drove from Phoenix to Sedona and stopped to take this pic along the way. I am wearing my favorite 1940's rayon day dress.

At the masquerade Halloween wedding reception, my sweetie and I dressed as Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife Beth. I've always wanted to be a platinum blonde and wearing this wig satisfied my desire for the night. Yes, blondes have more fun.

My "Beth" manicure! I've never worn fake nails before! A highlight for me!

Shopping in Phoenix was a blast! I treated myself very well, especially at the wonderful Hollywood Regency! This store is gorgeous with amazing displays of vintage clothing, shoes, purses, furniture....oooh I was in heaven! Clockwise from top left: A view of the shop displays. Gal Friday and my new friend, Jenny, striking a pose with Lance. She handmade her wonderful Halloween outfit from vintage patterns. She also invited us to her Halloween party and introduced me to my other new friend Lolita Haze. The party was a lot of fun and I'm still amazed at how friendly Phoenix is! Miss Lolita has some pics from the party on her blog; Vintage Starlet, where they both look adorable! Back to the bottom right is a 50's lucite clutch I bought and to the left is a photo of me quickly taken in the fitting room wearing my new favorite 50's sundress. Not pictured, I also purchased two pairs of gloves and a killer pair of 1950's gunmetal leather pumps with rhinestones. These were a real steal as I am a size 10 and rarely find vintage shoes in my size. Thank you Jenny!

Another gorgeous store is Nostalgic Alley pictured above. I had a lot of fun here and bought the gorgeous straw bag pictured in the bottom right. Shop owner Veronica is adorable and has a fantastic collection!

Here's my mini Phoenix vintage shopping guide. If in town, rent a car. Phoenix is spread out and not as walkable as New York City like I am used to. Also, most shops are not open 7 days a week and close by 6pm or earlier so plan accordingly.

Hollywood Regency: 708 W. Montecito Avenue. 602-277-5765

Nostalgic Alley: 4532 N. 7th St. #102 623-241-7432

Retro Ranch: 4303 N. 7th Ave. 602-297-1971

(not pictured but I bought a beautiful 1950's cardigan with fur shawl collar there)

Mint: 201 E. Camelback 602-256-9620
(not pictured but they have a good selection of clothes and a huge selection of MOD furniture)