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Elegantly Wasted: A Trip to the 90s with Hedi Slimane for Saint-Laurent

When it was announced that Hedi Slimane was to take the place of Stefano Pilati as creative director of the iconic label Yves Saint-Laurent, the fashion world was left wondering what new innovations the Swiss designer could bring to the brand. Then he dropped the Yves. That's right. For over fifty years the brand has …

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E.O.F. PhotoBlast! Beautiful Vargas Pin-Up Girls: Black Power!

Follow my blog with Bloglovin With the aid from the watchful Eye of Vintage Vandalizm who graciously credited  Vintage Gal on Tumblr, we have stumbled upon this amazing collection (though we do wish we had more more More!) of Vargas Girls! Each hand-painted masterpiece is as beautiful as the gorgeous next. For some more Vintage Vargas …

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Music Minute: Poison Ivy – The Coasters(1959) + {Bonus: The Aztecs(1964)}

Written by American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Poison Ivy was originally recorded by The Coasters in 1959. It went to #1 on the R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The duo would write a string of hits which would lead them to rise to fame in the 50s teaming up with other writers and writing hits …

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