Did you Know..?

46 things you might, or might not know about Marilyn Monroe.. I found this video on Youtube some time ago and wanted to share it with you good peep! I'm not sure how true all of it is, but it's some fun and interesting "facts" from her life;) Enjoy!!

Happy Birthday to You, Marilyn;)

Born 1. June 1926, our wonderful Marilyn would have been 85 years today, if she was still alive.. Well worth celebrating you ask me, a champagne toast for the lovliest gal!!

The Andrew Weiss gallery has put up an exhibit for the occasion, with the name "Happy Birthday Marilyn". It will be running from 1. June, till 13. August. Go to the Marilyn Monroe Collection Blog, to read more about it;)

Elvgren's Cheesecake Sweethearts

Gil Elvgren, the master of cute cheesecake pinup art! Active from the 1930's to the 1970's. Today Elvgren is most famous his pinup calendars for Brown & Bigelow. Among his clients you also find Coca Cola, General Electric and Sealy Mattress Company. During the 1940's and 1950's he illustrated stories for various magazines, like Good Housekeeping and The Saturday Evening Post.

Elvgren's pinups is the innocent girl next door. Some of his most used models, was in fact the daughters of his next door neighbours.. Elvgren described his models as having a fifteen-year-old-face on a twenty-year-old-body. "He also cited the following features: high forehead, long neck, eyes that were set wide apart, small ears, pert nose, great hair, full but not overblown breasts, nice legs and hands, a pinched-in waist and natural grace and poise." For him it was all about having a model which had an expressful face and highly mobile feautures.

I just love'em all, with their sweetness and sexy inocense! It's hard to pick a favourite.. Do you have a favourite?

Here's 10 beautiful sweethearts for you, from the wonderful world of pinup artist Gil Elvgren!

Quotes, background info and pinup images from Elvgrenpinup.com, Wikipedia and Gil Elvgren.com.

Get That Vavavoom Waist!

How to get that hourglass shaped waist, that you see on the photos of the glam kittens back in the days? A girl might need some help sometimes.. Just like they needed back then. Especially under those sexy, but tight wiggle dresses and playsuits! Why not complete the pinup look with some gorgeous waist cinchers, which also keeps the tummy flat all evening. If you're like me, you don't like to skip a meal, just to make sure that the tummy won't poof!

Check out these lovely waist cinchers from BabygirlBoutique.. They'll make sure that the waist is cinched and the tummy is tucked all eve. Not to mention, no annoying line from your panties around the waist under that hot dress;)



Wishing You a Lovely Valentines

Either you're spending it with your loved one, good friends or family!! Quite bummed and Sorry to say that mine will be spent at work, as I couldn't get the night off. I sometimes have late hours as a hostess and of course I had to get it on exactly this night out of all, with no one to replace me! I tried... But we found a way. My sweet love will come and spend the eve with me here at work, so we can celebrate Valentines together:) It will be really nice and cozy, though I'm not sure how romantic spending the eve at the office can get.. But I guess it's like everything else in life; it is what you make it!

What is your plans for the evening? Do you have an exciting date, or maybe you prefer spending it alone, or stuck at work like me??;)

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