Unforgettable Lauren Bacall

Goodbye Betty

 Lauren in "To Have And Have Not", 1944

One of my all time favourite femme fatales, actress Lauren "Betty" Bacall has passed away yesterday. She was the last one of the hollywood golden era stars mentioned in the song Vogue by Madonna.
Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske, september 16, 1924), member of the original Rat Pack, appeared in 30 films, her movie career lasted over six decades and she also found success on Broadway.

Lauren Bacall received an Honorary Academy Award in 2009.

Oh, Greta!

Yesterday was Greta Garbos birthday. She is still one of the most amazing women ever to appear on silver screen.

Lauren, Greta and Peter with cats

Lauren Bacall 

As a crazy cat lady that i am, i love to see some of my favourite actors with cats!

 Greta Garbo

Peter Lorre!

Some of my favourite witches

Lucia Carroll, 1941

How appropriate, my 666th post when halloween is just around the corner!

Ava Gardner

Veronica Lake in "I Married a Witch", 1942

Sweet Saara, the photographer of our team PinUpHelsinki® 

My friend, the fortune telling witch Saana and me by photographer Kerttu Malinen

The Mistress of Horror, the Glamour Ghoul, Vampira! A.k.a. Maila Nurmi, from Finland! She was so amazing and so ahead of her time.

More vintage halloween inspiration photos here.

Happy 88th Birthday Lauren Bacall!

Lauren Bacall, born Betty Joan Perske, September 16, 1924.

The only one mentioned in Madonna's "Vogue" who's still with us.

Not an ordinary beach beauty, Vampira

So beautiful, so tragic.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death. R.I.P.

LIFE

Inspiration, The wonderful Maila Nurmi, a.k.a. Vampira

One of my favourite photos of Maila.

On the set 1954

 She had many different looks and she was much more than "just" the raven haired tv show hostess.

 The Mystic, by Bernard of Hollywood

 Look at that hair! In 1955! 

At home with one of her cats, 1955

More photos in facebook.

Time before photoshop..

...when women were naturally beautiful and perfect. Almost.

Found this pic from Chloes blog. Very inspiring, check it out.

WOW! I wanna be there (and buy most of the stuff..)!

More about the auction here!

Style Icon, inspiration, Carmen Miranda!

Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, Broadway actress and movie star popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She was, by some accounts, the highest-earning woman in the United States and recognized for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in the 1943 movie The Gang's All Here.

Here's some of her outfits and hats I really adore!

R.I.P. Lena Horne

'The first black hollywood star', legensary jazz singer Lena Horne died on sunday, at 92. She started out as a chorus girl at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem, but was on her way to Hollywood and Broadway.

R.I.P. Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons has died after losing her battle with lung cancer at the age of 80. She was born 31 january 1929 in London, but moved to Hollywood in the 50's. We remember her from films like "Hamlet"(1948), Angel Face"(1952), "Guys and Dolls"(1955) and "Spartacus"(1960). She also appeared in the tv series "Star Trek:The Next Generation"(1 episode 1991) and tv movie "Agatha Christie's Miss Marple:They Do It With Mirrors"(1991).

Jean in IMDB.

"Black Narcissus"(1947)

With Laurence Oliver in "Hamlet"