PHOTO SHOOT - 24.NOV.13

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{ lovely lace blouse with deep neck lines, back button, sheer sleeves with bell cuffs and lined in acetate; 1950s/60s. }

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{ so chic.  chantilly lace two piece blouse and full skirt; circa mid century or pre. }

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{ smart as can be!  cobalt two piece skirt suit in wool, fully lined; 1950s/60s. }

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{ the softest coat of ever!  rabbit body with satin lining and outer pockets; 1950s/60s. }

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{ velvet skirt in bold red with velvet buttons and belt loops! 1960s. }

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{ soft soft rabbit fur cuff with black fur accent.  lined in satin; 1950s. }

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{ great for the holiday parties!  plaid dress; 1970s. }

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{ velvet Saks 5th Ave dress with open décolletage, frog closures, and tulle and taffeta underskirts; 1970s/80s. }

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{ such a great Depression Era gown in soft cotton - extremely comfy!  c.1930s. }

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{ fabulous scoop neck gown with ultra drape; 1950s/60s. }

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{ very soft and comfy red and black plaid frock with asymmetrical buttons and trim in velvet; 1970s. }

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Tattooed Lady

Tattoos:  a form of self expression going back to Ötzi and probably beyond, considered by some cultures to be sacred art, and in others a taboo.

Here's to some gals who blazed the trail for the modern day Tattoo Lady...

Ever seen the television show 'Hell on Wheels'?  It's a good one and Vague recommend viewing.  If you do catch an episode, you'll notice a character who's appearance is based on our first lady, here:

{above:  Olive Oatman, 1858. After her family was killed by Yavapais Indians, on a trip West in the eighteen-fifties, she was adopted and raised by Mohave Indians, who gave her a traditional tribal tattoo. When she was ransomed back, at age nineteen, she became a celebrity. -via }

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{ Nora Hildebrandt, circa 1880s; she was America's first tattooed circus attraction, taking her cue from Olive Oatman and claiming to have been kidnapped and forcibly tattooed by savage natives. }

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{ Maud Wagner, c.1911; first tattoo artist in the U.S.  Looks like she's got a couple kills under her belt..}

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{ Anna Mae Burlington Gibbons, c1920s; circus attraction and touring artist with hubby Charles (Chas.).  Those leg pieces are super impressive.   }

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{ Bobbie Libarry, 1976. [P]hotographed by Imogen Cunningham. Libarry was an attraction turned tattooist in San Francisco. The ninety-three-year-old Cunningham, who photographed the eighty-three-year-old Libarry in a hospital, thought this was one of her best portraits. It was also one of her last, taken just months before she died. -via }

• all photos and info via the New Yorker's A Secret History of Women and Tattoo, January 16, 2013. •

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... and because it just wouldn't be fair to deny our brothers in ink:  here are a few of them, too.

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PHOTO SHOOT 21.NOV.13

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Sharing our sweet wares with you...
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{ 1940s velveteen and taffeta dress. }

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{ Victorian era jacket. }

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{ 1940s dress. }

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{ amazing technicolor dreamcoat; c.1940s. }

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{cotton candy chiffon shift with sequins; 1960s.  }

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{ gorgeous plus size silk flapper gown; early 1920s. }

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