Cowboys but no indians

Cowboys were all the rage in the 1950s, from the big screen to fashion and perfect for advertising. Cowboys were extremely popular, and so was everything that became associated with them like Marlboro. Malboro is an excellent example of how a company managed to profit on popular trends just to increase sales. Today you wouldn't imagine it but originally Marlboro cigarettes were targeted to women back in 1924.

During the 1950s, Marlboro ditched its mommy slogans and baby ads and capitalized on the phenomenon of the cowboy. With the introduction of the new cowboy land known as "Marlboro Country" the company was able to increase sales by 5,000% within the campaign's first 8 months. Talk about smart advertising.

My Flickr of Retro ads

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

My x mas was amazing, the bf and I saw The Spirit which was an amazing movie. I hope your day was as merry as mine. xo

R I P Betty Page

Los Angeles, December 11, 2008 – Bettie Page, sweet-smiling legendary 1950s pin-up queen with the killer curves and coal-black bangs, died today of pneumonia at a Los Angeles area hospital. She was 85 years old. She suffered a heart attack one week ago and never regained consciousness. Her popularity as an underground, guilty pleasures phenomenon has continued to soar despite the fact that the reclusive Page disappeared almost a half century ago, leading many to believe that one of the most photographed individuals of the 20th century was already dead.
She is credited by many for jump starting the cultural sexual revolution that continued into the 1960's and 1970's. Her popularity was fueled by camera clubs and mail order picture magazines. She was featured in over 20,000 photos and became the "it-girl", her photos adorning the walls of army barracks, school lockers and oak dens across America.





Like so many pin ups, Betty Page has given me so much inspiration. I will dearly miss this legend. RIP Betty
text credit: Bettiepage.com

"I got it one piece at a time and it didn't cost me a dime"

"You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is around."

I lovvvvve Johnny Cash

Unlike Mr.Cash I am talking about my hair, my best friend bleached to get the blakc out of my hair then dyed my hair this last friday and since she is in school it didnt cost me a dime. I did buy her lunch because she deserved a big tip but I didnt have any cash. My hair is now one step closer to my goal of red red hair.




This is my best friend cassie who did my hair, I did her make up!

Red Head

I naturally have light brown hair almost a dirty blonde. Since the summer before 10th grade fresh out of 9th I started dyeing my hair Black, I kept dyeing it black for about 5 years. I have been sick of it for awhile but I love it at the same time.

Here is a picture from a few months ago with my black hair, since not to long after this picture was taken I have stopped dyeing my hair. I have about 2.5 inches off roots and the rest of my hair is slowy fading. At the moment my hair is a dark brownish color with light brown roots and my goal is..........drum roll............red head! I am trying to get my hair as healthy as possible before I take the plunge and dye it. I dont really straighten it or curl it as much as I use to and I havent dyed it for months. My best friend Cassie is in Cosmo School so she is going to lighten my hair this sat to get me closer to my red head goal. Promise I will have pictures Mon.

This is my inspiration: Joan Holloway from Mad Men (the best show ever!)

Coca Cola Ad

This is one of my favorite photo shoots I have done so far, I just love how this looks like an old Coca Cola ad. Well it actually is an old Coca Cola ad and they photographer Michelle Elise photoshopped my image into the ad. Hope you enjoy the picture! xo Darla Deville

NEW Retro Refrigerators

I have found the most amazing refrigerators and they also have dishwashers and soon they will have stoves, they are new but they look so retro!

They are from Big Chill: http://bigchillfridge.com/

I love all the colors they come in and this is even all of them.

The best part of these is that they have the features of a new fridge but they look just like a fridge from 1952!