Featuring a beautiful hand-painted flower, this Mexican circle skirt has incredible all-over verticle block print texture. The flower is colored vibrantly and this item is made even more unique by the tiny splatters of paint, only beknownst to you and the original artist. Wear it with a smug smirk, knowing you and your skirt share a crafty secret.
You might not know who Irving and Paula Klaw are by name, but you’ve probably seen their work. If you’ve ever seen a photo or film reel of Bettie Page tied up or wrestling around with other girls, then you’ve seen the work of the Klaws.
From the 40s through the 60s, brother and sister team Irving and Paula operated Movie Star News, a shop selling glossies of Hollywood stars to teenyboppers in Brooklyn, NY. But behind the scenes, they were also producing and selling what was considered at the time to be very scandalous striptease and “stag” films. Although the work is very tame by today’s standards, it was near pornographic then.
Models such as Bettie Page and Tempest Storm worked for years with the Klaws, producing beautiful and flirty imagery that set the gold standard for pin-up models and photographers to this day.
Sadly, Irving Klaw was shut down in the early sixties, after falling prey to a censorship witch hunt spawned by the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency. Klaw was ordered to destroy the negatives of his films and photos. Urban legend has it that around 80% of their work was burned, never to be seen again.
So until a large vault is discovered containing the lost reels of Irving Klaw, it’s up to all of us to make our own Klaw-style pinup photos! Luckily, it’s not hard with the great vintage lingerie that you can find at Monster Vintage! Bras, girdles, garter belts, slips, and everything else you can think of are all there for the browsing.
So check out the selection at vintage lingerie at Monster Vintage, get some girlfriends together, an old Polaroid camera, a bottle of wine, and make an album of cheesecake pics in honor of Irving and Paula.
Cheers! 
Joni
Ladies and gentlemen, I am definitely and without a doubt in a very seventies state of mind these days. With that state of mind in mind, and given the fact that I recently dyed my naturally red hair blonde, I bring you today’s style icon: Marcia Brady (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! to the rest of us.)
Pretty, popular, polite, and eternally vain, Marcia Brady ruled the roost and made sure everybody knew it (in the nicest way possible, of course!)
As the oldest Brady sister, she always had on the grooviest and newest clothes, including knee socks, mini skirts and outrageous prints, topped off with long, shiny blonde locks. Nothing could keep this girl out of the spotlight- not even braces or the occasional football to the face.
As always, Monster Vintage is putting the grooviest of groovy right at your fingertips! Enjoy!
xoxo,
Sally “Teen Idol” Brady (I mean Mulligan…)
I hope everyone has a very happy holiday tomorrow! I want to leave you with a few of my favorite Monster Vintage items inspired by Native Americans and Pilgrims in honor of this (secretly) fashionable holiday.
Cheers!
Have a great time everybody, and don’t forget you can get 30% off your next order by using the coupon code monster09 at checkout! Get some holiday shopping done already, will ya?
I promised you two icons today loves, and I am nothing if not kinda reliable. For the lace edition, I have the stunning and graceful beauties of Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides. The Lisbon sisters, headed by Lux Lisbon (played by Kirsten Dunst), are as delicate as lace itself. Fragile, lovely, ladylike and perhaps with a bit of a conservative stigma attached. Set in the 70’s in a small town, the lives of the Lisbons was tragic and romantic at the same time. Enjoy the inspiration below!
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xoxo,
Sally “Doily” Mulligan
As the skies turn gray and your nose turns pink your clothing can often be the only thing that brings a little fun and life to a drab winter day, as well as to your freezing body. Nothing is more fun and feminine than fur. Vintage fur coats, sweaters and accessories not only keep you toasty but add style to your look without harming more of our furry little friends.
Whether it’s faux or authentic fur has a style and appeal that has made it a permanent symbol of elegance and class. From Marilyn Monroe to Mae West fur could be seen hanging from the shoulders and framing the faces of the world’s most glamorous and iconic women. The average gal mightn’t have been able to afford one then but times have changed at MonsterVintage.com, and nowadays any posh girl with a computer can look like a leading lady.
-Rich
Yes, yes, my dears, it is without a doubt that time of year again. It’s chilly out, you have a sudden craving for hot cocoa or hot toddies, and you can’t go to the store without them hocking Christmas wares in your face. That’s right: it’s party time. Christmas shopping, party planning, it all eludes me. Except, that is, when it comes to finding the perfect party ensemble. Not to toot my own horn, but when it somes to getting dressed for a fiesta, normally I find my dream outfit first, then help one or all of my friends find theirs. This year, I’d be happy to help you out too. It is with this in mind that I give you this week’s Top 5 Tuesday: My Favorite Monster Vintage Party Dresses.
So what have we learned today, sweeties? First off, I obviously have a soft spot for 1940’s dresses…
But more importantly, if you are trying to get more mileage out of your party dresses this winter, go for versatility. With tights, without. Layered with a lovely cardigan or even a tuxedo jacket. Heels, flats, jewelry, different purses. All that good stuff. And if you don’t already have these items in your closet… well we have bigger problems. But you should be able to find a dress or two that already goes with things you own. Don’t go broke this holiday season!*
There are so many choices, I had a tough time choosing just five. You can shop Monster Vintage dresses here, or here if you’re feeling really fancy.
xoxo,
Sally “Party Over Here” Mulligan
*Unless you’re buying me that pony I always wanted…
Everyone with functioning eyeballs knows that Mia Farrow in any fashion incarnation rules them all. But 1968’s Rosemary’s Baby was her absolute peak of style icon-ness. When Rosemary went to the salon and chopped half her hair off, so did the rest of America. So today I present to you the look that launched a thousand pixie cuts: Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby.
There was something undeniably feminine yet chic about Mia’s wardrobe in this film. Very classy but girly and undeniably sixties. There are so many dresses at monstervintage.com right now that perfectly embody this look, no Satanic spawn necessary!
Classic dresses that would fit in absolutely anywhere today! Click here to shop dresses from Monster Vintage.
xoxo,
Sally “Devil Child” Mulligan
As anyone who collects rare vintage clothing or other items knows, quality items at a fair price are hard to come by. When collecting vintage clothing or antiques, the condition of the item is very important. Today we want to show you a very rare piece that we have for sale here at Monster Vintage.
Happy Halloween, my dears! It is with this Hallow-day* in mind that I bring you this Friday’s style icon: Anjelica Huston’s character in 1990’s The Witches.
1940’s silhouettes, jewel tones, fancy hats, bling, and a hatred of children? Miss Eva Ernst (aka “The Grand High Witch”) was ahead of her time! Chic and evil? Always a good look, at least around this time of year.
*I’m sorry… It’s been a long week!
