Name's Cat. I'm an L.A. gal who loves everything from classic movie queens to pinups to classic horror. My likes vary a lot. Having said that, I refuse to fit in a box or apologize for being me.

simply-divoon:

Jayne Mansfield in an advertisement for a line of hot water bottles shaped in her likeness, 1957

The hot water bottles were 22 inches long and made of hard plastic molded into the shape of the famous actress and sex symbol.

Advertisement for Philips TV, 1951

Ballantine Beer advertisement, by Mike Ludlow c. 1950’s

Coca-Cola ad c. 1965

Model posing for Gil Elvgren, and the finished painting for Red Top Beer (1957)

Peter Pan “Black Magic” bra ad c. 1956

Warner’s Lingerie ad. c. 1950’s

 NAPA Auto Parts advertisement, by Gil Elvgren c. 1975

1950’s lingerie ad sketch

Western Electric Ad (1959) 

1930’s corset advertisement