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.

updownsmilefrown:

Dancing the twist on the beach, 1960s

vintageblackglamour:

Who’s ready to hit the beach? This trio of Katherine Dunham dancers (Jacqueline Walcott, Frances Taylor and Lou Camacho) are dancing on the beach in Copenhagen after a day of rehearsals in 1952. This photo appeared in the August 7, 1952 issue of Jet. 

simply-divoon:

Jayne Mansfield in The Burglar (1957, produced in 1955)

simply-divoon:

Diana Dors at the beach, 1953

My grandma (on the right) studying at the beach in 1953

Louise Brooks and Sally Blane c. 1927

Vampira

Marilyn Monroe by Andre de Dienes (1949)

Rock Hudson and Debra Paget 1954

1920’s beach-goers

Couple at the beach c. 1940’s

Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra walk on the beach on their honeymoon 1951

Bathing Beauties circa 1890’s