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.

Lena Horne performing in the lounge of the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, New York, 1942.

deforest:

Josephine Baker

fantomas-en-cavale:

Joséphine Baker, Paris, années 1920

Helen Williams was the first African American fashion model to cross over into the mainstream, rising to fame in Paris and New York in late 1950s and early 1960s. (x)

Aretha Franklin c. 1969

Dorothy Dandridge c. 1950s

Eartha Kitt c. 1955

“Pin-up girls at Naval Air Station Seattle, Spring Formal Dance. Left to right- Jeanne McIver, Harriet Berry, Muriel Alberti, Nancy Grant, Maleina Bagley, and Matti Ethridge.” April 10th, 1944 (x)

steamboatbilljr:

Billie Holiday, 1954

nostalgiagolden:

Dorothy Dandridge circa 1955/1956. Looking so lovely…

Cesar Romero and Eartha Kitt as The Joker and Catwoman on the Batman TV series, 1960s

Josephine Baker c. 1920s

novocainelipstick:

Pam Grier 

2damnfeisty:

Dorothy Dandridge

China Lee, Playboy’s August 1964 Playmate of the month