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1972 DAVID BOWIE IN TECHNICOLOR | CH-CH-CH-CH-CHANGES ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
Lou- When David Bowie burst onto the scene in the early ’70s in full Technicolor Ziggy Stardust Glitter Rocker Regalia– he forever changed the Rock ‘n’ Roll landscape, and revolutionized a new genre of...
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1950′s BRIONI ROMAN STYLE TAKES TINSELTOWN | SACKING IVY STYLE
- Tailor Nazareno Fonticoli & socialite Gaetano Savini founded one of Italy’s most iconic fashion brands in Rome, 1945. The pair wanted a name that would evoke both the ultimate in luxury, as well...
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HOW TO CLASH ART, MUSIC & STYLE | TSY STYLE HALL OF FAME ROCKER PAUL SIMONON
- “Clothes were where my aesthetic instincts came out then. They helped make the group accessible.” –Paul Simonon ~*~ Back in 1976, it was the wily manager, Bernie Rhodes, who instructed Mick Jones to...
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THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF LEROY GRANNIS | LEGENDARY LIVER & CHRONICLER OF CALIFORNIA...
From the desk of Contributing Editor, Eli M. Getson– LeRoy Grannis, considered by many to be the premier photographer of California’s thriving surf culture in the 60’s and 70’s, started out not as a...
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BETTIE PAGE AND BUNNY YEAGER | LEGENDARY QUEENS OF PIN-UP
- (Lt.) Photographer Bunny Yeager with Bettie Page (Rt.) The 5′ 10″ Bunny Yeager in her modeling days - The pairing of pinup Bettie Page and shutterbug Bunnie Yeager was a deadly one-two punch...
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THE BROODING BAVARIAN BOMBSHELL |’60s &’70s SEX ICON– USCHI OBERMAIER
- Keith Richards with German model/actress Uschi Obermaier during the Rolling Stones’ 1975 Tour of the Americas. –Photo by Christopher Simon Sykes/Hulton Archive/Getty Images - The sexy German model...
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VERONICA LAKE | THE PEEK-A-BOO PINUP OF HOLLYWOOD’S GOLDEN AGE
The Selvedge Yard did a (very) little piece for DETAILS magazine’s online blog– The Daily Details here. There was something about those lips, the flirty peek-a-boo eye, and that sexy, sweeping hair...
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BLAZE STARR & TEMPEST STORM | BUSTY BAD GIRLS OF BURLESQUE
- September 1955– American burlesque performer Blaze Starr poses for American painter Joseph Sheppard in his studio as he finishes a 4′X6′ portrait of her. Starr wears a semi-transparent bra and panty...
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PSYCHEDELIC COWBOY IN SWEDEN | THE LONG ARM OF LEE HAZLEWOOD
- “Lee came to Coolidge (AZ) while I was still going to high school, and he had just gone to a disc jockey school… a broadcasting school, I guess they called it– Columbia School of Broadcasting in...
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SHAWN DICKINSON ILLUSTRATIONS | SOCAL KUSTOM KULTURE KARTOONS
- “Ghost Rider” by Shawn Dickinson - A product of SoCal, Shawn Dickinson grew up inspired by the surrounding counterculture of custom Hot Rods, Surfers, and the iconic art that was produced by the...
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PEACE ON EARTH | BING & BOWIE’S EPIC AND TIMELESS HOLIDAY CLASSIC DUET
- “Peace on Earth” has long been one of my all-time favorite Holiday tunes. Even more so when I learned about the odd and magical pairing of David Bowie & Bing Crosby many years ago. It was an epic...
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UNITED STATE — SELECTED WORKS BY CONRAD LEACH | FEBRUARY 9TH @SUBVECTA MOTUS...
- - - English artist and motorcycle fanatic Conrad Leach is having his first solo exhibition in the US– happening February 9th at Subvecta Motus Gallery in LA. His graphic Pop style is instantly...
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PULP FICTION | VISUALLY GRIPPING PAPERBACK ART OF THE ’50s &’60s
- In case you missed it over on the TSY facebook page I’ve been obsessed with the below piece of work for quite some time, and finally posted it up and asked the beloved The Selvedge Yard clan for help...
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1966 BARRED OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE | BRUTAL! FRANK! VIOLENT!
- - __________________________________________________________________________ From the archives of Nostalgia on Wheels comes this lil’ peek at Barred Outlaw Motorcycle magazine– a biker exploitation...
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NORM GRABOWSKI’S CUSTOM CORVAIR | SICK-AS-HELL SIX-PACK ON 2 WHEELS
- “Norm Grabowski”s monster– the Corvair-powered “Six Pack”. Neil East (another rodding icon), owned AutoBooks in Burbank, CA, and Colorado Carbooks here in Denver told me that Norm used to come to...
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ZIGGY STARDUST | YOU’RE JUST A GIRL… WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MAKEUP?
- Brian Duffy photograph of David Bowie for the Aladdin Sane album cover, 1973. “Bowie’s sixth studio album marked the birth of the ‘schizophrenic’ character Aladdin Sane who was a development of the...
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THE SIX DEGREES OF SHARON TATE | MAO, McQUEEN, MANSON & MAD MEN…
- 1967– Sharon Tate for a spread in Esquire Magazine, 1967, in a t-shirt printed with the Vietnam Star. –Photo by William Helburn - So this is what the internets are recently abuzz about– The Mad Men...
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DOROTHY STRATTEN’S EARLY DAYS | CUSTOM AUTO AND BIKE SHOW MODEL
- Dorothy Stratten – Playboy Playmate of the Month for August, 1979 & Playmate of the Year for 1980. - Anyone who lived during the time of the brutal killing and tragic loss of Playboy Playmate...
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HELL ON TWO KRAZY WHEELS | VINTAGE EVEL KNIEVEL IN HIS HARLEY HEYDAY
- Evel Knievel shared a long and colorful history with Harley-Davidson– professing that his very first motorcycle was a Harley that he stole when he was just 13 yrs old. Legend has it in 1960, Evel...
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FRANCE’S FAIREST EXPORT– FRANCOISE HARDY | IMMORTAL BELOVED STYLE & MUSIC MUSE
Francoise Hardy on the ‘Grand Prix’ film set seen wearing co-star James Garner’s helmet, 1966. Francoise Hardy was a wistful breath of fresh air during the sex, drugs & rock ‘n’ roll of the 1960s....
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