Teddy boy rockabilly quiff hair cut 60s colour!

Hi everyone, here is a great hairstyling video for the guys out there.  Enjoy!

My Week with Marilyn

We hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving! Today we have a great movie to talk about, it was released yesterday. It is called "My Week with Marylin." It is based off actual events according to Eddie Redmayne, he spends a week visiting Marylin Monroe in between Shooting for the film 'The Prince and the Showgirl.' Eddie (Collin Clark in the film) lands a job as an assistant to the director. Like everyone else, he is amazed by her. He is lucky enough to see a side of her that no outsiders were able to see. She is able to confide in him while her husband leaves her side. It is then that he gets his chance to escort her around town. Overall, the film shows us her struggles as an actress trying to understand why everyone thinks she is so great. Also a peek at her playful side to her insecure side. Well, I dont want to  spoil the rest  so you've got to watch it . . . so go see it!

We watched it at the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood. Our favorite thing about that theater is that they display costumes and props from newly released films. There was a lot on display this week, but sure enough they had the dress, actress Michelle Williams (Marilyn) wore when she arrived in England. The dress is light gray and very simple. It doesn't look like much in person, but onscreen it looks magnificent! Also on display is a costume Kenneth Branagh (Sir Laurence Olivier) wore for his character in the film 'The Prince and the Showgirl.'

Here's a picture!

vintage vogue

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! Today I'd like to feature a gorgeous image from a vintage vogue magazine. It inspires me to always look my best   ; D

Vintage Finds!

Hello Everyone! as my first post for my vintage finds I would like to show you all some cute little gold and coral earrings. Lately I have had this mini obsession with the color coral and it all started with these cute angel skin coral earrings :)

Just a bit of history....

Here is an amazing photographer, his name is Richard C. Miller. He used a tri-color printing process in the 1940's and 50's called carbro printing process to create colorful images like these. The carbro process used a one-shot color camera that created three different color negatives which are then put together. Later on in his career he used Kodachrome transparencies but the carbro process was where he began. While working with the carbro process he also met Nicholas Muray and Paul Outerbridge, who then began to use this process as well. It was an expensive technique and could only be afforded by working professionals. We had the privilege of seeing some his prints at the Getty a couple years ago and WOW they are 100 times more beautiful in person! Hard to believe these were done way before photoshop... He did a series of women wearing colorful hats, among other beautiful images, but he is most famous for a series of a little known model named, Norma Jeane, who later came to be known as Marilyn Monroe!

Coming Soon ~

Hello! Coming very soon is our very own My Desire Vintage online store! We will be showcasing some of our items on this blog as well as updates on our progress. Our goal is to provide everything you need to complete your look at affordable prices. What's not to love about that?!

yes... its been a while

sorry for the wait! I've been super busy, but I have lots of neat things to share very soon so stay tuned. One of them is a new business I will be launching with my sister! So stay tuned ;D

4th of July!

Happy Fourth of July Everyone!!

MAD MEN!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend :) I just wanted to mention that a few days ago I saw on the television that Banana Republic will be launching a line based on Mad Men's costume designer Janie Bryant! It will be released August 11, but if you are a friend of theirs it will be available the day before. If you haven't checked this show out yet then you MUST go watch it!! The new season will air August 16 or sometime next year. (can't wait!!) It is such a thrill to watch and the fashions progress in such an authentic way. Here are a few images of the line.

working women

Here are a few amazing color photographs of women in the early 40s that worked for the Douglas Aircraft Co. in Long Beach. I find the colors to be amazing and it really brings to life what people really looked like back then. It also brings to life the colors they wore which is obviously not apparent in black and white images. Also, I like how we can see the full negative (in this case a positive) transparency, the notches on the right are there on purpose so that the photographer knows which is the top part of the negative. It even says Kodak on the side!  I found these photographs on Flickr, in The Library of Congress page. I like doing searches for these kind of images. They're so inspiring! Here are some of the most interesting ones I found. Till next time!  xoxo ~ Lise

commencement..

Hi world! As our first official post we would like to make it on what this blog will be about. We will be sharing some snap shots about our lives as well as our take on living a vintage/ rockabilly lifestyle. We will share our vintage finds, photography, some of our favorite music, classic cars, beauty reviews,  and everything in between!

As recent college graduates, we feel this blog will help us in our search to find ourselves and figure out what to do next in life. We are excited to embark on this journey and dedicate ourselves to what makes us happy and hope you all enjoy what we have to share.

When deciding on the name for our blog we was looking for a phrase, a song, or an excerpt from a book that could reflect what we are all about. So when looking through our top rated music we found this wonderful song called 'That's My Desire' by Frankie Laine. If you like love songs this is a nice one. It is about a guy describing a date with the woman he loves. (cute) So take a listen and stay tuned, there will be a lot more great stuff to come!                      

Below is an image of him (on the right) photographed by William P. Gottlib circa 1946.