Pinup of the Week

In a continuing effort to write as little as possible, I’m introducing yet another series of largely visual posts, this time celebrating the time-honored art of The Pinup Girl—or Pin-up, or Pin Up…you choose, I can’t! This week’s pinup is from Celeste Giuliano Photography and features a very comely model rocking the retro-vintage pinup aesthetic. … Continue reading Pinup of the Week

Margot

I dream about sex, flying, and being chased by Nazis. Margot Kidder, “The Education of Margot Kidder, Rolling Stone, 1981. Picture it: The early 1980s, somewhere in the sprawling suburbs of America. You’re just a geeky kid, reading Batman comic books and playing with Dukes of Hazzard action figures. Over the next few years you’ll … Continue reading Margot

Bombshells: Joey Heatherton

Pneumatic sex symbol Joey Heatherton shows us what “NSFW” really means. Long Island born Davenie Johanna "Joey" Heatherton is a singer, dancer, actress and, above all else, a true sex symbol. Her IMDb bio refers to the bodacious babe as “pneumatic” and that ain’t lying. Heatherton’s film and music careers never quite reached the dizzying … Continue reading Bombshells: Joey Heatherton

Vinyl Fantasy

Well, we missed posting this in time for Record Store Day, which was on April 18th. No matter, because there’s really no bad time to share a post full of scorching hot slabs of vintage vinyl album covers, is there? Enjoy… For more vinyl fantasy, check out this post from a few years ago: https://starfirelounge.com/2024/04/20/go-put-your-records-on-publish-on-april-20/

Bettie Page: Queen of Lingerie

April 22nd was the late pin-up queen Bettie Page’s 103rd birthday. April 25th was National Lingerie Day. That’s pretty good almost-synchronicity. Has anyone ever done more for lingerie’s enduring popularity than Bettie? I think not. An entire subculture of retro pin-up models exists because of Bettie and continues to be influenced by her lingerie modeling. … Continue reading Bettie Page: Queen of Lingerie