One can’t help but admire Drechsler’s work here; his depiction of this woman is everything a man could want and, unfortunately, more.
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Tags: Armando Drechsler, Mexico
Mexican Calendar Girls: “Flores”
Posted on 05 October 2009 by Chris Overstreet
Nice Tan
Posted on 03 October 2009 by Chris Overstreet
Kim in the Netherlands sends this bikini girl along, hoping that she’s pretty enough for you — er, I guess she means me.
Tags: Bettie Page, Bunny Yeager
Beach Bettie
Posted on 29 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet
Bettie Page, as photographed by Bunny Yeager who was herself a ridiculously gorgeous pinup girl back in the day.
Tags: Mexico
Map of Mexico, Circa 1930
Posted on 27 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet
When Ana at My World of Postcards received a card identical to this one a few weeks ago, she mentioned that she thought it would appeal to me. She was right.
Tags: Billy DeVorss, Hawaii
Hawaiian Pin-Up Girl, 1946
Posted on 05 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet
This postcard features a 1946 illustration by Billy DeVorss, who produced images for advertising but is primarily known for his pin-up girls.
Tags: Gil Elvgren, Postcard Friendship Friday
Bubbling Over
Posted on 27 August 2009 by Chris Overstreet
It turns out that you can conserve water by decreasing the size of your bathtub — or, in this case, temporarily repurposing a washtub.
Tags: Bettie Page, Olivia de Berardinis
“Jester” by Olivia
Posted on 26 August 2009 by Chris Overstreet
Girlzoot’s first of hopefully many postcard contributions is an image of the first lady of pinups, Bettie Page, by the equally incomparable artist Olivia de Berardinis.
Tags: Postcard Friendship Friday
A Curt Teich Glamour Girl, 1940
Posted on 30 July 2009 by Chris Overstreet
My goodness! Somebody is certainly in love with her own appearance, isn’t she? I can’t help but wonder why this young lady doesn’t have a date.
Tags: Scott Idleman
A is for Amour
Posted on 27 July 2009 by Chris Overstreet
The sight of a man wearing nothing but gloves and shoes would be ridiculous in the extreme. Do you begin to understand how I chose my subject matter?
Tags: Gil Elvgren, Postcard Friendship Friday
Kneeding a Lift
Posted on 23 July 2009 by Chris Overstreet
I don’t know where this young lady’s going, but I’m sure I’d go out of my way to get her to her destination.
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