Life, Love and Lens

Hello. My name's Amirah. I love and blog: mainly girls, pin up girls, Dita Von Teese, lesbianism, cats, teacups, hairstyles, vintage, 20s, 30s, 50s, analogue cameras, films, brilliant quotes, fashion.

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On February 9, 2011, at Lincoln Center in New York City, Dita Von Teese wore Zac Posen at the The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2011.

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Jonathan Logan 1952

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Ellen von Unwerth - Blue, New York, 1995, from Fashion: Photography of the Nineties by Camilla Nickerson and Neville Wakefield (1996)

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Grandykat [ G r a n d y ]

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Dita

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Philco Television 1955 

Dealer sales catalog 

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Source: The Case Of The Not-So-Nice Nurse - Art by Susan Synarski

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Marlene Dietrich in “Morocco” (1930)

“In her glitter dress, she sang to men; in her tails, to women.” (Marlene Dietrich by Maria Riva, 1992)

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The savior you’ve been looking for is yourself.

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Dior ‘Flamant Rose’ gown, 1948

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Old Hollywood Stars + Vintage Cameras

Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day, Claudette Colbert, Elizabeth Taylor & Marilyn Monroe

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Growth isn’t linear. Relapses are part of the process, not the end of progress. Celebrate every single small win, practice discipline and grace, and please, just keep going.

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Sophia Loren

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I hope you get to experience that "I made you a playlist," "I know you've been stressed, so I picked up some slack," and "I love your soul, your looks are just a bonus" soft, kind of love. Love that feels nurturing. Don't settle because you're lonely.

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Audrey Hepburn