About Mallory Holley
I'm an Aussie speed queen & photographer who loves pinups, vintage fashion, hot rods, kustoms, muscle & classic cars. With the dream to share my passion, I started this blog back in 2011 & hope to encourage & inspire y'all. XXXX
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Tag Archives: 1940s
Some exciting news for Christine’s and Vivien of Holloway
Aiming to ‘make the world a more fabulous and glamorous place’, the UK clothing label called Vivien of Holloway produce an exquisite range of dresses and separates that embody ‘the charm of authentic vintage’ with the ‘ease of care to suit modern lifestyles’. Each of these are available in … Continue reading
Posted in Christine's, Events, Photo Shoots, Vintage Threads
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 40s, 50s, Christine's, clothing, fashion, fashion designer, Fitzroy, heels, high heels, leopardprint, Melbourne, news, party, Pin-Up, pinup, pinups, Polkadots, retro, Tiki, Tiki Garden, vintage, vintage clothing, Vivien of Hollloway, Vivien of Holloway Australia
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Picnic in the Hayshed
One day I received a phone call from a gentleman called Declan who wanted to surprise his girlfriend whose name was Sarah, with a vintage inspired couple’s photography session. Since it was almost her birthday, he decided that a gift … Continue reading
Posted in Behind The Scenes, Couples, Photo Shoots
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 40s, 50s, behind the scenes, Christine's, country, Couples, fashion, fifties style, GSL Makeup, hair, hay, hayshed, high heels, iPhoneography, makeup, Mallory Holley, Melbourne, mornington peninsula, MUA, photography, photoshoot, picnic, Pin-Up, pinup, portraiture, retro, shed, studio, studio photography, Victory Rolls, vintage, vintage fashion, vintage glamour, vintage reproduction, Vivian of Holloway
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The Westernport Festival Car Show -February 26th 2017
Whilst attending a recent car cruise, I bumped into a gentleman called Les who told me that he and his lovely wife, Marie were organising a car show at the Westernport Festival. He also asked if I was interested in … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Events, Kulture
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, Biscayne, blues, Car Cruise, Car Show, Cars, Chevrolet, Chevy, Christine's, classics, Diddy Reyes, Diddy Reyes and the 59 Rockers, Events, Festival, fifties, free, Hastings, Hastings Day, High Heels & Whitewall Wheels, Highway Patrol, Hillbilly, hotrods, kustom, kustom kulture, Mallory Holley, Melbourne, Motorbike show, photography, photoshoot, Pin-Up, pinup, pinup competition, pinup style, ratrods, retro, rockabilly, Sheriff, Straight 8's, Treasure Fontaine, Truck show, vintage, Vivian of Holloway, Warbird, Westernport, Westernport Festival
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Happy Christmas & Best Wishes for the New Year!
Cadillac and I would like to wish y’all a fabulous Christmas. May you share special moments, creating wonderful memories with those that you love. We wish you peace, love, and joy for not only this holiday season, but also throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in Cadillac (My GSD), Christine's, Puppies, Special Offers
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 40s, 50s, Animals, cadillac, Christine's, Christmas, Christmas tree, coupon, cute, dog, fashion blog, German Shepherd, German Shepherd puppy, Gold Diggers, gsd, high heels, High Heels & Whitewall Wheels, Iron Fist, kustom kulture, Leopard print, Mallory Holley, Mallory Holley Studios, Melbourne, New Year, pets, photography, Pin-Up, pinup, pinup photo shoot, pinup style, retro, rockabilly, sarong, Shoes, Shopping, style inspiration, thrifted, vintage, vivien of holloway, voucher
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Christmas, New Year & Film Noir Photographs
I’m pretty certain that Christmas and New Year has been one big blur! Boy did it go fast! In between shoots, I managed to move my studio to its new home in Frankston/Langwarrin South as well as edit the photographs … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Behind The Scenes, Enzo, Film Noir, Photo Shoots, Selfies
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 40s, 50s, Animals, Antique Piano, Bang Bang Beauty, behind the scenes, Cat, Chiffon, Christine's, Christmas, clothing, corvette, Counting Days, cute, Editing, Enzo, F.J. Holden, Fender, film noir, GSL Makeup, Leopard print, Loretta Lowbrow, Mallory Holley, Manic Panic, Manic Panic Cotton Candy, Manic Panic Wildfire Red, Microphone, Miss Voluptuous Vixen, New Year, petticoat, piano, Pin-Up, pinup, Retouching, selfies, Silver Screen Sirens, Sonorian, studio, The Infernos, Victorian piano, vintage, vintage fashion, Vintage Microphone, vintage telephone, vivien of holloway, Vivien of Holloway Australia
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Silver Screen Sirens
The film noir movies of the 1940s and ‘50s created fashionable Hollywood crime dramas out of the dark attitudes and plots deriving from the unsentimental crime fictions that emerged during the great depression. In the simplicity of the low-key black … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Photo Shoots, Special Offers
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 40s, 50s, 60% off, antique, Ava Gardner, Cailyn, Cailyn makeup, childern, Christine's, christmas gift idea, film noir, glamour, GSL Makeup, Loretta Lowbrow, pampering, photo shoot deal, photo shoots, piano, pinup photo shoot, Rita Hayworth, silver screen siren, special, Victorian piano, vintage hair, vintage makeup, vivien of holloway, Vivien of Holloway Australia
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Pink Hair, Don’t Care!
Some people may laugh at me because I’m different, but I laugh at them because they are all the same. I have never been one to wear what everyone else is wearing, and I have always been extremely independent. I … Continue reading
Confessions of a Vintage Junkie
Once again, I attempted to promise my better half that I would cease entering op shops and antique stores, after I just HAD to adopt my 1906 singer treadle sewing machine and table. My partner was concerned, as this little pastime … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, Shoes, Vintage, Vintage Inspired Fashion
Tagged 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, antique dealers, birthday flowers, circle dress, Denise Moretti, flapper, halterneck dress, op shop, pinup, pinup photo shoot, pretty flowers, retro, seamed stockings, thrift shop, Victorian piano, vintage, vintage fashion, vintage telephone, vivien of holloway, Vivien of Holloway Australia
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Black Banana Bickies
Are black bananas on the bench are all too a familiar scene? In the busy lifestyles of a vintage vixen there’s always seems to end up with the odd bunch of over-ripened bananas here and there. They seem to find … Continue reading
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