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: Christine’s
Halloween Outfit Ideas
With Halloween approaching, I wanted to share with y’all some vintage and alternative inspired Halloween outfits that can easily be transformed into everyday looks and vice versa. I hope to inspire you with my ideas and just share some pieces … Continue reading
Washing Day in a Glamorous Way
I couldn’t believe how much Cadillac, my new German Shepherd puppy was growing. She seemed to be getting bigger and bigger with every day that passed. Therefore, I knew that I better start capturing these precious moments, before they slipped … Continue reading
Posted in Cadillac (My GSD), Christine's, Photo Shoots, Vintage Inspired Fashion
Tagged Christine's, German Shepherd, gsd, Iron Fist, photography, Pin-Up, pinup, Puppy, retro, vintage, Vivien of Hollloway, washing
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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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Forever Marilyn –An Opportunity Not to be Missed
I could not resist telling everyone about how amazing my visit to the Bendigo Art Gallery was when I attended the Marilyn Monroe exhibition presented by the Gallery and Twentieth Century Fox. I truly loved it so much and craved … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Vintage Inspired Fashion
Tagged 1950s, 50s, art, Bendigo, Bendigo Art Gallery, Christine's, event, exhibition, Explore Bendigo, flowers, Forever Marilyn, high heels, Marilyn, marilyn monroe, Marilyn Monroe Collection, Marilyn Monroe Exhibition, Pall Mall, petticoat, Pin-Up, pinup, polkadot dress, sculpture, Seward Johnson, Shoes, Some Like it Hot, subway scene, The Seven Year Itch, Twentieth Century Fox, vintage, Visit Victoria, Vivien of Hollloway
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Congratulations Kelly & Adam!
I am very lucky to have had the privilege of being able to capture special memories for wonderful people, such as those for newly engaged, Kelly and Adam. Although my new studio is expected to be opening in July this … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Christine's, Couples, Photo Shoots, Vintage Inspired Fashion
Tagged 1950s, 1950s repro, 1950s reproduction garments, 1955 Holden, 50s dress, 50s outfit, bike, Christine's, circle dress, classic gypsy top, Couples, couples photography, couples shoot, engagement, Engagement photos, F.J. Holden, gingham shirt, Grace dress, halterneck dress, Lowrider, new studio, Pandora bracelet, Petrol check shirt, Poppy peach, red roses, rose petals, studio photography, Tartan pencil skirt, tartan skirt, tattoos, vivien of holloway, Vivien of Holloway Australia, Wild Rose Cerise
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Pink Polkadots & Gold Diggers
The 1950s reproduction halterneck circle dresses by Vivien of Holloway would have to be one of my all-time favourite styles of dress for both everyday wear and for an evening out. They have an ingenious design which includes a boned bodice, tightly nipped … Continue reading
Posted in Dress Review
Tagged 1950s, 1950s repro, 1950s reproduction garments, 50s, bolero, Cadillac Necklace, Cadllac, Christine's, Christine's Grand Opening, clothes, Detroit Star, fashion, Fitzroy, gold digger, heels, high heels, Iron Fist, Manic Panic, Melbourne Fashion, Necklace, OOTD, Outfit post, pink heels, Platform heels, polka dot dress, Polkadots, Purse, Retro a-go-go, Sams Petticoats, Vivien of Hollloway, zombie heels, zombie stomper
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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, as well as edit the photographs that I shot … 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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Winners are Grinners
The first Tuesday of this month was of course the Lets Go Cruisin’ cruise night at Mornington. Hence, an eclectic collection of hot rods, rat rods, classic cars and muscle cars again gathered at the Peninsula Homemaker centre on Bungower … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Dress Review, Events, lets go cruisin'
Tagged 1950s, 1959 Cadillac Coupe De Ville, 48-215 Holden, 50s, cadillac, Cars, Chevrolet, Christine's, chrome bumper, circle dress, classic cars, clothing, coffee, fashion, FJ Holden, FX Holden, heels, high heels, holden, just like old times, Lets Go Cruisin', Manic Panic, Melbourne Cup, Mornington, My Dad, petticoat, Pillarbox Red, Pinup Couture, Sams, Shoe Me Gorgeous, Shoes, Vampire Red, Victoria, vintage fashion, vivien of holloway, Vivien of Holloway Australia, Wildfire
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Castaway!
Back in the day, when I was learning photography at university, I had an AE1 Program Canon, my very first SLR camera. My AE1 was special because it had extra program features, which set the aperture and exposure automatically. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Magazines, Press, Vintage Inspired Fashion
Tagged 1950s, Anchors, boot, Canon AE1 Program, Castaway, Christine Bitomsky, Christine's, circle dress, Couples, couples photography, fishing, halter neck, just for fun, kitsch, lifebuoy, magazine, Mallory Holley, Melbourne, modelling, petticoat, photography, Pin-Up, pinup, pinup photo shoot, Pinup Skool Magazine, Published, Stars and Swallows, studio, vintage inspired fashion, Vivien of Hollloway, Vivien of Holloway Australia
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