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: vintage fashion
Nowhere to go in iso 2.0
It is a pretty crazy, confusing and unprecedented time that we find ourselves living in, but congratulations on passing the half-way mark of 2020. Here in Melbourne, we are in lockdown yet again. Therefore with really nowhere to go in … Continue reading
Posted in Christine's, Kulture, Vintage Inspired Fashion
Tagged Bags, bordello, C10, Chevrolet, Chevy, German Shepherd, high heels, Horses, Melbourne, Melbourne Blogger, pickup truck, pinup, retro, rockabilly, Shoe Me, vintage, vintage blogger, vintage fashion, Vintage Inspired, Vintage Inspired Clothing, vivien of holloway, Wicker, wicker bag
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Just Be Yourself
Back when I was a teenager, what essentially started as the thrill of sifting through piles of vinyl records during my regular visits to op shops in pursuit of music that I actually liked, quickly escalated into also searching for … Continue reading
Posted in Makeup, review
Tagged Alternative, Blu-Red, brush roll, cadillac, custom, Damask, Decor, Dressing room, fashion, furniture, gothic, inspiration, kustom kulture, lace, LipSense, makeup, makeup brushes, Melbourne, MUA, photo shoot, photography, Pin-Up, pinup, Pleaser, Pout Perfection, Queen Anne, retro, SeneGence, Shoe Me Gorgeous, Spin Doctor, style, Twisted Retro, victorian, vintage, vintage fashion, vintage furniture, Wallpaper, What Katie Did, Zoeva
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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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Playful puppies and prints
A little while ago, I seized the opportunity to shoot with the darling Miss Dodge, since I knew this adorable German Shepherd puppy was definitely not going to stay this little forever. Naturally, I thought this would also be the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Dress Review, Puppies, Vintage Inspired Fashion
Tagged 1950s, 50s, 50s inspired, a-line, Animals, Banned, bone heels, Bull Terrior, custom made, cute puppy, Dress Me Gorgeous, earrings, Embroidered cardigan, FJ Holden, flamingo shoes, Flamingos, floral, German Shepherd, handbag, high heels, hot hot pink, jewellery, Jubly Umph, made with love, Manic Panic, mingos, Necklace, pink hair, pinup, print, Puppy, Purse, seamed stockings, Shoe Me Gorgeous, Skirt Review, Too Fast, Victory Rolls, vintage fashion, Vintage Inspired
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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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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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Dress Me Unique
Too many times have I searched high and low for a particular garment that I have envisaged for a specific occasion, only to be coerced to compromise with something else. Well not anymore! Not only does Dress Me Gorgeous stock … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Dress Review, Shoes, Vintage Inspired Fashion
Tagged 1950s, 50s, Animals, Custom Made Clothing, Designer Showcase, Dress Me Gorgeous, Dress Me Unique Pencil Skirt, Fashion Shoot, German Shepherd, high heels, Jubly Umph, kustom kulture, Leopard print, Location Shoot, Made to Measure, Manic Panic, Manic Panic Hot Hot Pink, Miss Dodge, Pencil Skirt, Pin-Up, Pinch Pleat, pinup, Pinup Clothing, pinup photo shoot, Pleaser, Pleaser 660FH, Puppy, seamed stockings, Shoe Me Gorgeous, Skirt Review, Sourpuss, Victory Rolls, vintage, vintage fashion, Vintage Inspired Clothing
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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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