Category: News

Unpublished Pictures of Elizabeth Taylor

While not really considered a pin up girl, Elizabeth Taylor was a true “Movie Star”. Elizabeth Taylor was the biggest star of the LIFE MAGAZINE era. She appeared on the cover a record 14 times, starting when she was just 15 years old, and over the following decades many LIFE photographers like Paul Schutzer, Peter Stackpole, Allan Grant, and George Silk captured the astonishingly beautiful movie star as she basked in love, work, motherhood, and the kind of international fame that few entertainers these days can ever hope to achieve.

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Posted in Famous Models, News on Apr 19th, 2013 by Pin Up Collector     

Most Watched and Popular Vintage Auctions on eBay

Do you like shopping for vintage items at auction? Ever wonder what the most popular vintage auctions are on eBay? If your a serious collector of vintage items you may already have seen similar sites like EasyBidNow.com, but if your just the curious type its definitely worth a look to see what HOT auctions others are watching on eBay.

These listings are live updated by the minute. Check out how many people are watching items like, Black Stockings w/Vintage Back Seam for Garters! and Vintage Burlesque Style Moulin Rouge Choker Necklace.

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Twenty Six Foot Marilyn Monroe Statue Unveiled

Pretty cool! A 26 foot statue of Marilyn Monroe was unveiled in the Windy City. Heres a little bit of info from Daily Mail properly titled “Work of art or a pervert’s paradise?” Checkout the tourists with the cameras UNDER her skirt, hummmmm!

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Posted in News on Jul 17th, 2011 by Pin Up Collector     

The Passing of World War II ‘Icon’ Edith Shain

The Nurse Kissed in The Famous Times Square Photo – (1918-2010). In August of 1945 she was photographed by famed photographer Alfred Eisenstadt while kissing a jubilant U.S. Sailor in Times Square, in celebration of the end of World War II. Her son Michael Shain described the photo as having captured “an epic moment in American history, one that inspired patriotism, unity, joy and a spontaneous national pride in victoriously ending the war.”

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Posted in News on Jun 23rd, 2010 by Pin Up Collector     

Playboy Bunny Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Originally opening to the public on February 29, 1960 in Chicago, the Playboy Clubs quickly became the embodiment of sexy sophistication and one of the world’s most successful night club chains. The famous venues, which were home to the iconic Playboy Bunnies, allowed key holders to enjoy performances by some of the era’s biggest names in entertainment. Each club featured cocktail Bunnies, a camera Bunny, a checkroom Bunny, a cabaret Bunny, a gift shop Bunny, a bumper pool Bunny, a customer service Bunny, and floor Bunnies. In 2006 the Bunnies returned, and Playboy reopened its famous Club at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, and plans to open two additional multi-faceted entertainment venues in 2010 in both Miami and Cancun.

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Posted in News, Playboy on Feb 27th, 2010 by Pin Up Collector