What Size Did My Favorite Blonde Wear?

Ah sizing. Marilyn was a size 16 and the 1950’s was just full of plus sized women who were told to love the skin they were in and even gain weight, right? No, the 1950’s was just like today with a 2/4 being considered the perfect size. When looking for a time of body positivity […]

Fact Checking You Must Remember This Episode 101

People have been telling me to listen to “You Must Remember This.” So of course, I had to listen to the episode on my favorite blonde, Jayne Mansfield. I got told repeatedly that Karen Longworth’s productions were fact checked and accurate. I went on her website and looked at some of her sources on the Marilyn […]

Stars Who Temporarily Went Blonde

Not every star wanted to be the next Jayne or Marilyn nor did they want to carry around the stigma that blonde seems to have in Hollywood but a lot of stars did go blonde either for a role or temporarily. Here are some of my favorites flirting with blonde: Audrey Hepburn Ava Gardner Janet […]

Book Review: The Films of Betty Grable

I think almost everyone has seen a book from “The Films of. . .” series and like all the rest, this one is a great primer. You’re not going to get an in-depth biography so if that’s what you’re looking for, I would pass, but you are going to get a detailed filmography with each […]

A Quick Guide to Collecting Press/Wire/Original Photos

There are hundreds of thousands of press, wire, original, and publicity photos available on eBay at any given point in time. With such a large market there are bound to be thousands of fakes. I’ve been there myself. A seller will advertise something as being an original snapshot or press photo only for you to […]