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A Victorian Striptease

Posted on November 7, 2012 by MessyNessy

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A naughty little video from 1901 by Thomas Edison… ::: YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: .

Male Anti-Masturbation device, 1871-1930

Posted on September 21, 2012 by MessyNessy

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This may be teetering on the edge of inappropriate content but I’m presuming that’s one of the reasons you come here, is it not? Anyhoo, let’s talk about this anti-masturbation device… During the late 1800s, masturbation was considered to be not only morally wrong, as it is a form of self-gratification, but also harmful to [...]

Exotic Beauty circa 1875

Posted on September 17, 2012 by MessyNessy

With a face that tells a thousand tales, this unknown young woman was photographed in the Philippines by Dutch photographer Francisco Van Camp in 1875. The photograph’s inscription describes her as Mestiza Sangley-Filipina, a term widely used in the 16th to 19th-century Spanish Philippines to differentiate ethnic Chinese from other types of island mestizos (such [...]

The African Women who dress like Victorians

Posted on July 23, 2012 by MessyNessy

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Photo by Jim Naughten We’ve already met the Sapeurs, a subculture of extraordinarily dressed male dandies from the Congo who wear expensive tailored suits, elegantly smoke on their pipes and stroll their war-torn slums in immaculate footwear… Now it’s time to meet the women with a flair for western fashion of another era… In the south [...]

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In : fashion for dummies and have you met. Tags: 1980s, brands, dandy, dapper, Dapper Dan, designer, fashion, Hip hop, labels, logo, and style.
And the Award for the Most Beautiful LookBook goes to…

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In : Nostalgia. Tags: photographs, Sassy, style, Vintage, and women.
Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol.1)

I came across the fantastic photograph below and knew there had to be more preserved sassy moments
In : Nostalgia. Tags: photography, Sassy, style, Vintage, and women.
Style Icons x Food P0rn

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In : C'est Chic. Tags: food, food photography, style, and style icons.
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Women wear High Heels because we are Idiots, says History

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Vintage Muse du Jour: Anna Karina

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