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James Dean and Eartha Kitt in NYC.
Jimi Hendrix
Science and Music: Though published in the ’30s, everything written remains relevant.
The distinguished physicist describes the scientific principles of musical sound in a precise, non-technical way that will engage both amateur and serious musicians. Topics include development of human hearing, general properties of sound curves, transmission and reproduction of sound curves, methods of producing sound, and harmony and discord. Includes 75 illustrations.
Tom Carrington sings a confession
http://youtu.be/BTkHDMDkIyE
Dominique faces the man she says is her father (Harry Andrews)
http://youtu.be/GB8sm5marJs
1987 – Revlon
http://youtu.be/vfNo-OctcCk
Iman Vintage
Dominique finally reveals to Blake who she is.
http://youtu.be/7TeE1u1AZLk
Dominique Deveraux (Diahann Carroll)
DYNASTY: Enter Dominique Deveraux
http://youtu.be/gc-h1CrkuIQ
Alexis (Joan Collins) meets her new nemesis Dominique Deveraux (Diahann Carroll).
Dynasty: Dominique Deveraux, Blake Carrington’s long-lost half-sister.
Diahann Carroll with John F. Kennedy. During Carmen she meets Marlon Brando. He pats her on the “fannie” but finds that she is a proper young lady, when she remarks “I beg your pardon” — a line she will continue to assert in Hollywood. Later he sends her An Actor Prepares and takes her out […]
Dynasty: Krystle Carrington
Straight from Dynasty, it’s Linda Evans as Krystle! Didn’t you know? Barbie loves classic TV! Shoulder pads included! The hottest trends from the 1980s are back in a big way in the Newly Nostalgic series! Featured in the 80s drama Dynasty is the deliciously delightful and beautiful Krystle character… now depicted as the Krystle Carrington […]
Luna
The first notable African American fashion model and the first black cover girl. In March 1966 she became the first African American model to appear on the cover of Vogue, a foreign issue. Earlier, she had appeared on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar. Time Magazine once called her “unquestionably the hottest model in Europe” when she was 20 years old.
Vintage naomi
Vintage Model Cordie King
Cordie King, a very popular Chicago-based model, in Jet – where she appeared on a regular basis – July 15, 1954. One of the original EBONY Fashion Fair models, the Mississippi-born King was once engaged to Sammy Davis, Jr. She went on to open a modeling agency and charm school called Cordie King’s Castle which produced graduates such as journalist and author Janet Langhart Cohen. She died at age 80 in 2004.
tyra vintage
Tyra
Iman in a 1976 Avon ad.
Max Factor cosmetics
avon cosmetics
Model Barbara Summers in a 1970s advertisement for Avon. A novelist and a fashion historian, she is the author of Black and Beautiful: How Women of Color Changed The Fashion Industry.
Katoucha Niane R.I.P Supermodel Vintage
Khadija Adams Supermodel Runway Vintage 80’s
Eyes
Singaporean-Indian model
Vintage Iman and Queen Nefertiti bust
Ever since the official unveiling of the bust in Berlin in 1924, the Egyptian authorities have been demanding its return to Egypt. In 1925, Egypt threatened to ban German excavations in Egypt unless Nefertiti was returned. In 1929, Egypt offered to exchange other artifacts for Nefertiti, but Germany declined. In the 1950s, Egypt again tried to […]