Your pin-up look isn’t complete without a classic 40’s inspired manicure. Deep reds, and half moons are the name of the game. Check out this easy-to-follow manicure photo tutorial to complete your look.

Step 1) Purchase binder paper hole reinforcements such as: Avery Hole Reinforcements

Can be purchased online at eBay for $2.84 with FREE shipping by clicking HERE

Or at your local office supply store

Step 2) Paint your nails any base color. Our favorites: gold, white, silver, black

Allow nails to fully dry before proceeding to next step!

(Neat trick to speed up drying process: run painted nails under cold water)

Step 3) Place the Hole Reinforcement stickers over base of nails

Step 4) Paint secondary color over the top of the sticker & top half of your nails. Our favorite secondary colors: red, navy, white, gold, black, pink

Allow nails to fully dry! 

Step 5) Remove stickers slowly, apply clear coat,  & enjoy your beautiful half moon vintage manicure!

As seen on pinup stars like Dita Von Teese  <3

Written by: Cassandra R. & Keona Tranby (Pink Bow City)

1. Vintage Clothing Was Made to Last. Unlike the mass-produced garments sold in today’s big box stores, vintage clothing was made to last longer than simply a few wears. Pink Bow City has vintage inspired items handmade by our designers, they can even be specified to your measurements and color choice! Click here to browse our favorite.
2. The Thrill of the Hunt: Nothing is more thrilling to vintage and thrift lovers than the hunt itself. Finding a garment              that fits perfectly to your body and your unique style is priceless.
3. We Can’t Get Enough of the History! We love the classic feminine look across the 30s, 40s, and 50s, but perhaps even more intriguing is the meaning behind each look, from the style itself right down to the materials used.
4. Vintage and Vintage-Inspired Looks are Eco-Friendly and Oh-So-Chic!  Hunting for vintage items means we’re making a choice to give previously used items a new home and Pink Bow City’s designers create handmade items, right here in the USA or Europe – so you can rest assured your clothing was created in an ethical environment.
5. Up-cycling is Fun! We love finding unique one-of-a-kind items and adding our own personal flair!  Whether you’re pairing your favorite classic vintage pencil skirt with a more modern tank and cardigan, or wearing a vintage-inspired blouse with a pair of jeans- the possibilities are endless and always hint at a sense of timelessness.
6.  Pin-up is Pretty! We love vintage, and to many of us pin-up is a celebration of classic femininity and above all, strength. Pin-up is one of our ABSOLUTE favorite styles throughout history <3

There you have it. Six really good reasons why we love vintage and vintage-inspired looks!

Written by: Cassandra R.

What about you? What do you love about vintage and vintage-inspired designs? Leave us a comment & let us know!

A fun & easy way to make a hair bow up-do!

Credits: unknown

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The Shakin’ Babies are a local 6 piece throwback garage pop group in the process of recording their first album. They started playing together about 2 years ago as a cover band and since then have made line-up changes and have moved on to write their own original songs. They are from Minneapolis, MN the same home town as Pink Bow City! We love their adorable retro style & the fact that they have some kick ass chicks in their band!

They are going to be the featured band at our first annual pinup fashion show on August 8th!

RSVP to the FREE event here:  http://www.facebook.com/events/158925090910227/

Also be sure to give their music a listen by going to their site:

http://theshakinbabies.bandcamp.com

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Pinkbowcity.com easy how to do a simple pinup rockabilly pincurl victory rolls hair style in under 10 minutes tutorial video. We also clarify at the end how to do victory rolls as well!
The headband featured in the video is for sale for just $5 on our website!
Or just click here to purchase:

http://pinkbowcity.com/products-page/shop-all/designers/women-new/accessories-women-new/rockabilly-pinup-black-bow-w-silver-anchor-headband/

Here is the video:

Please be sure to leave comments letting us know what you like and dislike so we can improve our next pinup tutorial videos! We also would love if you commented on this post and let us know what other pinup tutorials you would like us to do.

Enjoy!

<3 Pink Bow City

Sunday June 17th Pink Bow City did a photo shoot with photographer Andrew Saxum < click on his name to view more of his AMAZING photography

We are launching our BRAND NEW Pink Bow CIty  line next month & we are going to be doing quite a few shoots over the next few weeks in preparation of our new items that will be for sale starting mid July!

We decided to photograph our new pinup swimsuits on the beach, unfortunately the weather didn’t want to cooperate! It was EXTREMELY windy & kind of cold. We finished up the shoot just before the rain started again though!

We worked with two lovely models Kalyenne & Sunny-Marie we will post the finished results from our shoot in our lookbook which can be viewed by clicking HERE 
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Today we worked on creating the Pink Bow City Photo Shoot!

We are planning to use an image as the new homepage for Pinkbowcity.com!

Peter Jamus Photography – more of his images can be seen here: http://peterjamus.com/personal/stolen-moments/

The idea came from a photo I originally fell in love with that my boyfriend gave me of Zoe Mcconnell Photography.

It is the adorable girl ( photo shown below) with the giant bow on her head. I wanted to do an implied nude (not showing much of anything) to give a very high fashion look to the shoot. Our model Ashley Rae did a great job!  Can’t wait to see the edited images! Check out some sneak peek photos below:

Makeup & hair inspired by this photo:                                               Idea inspired by this photo:

A photo of me trying to get the GIANT pink bow to stay on Ashley’s head:

Some sneak peek instagram photos:

Stay posted with our website to see the final results! <3

We did a photo shoot on May 27th 2012 with Andrew Saxum & some other lovely people!

His amazing photography can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewsaxum/

It was so much fun hanging out with the girls at the Galaxy drive in restaurant in St Louis Park, MN.

Thank you so much for letting us shoot at your location!

Another special thanks to our Make up  artist Angela Morris & hair  stylist Leah Dickenson from Jungle Red Salon in Minneapolis, MN!

The ladies looked great! Emilee, Becky & Anna were our lovely models for this shoot!

Check out this fun collection of video we took from the shoot:

Pink Bow City is committed to keeping our fans updated on all things Pin Up!

We currently have a Pin Up tutorial section on our website called “tutorials” on our top nav. We also suggest browsing the wonderful world of Youtube to find more Pin Up tutorial videos!

Don’t forget to check out adorable pin up lingerie by browsing etsy or checking out this great selection: keepitup.com/lingerie/

Also, if you haven’t checked out this website be sure to: pinupdirectory.com! They have great resources for pin up models, pin up photographers etc. They also have great resources for where to find pin up makeup, clothing, costumes etc.

They even have pin up related games to check out online!

For example you can buy pin up playing cards here: pinupplayingcards.com. Or you can even now get back to the classic 50′s & 60′s roots of Bingo by playing online bingo at: Foxy Bingo ! You can even win money on this site! Or if you prefer a traditional game of bingo host a pin up theme bingo night with your girls! You can even find vintage bingo boards on Ebay like this one:

Hope we helped inspired you to be more Pin Up
<3 Pink Bow City

Shanna Allyn is a Minneapolis based multimedia artist.

She grew up in Wisconsin and lived in New York City for 4 years working as an editor before locating to Minneapolis to pursue her passion in the arts.  As a photographer, she portrays unusual and dynamic portraits of women. Bringing taboo issues to the forefront while concentrating on imperfection & raw natural inner beauty.   Her collection of strange & beautiful portraits showcases a twisted metamorphosis of a woman, sexuality, beauty versus the beast, language barriers, crossing genders and the notion of what is considered beautiful.  She is inspired by beauty, nature, bold colors and raw form.

“There is something strange and beautiful about this life.  Some destroy beauty while others try to restore it, she says.”

“Shanna Allyn’s photos are sometimes strange, but always beautiful.  She has a way of bringing you into her world of strangeness all while having a chuckle with her photography that speaks for itself.” —Twin Cities Metro

“Multimedia artist Shanna Allyn makes ladies pretty and odd.”  —Frankie magazine

Her work is featured in January’s edition of METRO Magazine and is featured in the February-March issue of Frankie.

We find her photos: strange, captivating, feminine & unique. What do you think??

Leave a comment!

Be sure to check out all of her photos here:

www.shanna-allyn.com

We have a lovely fan Jamie Keller who is doing some awesome things with her photography!

We just had to share & knew you would all enjoy.

Be sure to check out all of her work or even book a shoot if you are in the Baton Rouge area:

www.bombshellbay.com

Check out this behind the scene video:

“A Day at Bombshell Bay”

To be honest, I don’t usually care how celebrities dress on a conscience level. I usually don’t even care to stay updated on the celebrity buzz, but I can’t help but notice the HUGE trend in celebrities rocking the pin up look! I thought we should bring it up and see what our fans have to say! Who do you think pulls it off the best?

Of course, Katy Perry loves to rock the Pin Up Girl look:

& Christina Aguilera:

& the lovely Dita Von Teese:

& Gwen Stefani:

Scarlett Johansson:

But even celebrities you wouldn’t expect!

Like:

Mila Kunis:

Kelly Rowland:

Kristen Stewart:

Sandra Bullock:

Jennifer Lopez / Jlo:

Hayden Panettiere:

Kristen Bell:

& Hayley Williams from Paramore! :

Comment on this with your favorites or who you think looks best!! <3

THE WAREHOUSE LA
We are purveyors of all things vintage and DIY. The Warehouse LA is also a 4500 sq. ft. indoor and outdoor event space available for rental and filming.
We sell well-preserved and restyled vintage clothing for women and men, vintage shoes, bags, accessories, furniture, housewares and décor. We offer in-store alterations, community classes and events, sewing, arts and crafts.

Visit their website: thewarehousela.com

While I was in LA a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of stumbling upon this place! I LOVED what they are doing and if you’re in the LA area be sure to stop by and see for yourself!

Here are some photos I took from my visit:

LOCATION: 1197 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026.

♥♥A Vintage and Lovely Clothes Lover♥♥
I sew some clothes that you see in my shop, and some of them are from a Vintage old fabric from my grandfathers =) I pick up there the most beautiful clothes for you ^^

I take all the pictures by myself, you can visit my artist photography and plastic art galery on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/catrainart

shop her clothes online here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/emiliacaracol

Katie Essick photography seen here:

katieessick.tumblr.com

We started the day off pampering our model Kenzie Delalley in our “Bows in Bubbles” shoot. We filled up the bath to the brim with bubbles we made from dish soap & set pink silk bows on top of the bubbles for a whimsical ultra girly effect. We then had Katie’s friend assist in blowing bubbles in the tup with a bubble wand. We think it turned out cute, comment on this post & let us know what you think! You can see the final photo results here: http://pinkbowcity.com/lookbook/pink-bow-filled-bubble-bath/

We then made Kenzie leave the warm tub to trek out into the cold to Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, MN. The falls were frozen so we hiked up a steep heal to shoot from behind the frozen waterfall in the cave. It was scary & we didn’t want to get dirty, but with the help of some nice boys (who probably didn’t mind helping out a couple of cute girls) we finally made it up to the cave. We then set off blue, purple, pink, yellow & white smoke bombs inside of the cave for this dramatic effect:

Me fixing Kenzie’s Hair:

Be careful, the ice was slippery in heels!

The frozen waterfall, so pretty! :

See the final results on our look book page here:

http://pinkbowcity.com/lookbook/smoke-bombs-in-a-frozen-waterfall-cave/

Photographer Jared Kocka Photography can be seen here:

www.flickr.com/photos/jaredthomasphotography/

We did a shoot in my living room with my new pink victorian couch! Vintage lace leotard for sale on our site!

Jared Just hanging out:

We can’t wait to see the final results, we will post them in our lookbook section when they are edited!

Macalester College Fashion Show Benefit for the FACEaids Foundation.

FaceAIDS  hosted their second annual benefit fashion show and silent auction for the Malaysia PT Foundation. This is an organization that works with marginalized groups of Malaysia to advocate HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and support systems. Students will be modeling clothing donated from various companies and boutiques, and the clothing (among other gift baskets) will be available for purchase in the silent auction.

This fashion show was a huge success! We donated a dress to the cause!

Check out this awesome video footage we took of the show:

Untitled from pink bow city on Vimeo.

Pink Bow City was featured in the 1st annual Minneapolis College of Art and Design Fashion show “Red Roses” on February 11th, 2012.
The fashion show also featured Black Collar Collective which can be seen here: blackcollarcollective.com & Local Designs by Cliche.