The Diner Girl

I am very excited to announce that my image is now gracing the side of the 5 & Diner food truck!  The photo was taken by Doug Monce of Atomic Age pictures and the pose/design was inspired by WWII nose art; Vee Vin Tage created the fabulous Diner Girl 'uniform.' Marketing just revealed a sneak preview of the finished artwork, and I couldn't wait to share it here!

xoxo,
Amanda Lee

Miss February

This month, I am the featured model at World Fashion Media News, an online magazine devoted to fashion and modeling. I was pleased as punch to receive the invitation to be Miss February! I'll be writing articles for upcoming issues of the magazine, so stay tuned!

xoxo,
Amanda Lee

Dark Alley

Atomic Age Pictures and I recently partnered up with the fabulous Blue Velvet Vintage to model some of her newest dresses. The first piece I modeled is the divine Courtney Coat Dress by Trashy Diva, a swingy, double-breasted design that can be worn both as a coat and as a dress. It features a wide portrait collar and fitted three-quarter sleeves, and is made from a satin finish stretch cotton. The Courtney is the perfect lightweight coat, and can be dressed up or down. It also has the fabulous distinction of being worn in a episode of True Blood.

To get in the Halloween spirit while playing up this dramatic piece, Doug and I decided to create spooky noir scene straight out of a 1940s film.--I'm quite pleased with the way we captured the essence of the Courtney!

xoxo,
Amanda Lee

A Little Slice of Cheesecake: Buckaroo Babe

Here's the latest in the series of videos Doug Monce and I have put together--this one is a little western adventure. I hope you enjoy it!

xoxo,
Amanda Lee

Looking for Her Tarzan

Part two of my recent shoot with Atomic Age Pictures was a jungle themed look--we call this set "The Jungle Princess". (I feel like a lot of our titles have the word 'princess' in them, I suppose that since I wasn't a terribly girly child I am making up for lost time *giggle*)

My leopard outfit was inspired by a photo of Dolores Moran and made by the amazing Vee Vin Tage. Chris always does an incredible job with her creations--show her a picture and she can recreate an outfit perfectly. I am always thrilled with the finished results and can not recommend Vee Vin Tage enough!

xoxo,
Amanda

P.S. I'm wearing a new red lippie that I will be reviewing this week (along with several other new beauty products), so stay tuned!

Vintage Military Vehicle Show

Cheesecake Marine Uniform by V Vintage
Photo and artwork by Jensen Photography

This weekend I'll be appearing at the Vintage Military Vehicle show along with local pinup models Brenda Lee and Melissa Moxie--the three of us will be at a booth selling our pinup photos and calendars. There promises to be a good turnout of military vehicles and other goodies, including uniforms and other collectible items. I attended last year's show, and had the honor of being one of the auction girls--it was great fun :-)

xoxo,
Amanda Lee

Vulture Mine Photo Shoot

Last Saturday, Matt Carson and I decided to take a trip up to Vulture Mine for a shoot. We had been once before about a year ago, and found the place to be a fantastic setting, with wonderful old buildings that though slowly decaying, made for wonderful backdrops. The faded walls popped brightly on film, and the history of the place is quite interesting. This trip, we were disappointed to find that a number of our favorite buildings were now roped off, as they had been deemed unsafe to enter. It's true that you enter them at your own risk, as they are indeed disintegrating, but it was odd that other spots, where half the building had collapsed, were still accessible. At any rate, we found a new building that we hadn't seen before, and it proved to be an excellent shooting location. Anyway, here are the results of our adventure!

xoxo,

Amanda Lee

The Pinup and the Poltergeist

For our second Motion Pinup, Doug of Atomic Age Pictures and I put together a spooky short just in time for Halloween. I hope you enjoy it!

xoxo,
Amanda Lee

Her Big Night

I'm working with Doug Monce of Atomic Age Pictures on a series of "Motion Pinup" videos, and this is our first one--I hope you enjoy "Her Big Night"!

xoxo,

Amanda Lee

Summer Wishes and an Update Promise

I must apologize for my lack of VLV follow-up; we had a grand time but I haven’t gotten any pics back yet. Of course I did bring my own camera, but I can never remember to use it. Plus, I spent much of the weekend carting around at least one extra bag (though I did try to behave when it came to vintage shopping, really I did!), which made it difficult to manage taking photos as well (indeed, I can be a bit of a klutz.) I will say that it was a fab weekender overall, and I hope to go back next year! I’ll also add that the fashion show was quite the fun experience, though I missed most of the show as the designer I modeled for was the second to last entry in the program, and we had to wait backstage until show time. I did meet some lovely ladies though, and saw many amazing designs! Stephanie of Dottie’s Delights is a real doll, and so talented! I daresay I could have taken home her entire collection—it’s truly amazing! Here’s one photo of the group, for now!

Anyway, since I’ve gone and disappeared for ages again (and with no excuse really, just been busy with work and such) I thought I’d do a little post on my fashion inspirations of the moment. A wish list of sorts, you could say! Soon I’ll follow with photos and a recap from VLV, as well as some updates on my recent sewing projects :-)


Because I think a gal can never have too many nautical fashions, a sailor dress or playsuit is most definitely on my season list.

I’m in search of fabric to make up this darling pajama set—something tropical, I think.

I’ve been lusting after these tooled wedges from Remix for ages. I have a near deadstock 40s pair in red, but I’ve gone through three vintage pairs of natural leather heels—for some reason these just don’t seem to last through one or two wears for me! So, I think a reproduction pair is in order, especially to wear with peasant blouses and skirts this summer.

A tie top and shorts set--I do have this set almost finished, so that will be ready to be put into summer rotation soon!

Another bolero from the wonderful Dixabilly was on my wishlist—she just made up this bolero for me in a cherry red shade. I’ve worn it three times already; as the weather heats up, the air conditioning in my office becomes more and more arctic. Having a sweater handy means that at least my arms won’t get frostbite!

I’ve also been on the search for a new snood, like this one—the seller is customizing this design for me, and I am excited for it to arrive! Snoods are wonderful for days when your hair refuses to cooperate, or when it’s sweltering and you don’t feel like fussing with it!

xoxo,
Amanda Lee

P.S. Don't forget to enter the Name This Frock contest--there's only a few days left to do so! Those of you who've already entered have submitted some wonderful names--it's going to be hard to choose one!

Coming Attractions

I am excited to report that I will be modeling in the Viva Las Vegas fashion show this year, for the fabulous designer Dottie's Delights. This is actually the first year I will be attending VLV, and it will be an honor to hit the catwalk there, especially wearing the exquisite Dottie's designs!

Hope to see you there!

xoxo,
Amanda Lee

Only Oldies Calendar Signing

Last night, I headed down to the Pavilions car show to promote my 2010 calendar for Only Oldies Classic Auto. Despite the cold weather, the show was packed due to the Barrett-Jackson auction that took place this week. I spent about two hours autographing the calendars--300 in total--and had lots of fun checking out the amazing autos while listening to vintage tunes. It was quite windy and damp, and so I had to wear a jacket most of the evening, but Doug Monce of Atomic Age Pictures snapped a few photos of me sans jacket so that I could show off the fabulous Miss Scarlet Street Floral blouse by Able Grable.