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CONTENTS
Jamie Larson 8 Lingerie Fashion Show 10 Theresa’s Top 5 11 Drink Some? Dim Sum. 12 Dive In 15 Food Truck Shoutout 15 Jessi Serrano 16 Moderninzing Vintage 18 Pin-Up Pit Stop 19
On The Cover
Jamie Larson Photo: Digital Icon Photography
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COVER STORY
JAMIE LARSON By Carrie Cipriani / Photography by Rapheal Brown - Digital Icon Photography / Makeup by Veronica Fensel
I’ll never falter, I’ll stand my ground.
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n a nutshell, that pretty much sums up Jamie Larson. The 22 year old speaks her mind freely and isn’t one to hold back. She had the lyrics (from A Day to Remember) tattooed on her arm as a constant reminder. “The band really helped me through a very rough time in my life. They kept me going and I feel like this song and these lyrics represented me so well.” The half Asian/half Mexican hottie doesn’t shy away from controversy. “Sometimes I don’t think before I speak and I
call it like I see it. That’s great sometimes… and horrible at other times.” That blatant disregard for people’s feelings is what usually rubs people the wrong way. “I wouldn’t say I’m necessarily a trouble maker but I will definitely hold myself accountable for not having a filter.” But when it comes to love, it’s a different story, “I’m very strong willed and hard headed yet, when it comes to anything in the category of love I’m a complete sucker.” That’s exactly what makes for great TV and likely the
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reason why producers cast her in MTV’s latest The Real World. Except this season comes with a hearty twist halfway through the show. It kicks off just like any other season - seven strangers crammed into a house where the booze flows freely and steadily. Naturally, lots of arguments, hookups and dips in the hot tub ensue. Except after a few weeks of settling in, the crew returns from a boating trip only to discover four new roommates. And not just any four new roommates: four exes. “The best way
do describe being on the Real World is: EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER. Even before the exes came in, it was crazy.” From the get-go, there was plenty of tension between Jamie and one of the other roommates, Ashley Mitchell, who she describes as a loose cannon over her promiscuous personality. On top of that, one guy in particular, caught her eye. Jamie and Thomas Buell decided to start dating as the cameras were rolling. Of course, this is before the exes claimed their territory. “It’s not easy
COVER STORY living with a complete stranger, then end up dating that person and learning everything good and bad about each other. Imagine what it’s like getting into fights and not being able to get some space from that person because they are stuck in the same house as you.” Or their ex. But in the end, the pair is still dating and overall it was a great experience. “The best thing about being on the show I would have to say, was getting to meet and have all those amazing people in my life. I love my roommates and I’m so lucky to have met them!” Jamie is no stranger to drama. That’s part of the reason she and a friend started Forever Shameless, an advice column for people going through rough times. “My roommate and I were going through a really hard time in our lives, and honestly, the one thing that truly helped us get out of our depression funk, was helping other people. So we decided to start an advice column, to help people by using our personal life experiences and hardships to relate to. We don’t think anyone should have to go through a hard time alone. So if we can help just a little that means the world to us!” These days she spends her days floating from airport to airport. “I have A LOT in the works right now. I’m definitely going to be working on my advice column a lot more once everything slows down with the traveling. Many photo shoots to come, collaborations with clothing lines, and much more so keep your eyes peeled!’ Originally from Pflugerville, she calls Houston her home. If you party in midtown, she’s either pouring drinks bartending or living it up pounding drinks. So if you see her around, her favorite drink is a shot of Jameson (wink, wink). Don’t forget to tune in Wednesday nights on MTV for The Real World: Ex-plosion at 9pm CST. You can also keep up with Jamie’s latest antics on social media: www.twitter.com/JamieChinaMTV www.facebook.com/JamieChina www.4evershameless.tumblr.com
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SHOTS!
ZONE D’ EROTICA LINGERIE FASHION SHOW
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TOP
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By Theresa
ICE NINE KILLS
The Predator Becomes the Prey It’s 2014 and if you haven’t bought a new album yet, this should be the first. Slather some swell throat wrenching metal core all over yourself via Ice Nine Kills. They just released their first full-length effort, The Predator Becomes the Prey. These pretty boys deliver the wrath, but also give really good “lyric”. This album is a killer formula.
YOUNG THE GIANT Mind Over Matter
Young the Giant have done what most bands cannot do, they released a sophomore album that wasn’t a let down. They evolved and it was obvious to me when listening to the first single from Mind Over Matter called, “It’s About Time”. The guitars had some thrash, and the vocals were big. They have graduated the Indie league for sure.
PEGGY SUE
Choir of Echoes This will be my favorite piece of music to suggest! Peggy Sue, is an amazing trio out of the UK, and have released Choir of Echoes. Their sound easily qualifies them to be in a Tarantino film. The lyrics are full of pain, love and confusion delivered with a melodic soft feminine sound. I can’t turn it off. Try it.
METALLICA
MUST buy Metallica’s Concert Film Through the Never on DVD. I know, it’s not an album; it’s better. This heart pounding thrill ride is groundbreaking. It combines the on-stage assault of Metallica’s best songs with a Mad Max Apocalyptic story line that follows a character named Trip. He gets his ass kicked and so will you. WIN!
TWELVE FOOT NINJA
Silent Machine I’m adding one Wild Card to my Top 5. This isn’t new, but just awesome. Try out Twelve Foot Ninja! This band is like a suicide slushy. They use metal, mariachi, rock and funk like no other band I know. A good example of this experience is from their 2012 album, Silent Machine. Their music video’s will change your life.
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Through The Never
FOOD & DRINK
DRINK SOME? RESTAURANT REVIEW DIM SUM.
GIGI’S ASIAN BISTRO 5085 WESTHEMER, #B2515 HOUSTON, TX 77056 By Raychle Maurine Lockwood and Alison Ainhi Williams
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hen we think brunch, we typically think of eggs benedict, mimosas, and overpriced French toast being eaten by people who look far too put together for ten o’clock on a Sunday morning (especially because they still give off the faint smell of stale whiskey left over from the night before). That’s why when Alison suggested that we write a review of Gigi’s Asian Bistro and Dumpling Bar’s weekend brunch, I was relieved. Bearing little resemblance to the starched white shirt, country club, breakfast food heavy brunch described above, Gigi’s brunch focuses on the Asian weekend staple, dim sum, and makes the impression on an American diner that it is “brunch in name only”. If you’ve ever had dim sum before, then you know that it typically plays out like a lazy man’s buffet, with servers pushing carts of steaming dumplings around a crowded dining room as customers hail the carts and choose what they like. Gigi’s, however, has a set dim sum brunch menu for $18
per person on Saturday and Sunday mornings, which takes much of the noise and chaos of the traditional dim sum experience out of the equation. Does it take some of the tradition out of the experience? Yes. Do we mind Gigi’s efforts to ensure a quieter setting when we’re still hungover from trolling bars to research an article last night? Absolutely not. Our meal started with steamed dumplings, the highlight of which was a twist on the traditional Shu Mai. Typically, Shu Mai are filled with either shrimp or pork, but Gigi’s are made with shrimp, crabmeat, and crunchy water chestnuts. The first course also included chicken and mushroom and pork steamed dumplings, with the pork slightly outshining the chicken and mushroom. The second course consisted of Gigi’s own tapioca dumpling wrap filled with baby shrimp and butter (Alison calls this “Har Gow”, to which I respond “Don’t speak to me in languages I don’t understand!!”), another variation on a
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steamed chicken dumpling (this time chicken and ginger), and a vegetable dumpling. Once again, the star of this course is the seafood dumpling whose name my Anglo tongue has trouble wrapping itself around. To emphasize this, it is worth noting that Alison and I immediately remembered the tapioca and baby shrimp concoction, but had to refer to our notes to remember what the other two items in the course were. The chicken and ginger was forgettable, especially when compared to the chicken and mushroom from the first course, and while the wild chive of the vegetable dumpling sounded adventurous in theory, when cooked, the already mild green lost much of its flavor and ended up reading on the palette like spinach. Although most wouldn’t classify dim sum as overly adventurous, the third course stood out in that it catered to American tastes far more than the others- and by that I mean that everything was fried. The bacon wrapped fried shrimp and pan fried chicken potstickers competed for our attention,
with the chicken ultimately winning out over the shrimp for the first time in the meal. The chicken and shrimp roll, while tasty, fell behind the two other items, with the most memorable thing about it being its unusual conical shape and satisfyingly both crunchy and chewy texture. The fourth and last course included tamarind glazed spare ribs, fried shrimp wontons, cucumber salad, and lo mein. Let’s get this out of the way- like a painful breakup with your crazy, but oh-so-attractive ex, there’s no avoiding it- no one in our party cared for the spare ribs. They were allegedly tamarind glazed, but all any of us could pick up on was the overwhelming sweetness. The meat was tender, but the first bite was punctuated by a big blast of what we thought was honey that just didn’t let up enough for any other flavor to come though. While this may appeal to the majority of American patrons, who find orange chicken with sauce the color, consistency, and flavor of Gatorade acceptable, it just didn’t fly with us, especially with Alison’s Vietnamese-born mother sitting at the table. The fried shrimp wontons were not a favorite either, with this critic getting the distinct impression of “corn flakes?” from the crunchy wrapping. The lo mein was nice, but then, lo mein is very difficult to mess up. The saving grace of this course was the cucumber salad. Although it took me a moment to adjust to the mild, refreshing sweetness of the vinegar based sauce (I was expecting the strong vinegar and dill taste that I remember from my grandmother’s cucumber salad), it was a welcome mild and refreshing addition to a course that had been overwhelmed by what Alison calls “sweet and grease”, and was the favorite of the table. Despite the heartbreaking disappointment that was the oversweet spare ribs, we both agree that we would go back in a heartbeat. It’s all you can eat dim sum for $18 in a low lit, quiet dining room accented by a canopy of cherry blossoms, and that sounds like a great way to start off a weekend morning to us. So the next time you find yourself waking up on a Saturday or Sunday morning feeling rough as a badger’s ass, skip the migas, huevos rancheros, and breakfast tacos. Roll out of bed and head to Gigi’s for a Sriracha Bloody Mary and as much dim sum as it takes to face the day. Go forth and gorge.
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FOOD & DRINK
DIVE IN
THREE OFF THE BEATEN PATH BARS TO TRY IN HOUSTON By Raychle Maurine Lockwood and Alison Ainhi Williams
MUIISHI MAKIRRITOS By Raychle Maurine Lockwood and Alison Ainhi Williams
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et me preface this article by saying that we neither understand nor accept the negative connotation that so many people seem to associate with the term “dive bar”. To us, a dive bar is a safe place to relax, have a beer, and have a conversation with a dear friend. Unlike so many of the popular establishments that overwhelm Westheimer, Richmond, Washington, and Montrose, polluting nights out with fratty pervs, vapid women, dress codes, cover charges, and underpoured, overpriced, vodka (insert mixer) s, Houston’s dive bars dot midtown and the surrounding areas like far scattered diamonds in the rough, white knights fighting to free Houston night life from the clutches of pretention. And so, Alison and I, determined to escape from the monotony of cookie cutter “indie” bars, stepped out into the night in pursuit of dives. Let’s dive in. If American Horror Story has left you with the seemingly impossible desire to be reborn as Marie Laveau, then you need to head to Voodoo Queen on Milby Street in Second Ward, which was our first stop. With nothing more than a giant red pentagram as a sign, you nearly miss it if you don’t know what you’re looking for, which is exactly the way a dive bar should be. Half old school pool room and half darkened tiki bar with a New Orleans twist, the focal point of Voodoo is the large fish tank behind the bar, complete with a scuba diver and sunken treasure statuette. Even though we went at around eleven o’clock on a Saturday night, there was enough room to move around, there were actually places to sit, it wasn’t too loud to talk, and we were served promptly. Imagine that. We ordered a Banana Hammock, an East Side Slurricane, and a
Singapore Sling with a sidecar of Mezcal. By and large, our favorite was the Banana Hammock, which is illustrated by Alison’s comment “I never thought these words would come out of my mouth, but that Banana Hammock is delicious.” The East Side Slurricane was not a favorite, probably due to the fact that neither Alison nor I actually like regular hurricanes. The Singapore Sling + Mezcal was abrasive on the palette at first (probably a I didn’t realize that I was about to drink something very closely related to tequila), but the Mezcal, especially when chased with a sip of the Singapore Sling, grew on both Alison and myself after a few sips, and overall, it’s a tasty “pace yourself” drink. Quality, original drinks, at a bar that’s not miserably packed? We’ll take that. Our next stop was Railyard off of San Felipe. While this bar is fairly well-known, it was still what we were looking for- a casual, neighborhood bar that wouldn’t be pretentious or too crowded on a Saturday night for us to have any fun. We were able to talk to the owner, Troy, who described Railyard’s concept as a “whistlestop tour”. Every four to six weeks, the bar promotes a different area or culture. For example, January 26th is Australia day, so right now, the bar has Australian flags draped over the bar and live Australian radio playing over the speakers, and of course, Foster’s. Moreover, the bar has great daily specials throughout the week, including Margarita Mondays ($4 Margaritas, $22 Margarita pitchers) and Tiki Tuesdays ($5 Mai Tais, $6 Blue Hawaiians). It’s a bar where you go to sit on a large patio with friends, smoke a few cigarettes, drink reasonably priced drinks, maybe soak in a little bit of culture, and have a conversation without being interrupted by loud,
overbearing music, which is exactly what we were looking for. Our final stop was Lonestar Bar, right across from the big Metro station. In fact, I’ve parked behind this bar while waiting to pick my boyfriend up from the bus station without ever realizing what it was. The first thing we noticed when we walked in was the smell of rosewater- it was a lovely first impression. This stop was probably the most out of the way, but it was also our favorite. It looks like a scene straight out of Dallas Buyer’s Club- a real Texas dive bar with booths on one wall and the bar on the other and lines lined with aluminum and neon beer signs. The bar has daily cocktail specials, each named after something distinctly “Texas”. We had the OK Corral, a blend of orange juice, rum, and a few special ingredients. However, what makes this bar standout is the staff, who were the friendliest and most hospitable we encountered the whole night. If you’re looking for the basics done well, head to Lonestar and ask for Chastity, Jessica, or Anthony to make you a drink. A good night out in Houston doesn’t have to be complicated, expensive, or overhyped. You don’t have to deal with the full range of 20-something bar characters (way too drunk guy, guy trying to sleep with you, girl who’s mad that the guy she likes is trying to sleep with you, girl who’s trying to sleep with everyone, guy who got stuck being the DD who would rather be anywhere else, bouncer on a power trip, owner who thinks it’s acceptable to charge cover… you know who we’re talking about). On your next night out, skip the BS and head to a bar who knows how to keep it simple, the way we like it. Embark and imbibe.
Our first Food Truck Feature is Muiishi Makirritos, a Japanese/Mexican fusion truck that we visited at the food truck park on St. Emmanuel. A quick perusal of the park resulted in us choosing to eat at Muiishi Makirritos based on their interesting and original menu. We ordered the Kakuni roll, despite Raychel’s aversion to pork belly. This sushi burrito consists of 24 hour sous vide pork belly, avocado, kaiwire, yamagobo, and grilled oyster mushrooms and is served with creamy cilantro sauce. This turned out to be a very enjoyable selection, but the quality of the food was overshadowed by the extremely slow service and less than satisfactory hospitality provided by the food truck operators. We understand that things get backed up and you may be stuck in the weeds, but a 40 minute wait for a sushi roll is outrageous. At one point, we were convinced that we had missed them calling our order or that someone had stolen our food, but then we realized that several other people had been waiting 25+ minutes just like we had. I would give this truck another chance and try some of their other menu items out (they had some other interesting rolls), but if the delivery is similar to what I experienced the first time around, I’ll have to give Muiishi Makirritos a hard pass.
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FOOD & DRINK
JESSI BEHIND THE BAR SERRANO
HOOTERS / 120 FM 1960 WEST, HOUSTON, TX 77090 Photography by Jeff Coulter - Visual Poison
How long have you been bartending? About 4 Years, The past 2 years I’ve been Bartending at Hooters Spring off of 45 & 1960. We are fully remodeled, and have a pretty big bar now! Feel free to stop by and ask for Jessi. What’s your favorite thing about working behind a bar? Meeting new customers almost every night, but also having regulars. I love the mix of different people, and getting to socialize while handing them drinks and beers to help them relax after a long day at work. What’s your bartending pet peeve? A lazy or shy bartender for sure! When it comes to bartending you have to be outgoing and assertive, people come in after a long day’s work wanting to unwind and have a good laugh. When I’m behind the bar I try to keep my customers happy joking around, asking them about their week, or even just catching them laughing with me when I have a clumsy moment. Do you ever get any unusual drink request? Well I know about 95% of what my regular customers want to drink when they come in every night. Most of the customers all drink different things, so I just remember what each one usually orders. What’s your signature drink? This is actually a new favorite of mine at Hooters, it’s called a Blackjack Lemonade. It has a double of Jack Daniels and some blackberry flavoring mixed in with lemonade served over ice with a lemon garnish. I like this drink because it isn’t harsh to taste but gets the job done. I have a lot of male customers asking me to make them mixed drinks that aren’t too fruity looking, this looks like it could be jack and coke so it works perfectly! What makes a great bartender? Personality! If you can have a good time with your guests and make them laugh with you even when all fails: such as getting busy or messing up a drink. If you can laugh it off and make sure they’re in a great mood, everything will be okay. If you could sit down with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be and why? It would be my grandmother. She was truly the sweetest women I’ve ever met, and supported every dream and aspira-
tion I had. We would have so much fun if I had one more chance to go shopping with her and talk about anything.
show up at work and have gifts waiting for me from some of my customers every now and then.
What’s your craziest customer story? Nothing too crazy happens at Hooters haha. The craziest it gets is when I
When your shift is done what do you like to pour yourself? I like to have a Dos Equis bottle
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dressed. It’s a known fact that the hops in beer can help with insomnia, reduce stress levels and relax you. I know I can tell when I get home and hit the sheets.
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FASHION
MODERNIZING VINTAGE
By Allison Cuvillier and Lisa Hill / Wardrobe and Styling: Style Cycle - 246 W. 19th Street MUAH: Style by Franco / Photography: Lane Marie Photography / Models: Amanda Caldwell and Nadia Choates
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very fashion forward woman knows a number of ways to creatively wrap her warm winter scarves to add texture and dimension to woolen sweaters. We don’t always know what to do with the delicate vintage scarves we are hoarding. In our experience, we come across delicate, colorful, wispy pieces of fabric, and we know that someday we will find a way to work them into a bold fashion statement. There are small square ones in vibrant colors and cool patterns and long flowing scarves in fabulous fabrics that inspire us to break through traditional fashion boundaries. We can’t help but add them to our collection. We use scarves as a simple solution to dress up a ponytale, disguise a bad hair day, or tie a neat bow around our waist. Those days are over! We want to inspire you to think of your delicate scarf as a unique accessory that conforms to your varying moods rather than a limp piece of fabric. There is no reason to let your scarves go flat; add texture and dimension to your fashion repertoire using the most delicate of fabrics. Instead of casually wrapping your scarf around your head and tying it in the back, play with the length of the scarf and create one-of-a-kind hair accessories reminiscent of a 1920s flapper. (1) Amanda is styled to add not only bold color to her already dynamic look but also new life to her scarf. We knotted the bright green scarf, and then we twisted it around the knot to form a rosette at the front of her hair line. Finish by tucking the ends under to create a fresh, three dimensional flower. (2) To add more color and dimension, Nadia is styled using multiple scarves and a bit of creativity. First braid three scarves together and secure the ends with clear rubber bands. Then wrap as a head band and knot to one side. Once the scarf is knotted securely in the front, simply drape the remaining tails of the scarf in order to create a hair piece that is distinctly you. Use your own creativity to design unique headwear that will take you effortlessly from an afternoon on the beach to your favorite nightclub. Bright scarves tied at the neck are no longer merely an accessory of a stewardess from a bygone
era. You don’t have to serve drinks on a Pam AM flight to rock a neck scarf. (3) Nadia is sporting a bright yellow scarf around her neck and a complementary scarf in a bold pattern looped around her purse. This look encompasses all of the things we love about vintage style with an added modern punch. (4) If you have a more contemporary vision, layering is a great way to show off some of your fabulous jewelry piec-
around your waist is that it speaks volumes whether you are wearing a skirt, jeans, or your favorite shorts. For a statement that is both bold and brave, (8) take a risk and turn your larger scarves into a one of a kind top. Rather than taking a tip from our friends of seventies and tying a scarf simply in the back, we have updated and modernized Amanda’s look. The scarf is wrapped around her bust to her
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es. The sixties orange scarf draped around Nadia’s neck is accented by a long mid-century chain adorned with green beads. We doubled over the necklace to add another level of dimension and texture. Whether you decide to go with a simple neck scarf or to break out and layer with jewelry, a scarf around your neck will take you straight from the office to happy hour any day of the week. For those of us who reside in a more corporate world, airy scarves can add pizzazz to business blaz-
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ers. (5) We brightened Amanda’s ordinary blazer by pinning two complementary scarves with a sparkling vintage brooch. By allowing the scarves to asymmetrically hang free, her look easily moves from a corporate office to a dinner table. Those same long scarves that can be wrapped around your head or pinned to your jacket can also be used to creatively belt any outfit. (6) Instead of a simple bow around the
waist, we tied Nadia’s belt off center in a half bow to allow the remainder to extend past her hem-line. The length not only creates a feminine touch but also adds new drama. (7) For an even more dramatic and colorful look, we twisted Amanda’s belt. To achieve this look, twist together two scarves of varying lengths and textures. Create a knot and tuck the ends of the shorter scarf in. Leave the tail of the longer scarf hang to make a statement for you. The beautiful thing about tying a scarf
back, crisscrossed between her shoulder blades, and then the ends are brought back to the front around her neck. The top is secured at the collar bone with a stunning brooch. While not all of us are brave enough to rock this look, we challenge you to find new and innovative ways to add your scarves to your wardrobe. These wonderful little pieces of color can be found in prices ranging from $3.00 to $30.00, and they are an easy way to add both dimension and texture to every outfit.
PIN-UP
By MissVhaven
PHOTO BY DYNAMITE DAMES PHOTOGRAPHY
PIN-UP PIT STOP
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in-Up Style seems to be everywhere these days. The allure of this bygone era is as strong as ever but with its new mass appeal some say the uniqueness of the genre is now bleached. The once exclusive subculture deeply rooted in music has been watered down by Hollywood, Fashion Designers and Pop Culture alike. I like to keep things light and fresh at the Pin-Up Pit Stop but the question does beg an answer…. Are Pin-Ups Played Out? Many of my old school friends would answer this question with a unanimous “Yes”. Modern day pin-ups pay homage to their former glamour goddesses but it entails so much more than a choice of wardrobe. It involves a community of people with a passion for the past, its music, cars and style. Rockabilly music is the backbone of the style (in my opinion) and has struggled for years as part of an underground music scene. For the handful that has supported rockabilly bands for years, sometimes with little to no audience, there is a strong level of respect. The music much like the pomade is what keeps everything together. Close second to the music is the car culture which brings hundreds of gearheads together. Nothing says dedicated car enthusiasts like eating ramen noodle for six months to pay for that brand new spankin’ paint job. There is brotherhood (regardless of car club patches), a giddy excitement when the weather warms up and the impending car show seas is upon us. And ….what is the perfect hood ornament to that sled? A beautiful pin-up.
Others share the argument that Pin-Up functions as its own identity. Embracing all shapes and sizes of women has contributed to the success of the emerging popularity of the retro style. As an avid believer of celebrating your personal style and curves I admire that so many women have taken an interest in recreating the stunning vintage aesthetic in photos or in their attire. And let us not dismiss that as a result of this fresh attention many entrepreneurs have flourished and are now run successful businesses pursuing their passions in vintage and retro-like businesses. It would have been impossible for there to be so many pin-up styled photographers, burlesque performers and rockabilly weekenders today if it wasn’t for the influx of new fans and supporters. Played out or not, Pin-Up Style and its components is thriving. If you are new to the scene, understand that there is an underground community of original purists who will probably judge your music taste and snark at your CD collection. But these will also be the first to shake your hand after they’ve seen you out at live shows and supporting the community. If you have been around the block and back then understand that without new energy this scene would die and what you’ve worked so hard to maintain with blood sweat and tears would just quietly disappear. At the end of the day, I say do what you love but do it with class and integrity. Xoxo MissVhaven www.tipoutmag.com | 19
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PIN-UP
SAVANNAH STACKHOUSE
Photography & MUAH by
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