The Trick Behind Vintage Clothing and Making it Fit.

Many vintage style dresses were meant to be slipped on over foundation garments. American Shapewear featuring products by Rago is perfect for those classic styles.

To learn more about modern foundation garments head over to Couture Allure.

Pin-Up Time!

This delightful pinup photo from Dollhouse Bettie, featuring Kristil Parrish!

That's Rago Satin & Lace Fashion Bra in Pink and Extra Firm Shaping Waist Cincher, also in pink.

A Pinup's Review.

Pin-up Model Jessica Meloche of Pinup Persuasion reviews her favorite piece of shapewear. Rago's  9357 Lacette Open Bottom Corset Bodybriefer.

“This bodybriefer addresses all those nasty “trouble areas” in one sleek and sexy design. If you are looking for an All-in-One to achieve a perfect silhouette, this is your best bet.”

To read her full write up, click here.

To purchase your own 9357 Lacette Open Bottom Corset, click here.

A Beginners Guide to Buying Vintage.

If you're thinking about getting into vintage clothing than this guide by Style Caster is a great start.

However Style Caster also addresses one of the most important notions of proper foundation wear.

"Often with vintage, it’s not the size but the undergarments that truly make a piece fit correctly."

To read the guide, click here.

Sewing Your Own Corset.

Feeling a bit crafty? Have a love for things that are vintage or burlesque? Then you can learn how to sew your own corset with this guide from Bridges On The Body.

For those of us not so crafty there's always the easier way out.

Burlesque Makeup Style.

If you're wanting to get a decent understanding of how burlesque makeup is done this video is a good starting point. While it's not the standard style it does offer a different view that you can play around with.

A Hollywood Makeover from the Golden Age.

Want to create that golden age Hollywood look? Now you can with the help of this 12 step guide from GlamourDaze.com.

You can get that classic star look by just clicking here. 

Some Vintage Inspiration for your Fall Wardrobe.

The Vintage Fashion Guild is showing off some great sources of inspiration for your fall wardrobe.

To see more incredible sources, click here.

Proper Foundations...

"Without proper foundations there can be no fashion"-Christian Dior

Absolutely love this quote.

Creating that Burlesque Look with Makeup

This is a great little how to video that allows you to create that classic burlesque look you want with makeup

Tina de Vere

Pin-up model Tina de Vere in Rago

Lingerie Tips.

If you're looking to start getting into the classic lingerie scene or you're just trying to bolster your collection. These 7 tips from the Lingerie Addict are a great start.

Calamity Chang!

If you're ever in New York City and you have a free night, go and se Calamity Chang preform, she's an incredible performer.

Here's a photo of her for Rago Shapewear. 

Angela Ryan by Miss Missy Photography.

The beautiful Angela Ryan in Rago's 2202 longline bra photographed by Miss Missy Photography. 

Without Proper Foundations..

"Without proper foundations there can be no fashion"-Christian Dior

Tips on Buying Vintage Lingerie.

Curious in buying a bit of vintage lingerie? The Lingerie Addict has put together some great tips that everyone should read.  From bra's to girdles, and petticoats.

To read the article, click here.

A History Lesson on Pin-Ups

Want to learn about the origins of pin-ups? You can do so by reading this great article from Pin Up Passion.

Bianca Bombshell.

Bianca Bombshell shows us her new pinup calendar with photos in Secrets In Lace exclusive leopard print Rago Shapewear

Monday Starter!

Monday's are horrid, so in order to help you get your week started here's a great photo done by Viva Van Story Photography

A Decadent Doll.

I'm not sure who the model is but I love this. The photo is done by Autumn Luciano, and the lingerie is Rago.

Always a Classic Choice.

Shot by master pinup artist, Viva Van Story Photography

The model sadly is unknown to me, if anyone knows please let me know!

Bianca Bombshell All Year Round.

The always beautiful and lovely Bianca Bombshell is releasing a pinup calendar. Here's a shot of her posing for June in a piece of mocha  Rago #9357

Top Choice for Plus Size Lingerie.

The Lingerie Addict knows which brands are the best when it comes to plus size shapewear.  Placing Rago Shapewear first above the competition

Liesel Von Stripp

"Liesel Von Stripp is one of Capitol Bombshell's most loyal pinups. We love seeing her dare, embrace and unleash in one of our custom dyed Ragos."

- Luigi Crespo of Capitol Bombshell - Boudoir & Pinup Photographers

Overcoming Anorexia

This is Alice Jackson, this  young woman over came her battle with Anorexia. She now models preferring to embrace her natural curves.

You can read Alice's story by clicking here.

A Vintage Affair

Now I know normally I talk and share pinups or burlesque but I stumbled across this and had to share it. It's a Gatsby theme'd wedding done in a full 1920's style. It's beautiful and stunning and you can see more photo's by clicking here.

Some Ghoulish Pinups.

In the spirit of Halloween I thought I'd share with you these ghoulish pinup dolls from kuhmillion.com

Go Vintage for Halloween!

If you're going for a classic starlet look, burlesque dancer, Rosie the Riveter, MadMen character, or Pin-up model. You're going to want to make sure you get the full effect and there's no better way than getting the right foundation garment.

There's a sale going on at American Shapewear you'll get 10% off when you use the code: Halloween.

Tina Von Nekro

Model Tina Von Nekro poses for photographer Bernard Bellaton in a style 9357 Rago Shapewear girdle!

Annesses by Capitol Bombshell.

"Another vintage provocateur photo session by Capitol Bombshell. This time Annesses, our studio manager, sporting a #9357 red and black body briefer. We love our Ragos!"
- Luigi Crespo of Capitol Bombshell - Boudoir & Pinup Photographers

Ruby Fortune

Ruby Fortune in Rago  1359 girdle, photographed by Claire Seville and done up by Rachael Davies Make-Up Artist!

What Piece of Lingerie Could You Not Live Without.

It's a pretty important question to say the least.
You can answer the question by clicking here

Vintage Beauty Tess Munster.

The always stunning Tess Munster wearing a piece of Rago Shapewear.

Vintage Rules The International Lingerie Show.

Rago Shapewear stole the show at this years International Lingerie Show. You can read all about it from the Lingerie Journal.

How to trim your split ends at home.

Once again the amazingly beautiful Cherry Doll face gives some helpful advice on how to deal with split ends.

Lizzy Caplan's Love of Shapewear

Lizzy Caplan fell in love with her shapewear when she started wearing it for her Masters of Sex costume.

"'I became very attached to the underwear and would take it home. I loved the girdle and the stockings. It really helps your posture and is so flattering." - Lizzy Caplan

Quality Open Bottom Girdles.

"Rago makes functional and fabulous open bottom girdles (for firm shaping) and garter belts (light shaping, mostly used to hold up hoes). They are gong to run you about $50-60. Embrace the price!!! Rago makes quality products. They use metal in their garter clips (if you read my garter/thigh high rant from last week… you know why this is important to plus size women!). And, they use good quality materials.
I’ve had one of my open bottom Rago girdles for about 5 years now!" - http://officialviviennui.tumblr.com/

Making an Important Call.

Models: Go-go Amy and Heather Holliday

Another Great Photo from Miss Missy Photography

The models: Bondi Holly , Gina and Sirena Siren (who's in the trunk).

Photo credit: Miss Missy Photography

A Guide to Shapewear.

The amazing Lingerie Addict has put together a guide to shapewear. If you're a veteran or someone just getting into shapewear, you should definitely read this.

A View on Foundation Garments.

"I look at it this way. I dont see foundation garments as a way of changing my body from something I dont like, but more of making my body look its best. I dont see them as alteration tools, but enhancers." - Shelley J., Vintageville

Some of the Best.

If you're looking for one of the best slimming lingerie/underwear. Than you might want to check out this article by Glamour which lists their top choices.

A Unique Project by a Vintage Photographer.

Pinup photographer Ashlee Wells Jackson wants to help new mothers learn to love the changes pregnancy brought to their body. You can read more by clicking here.

Need a Foundation Garment?

The Couture Allure Vintage Fashion blog recommends Rago to anyone in need of foundation garments for their vintage dress.

"First, and perhaps best known, is Rago Shapewear. Rago offers many styles in various control weights from light all the way up to extra firm. In business for over 50 years, Rago produces garments with exceptional attention to shaping the female form."

A Better Body Image in 10 Steps.

Remember that you're beautiful and your body is as well.

Like Bikes?

So does she, photo by Vixen Pin-Up Photography.

Emily Valentine

A photo by Miss Missy Photography of Emily Valentine  in Rago Shapewear

A Must Read by Tess Munster.

I'm not even going to write much, Tess Munster speaks up about body image and how size doesn't matter.

To read, click here.

One of the Best Foundation Garments for Vintage.

This vintage style expert called Rago Shapewear "one of the best companies for retro style lingerie" in this video about foundation garments.

The Modern Shapewear Garment.

Tomima of HerRoom, wrote an excellent article about the structure of modern shapewear and how garments comfortably contour bodies into classic silhouettes like those seen on Mad Men. You can read it on Lingerie Briefs.

She even went on to talk about Rago Shapewear. "Take Rago, for instance. They’re pretty much the Cadillac of shapewear manufacturers. With decades of design experience, they’ve honed the construction of their shapewear to deliver true, consistent contouring and smoothness."

Monday Bombshell.

I haven't done this in a while so I thought I'd post up a beautiful pin-up I found while looking through the web.

This gorgeous lass is June Storm, the photography is done by Autumn Luciano of Decadence Dolls. Oh and she's wearing pink dyed peice of  Rago

Clothing of the Future Predicted from the 1930's

It's always amusing to find videos like this especially when then get really close to something.

The Science Behind Shapewear.

"With technology, fabric, stitching, and high-quality design, you can achieve that hourglass look without pain. No boning, no horse hair. Our lifestyles as modern women don't afford us the ability to be in pain." - Kiana Anvaripour

To read more, click here.

The Experiences of Tess Munster

The beautiful and inspirational Tess Munster shares details about her experience as a plus size model and how it has affected her personal life, self image, and career on The Huffington Post. I absolutely love her.

Dramatic Classic Hollywood Makeup Tutorial.

Love the dramatic makeup of classic beauties? Try it on yourself with Cherry Dollface's vintage makeup tutorial.

Yay for Longline Bras!

I absolutely adore longline bras and are so glad that they're trending again according to Fashionista.com And I've got to say they're pretty fantastic looking when you wear them as a standalone top or under a sheer shirt.

Listen up!

There's no wrong way to be a woman.