12.12.11

honky tonk angels


Turn that jukebox way up high and fill my glass up while I cry. 

Actually, there's nothing to cry about when you're a honky-tonk girl!  Here are some gals who roam the range (or the barroom) and look pretty nifty. 

1950s LINDA MANNING WLW-T TV 5 press photo (Linda Elane Manning Grissom)
 
  
the great nostalgic
honky tonk girl

Always remember, buckaroos n buckarettes: 
The higher the hair, the closer to God 

19 comments:

  1. Oh what a treat! That Katy Cowgirl has some excellent personal style, thank you ever so for that inspiration <3

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  2. Yay! This morning my fringed western shirt and cowboy boots made me the laughing stock of the library (well, the laughing stock of a handful of unpleasant "bros"/jock guys) so this post is my silent rebuttal ;)

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  3. What an assortment of major cowgirl babes! You are tits, Dakota.

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  4. oh my, i love these! nothing is more fun than honky tonkin here in nashville :O)

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  5. Oh how honky-tonk girls inspire me!! I also am a huge fan of Sparkle Moore =)

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  6. Maybe it's because my mom is from Oklahoma, but I have a soft spot in my heart for vintage western wear. Is it bad that when I watch "Gunsmoke", I secretly pine for the big hair and western style faux Victorian dresses?

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  7. I love these little buckarettes! I bet your outfit was as killer as this photo style rebuttal, don't let 'em clip your wings!

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  8. these are awesome! love all that attitude and hair spray :)

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  9. Hooray! Glad you ladies relate!

    Josie, I'm so happy you like Sparkle Moore too; she's incredible, but not many people I know seem to have heard of her :(

    Sarah, I coveted those TV Western actresses' looks so badly when I was in highschool!! Those saloon gals and pioneer ladies looked really really cool, with the combination of Victorian clothes and '60s/'70s hair and makeup.

    Lisa, thank you, it WAS killer, haha! (As in Jerry Lee Lewis, maybe? But still!) I take the bemusement of the my generic-looking peers as a sign I'm doing things right ;)

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  10. I love the 12th photo with all the girls in the bar :D
    xxx

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  11. Yee Haw! These are wonderful! I love that that crooning cowgirl's name was "Sparkle" :)

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  12. I must remember that quote and start teasing my hair up to reach god!! I wonder if really, really big floral headbands count? It's so weird, but as I write this I'm listening to Woody Guthrie, who you introduced me too. I'm hooked! Now you have provided me with more musical talents and some amazing pics! I love the one with the girl in the nose bandage - do you think she's just had a nose-job? Thank you lovely Dakota. xoxo

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  13. Haha yes, I do believe that is the shirt. Sometimes I spot items that I own in thrift stores and it's always weird seeing another of them.

    Mabel
    Mabel Time

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  14. I too am a vintage loving country girl, so glad I found your blog! The higher the hair the closer to God, so true! I usually prefer a 60s style coif, but these are totally fantastic!

    xoxo,
    annie

    I'm hosting a vintage dress GIVEAWAY on my blog, hope you will stop by!

    http://vintagediggs.com/2011/12/holiday-vintage-dress-giveaway/

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  15. This is such a seriously delightful post. I adore every last image, but am especially taken by the gun totting lingerie models (so that's how the west was really won! :D).

    Thank you for the fabulously inspiring western wear images, dear gal!

    Oodles of hugs & cheerful Sunday wishes,
    ♥ Jessica

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  16. Jessica, that doll in the bloomers is Jane Russell herself! It was for a French girly mag, around the time of her Western "the Outlaw", I believe!

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  17. Loved the Dolly Parton clip. So inspiering energetic and happy need to share it emediatly on FB! Thank You!!!

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