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Strangeblog is dedicated to Kali Pappas' many interests, including fashion (historical, vintage, retro, plus-sized, and in-between-sized), vintage home decor, Jane Austen's Emma, music and Disney theme park audio, and more!
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3d ago
Thanks to Retro Lovely, I’m on the cover of Vol. 244 of the flagship! The photography, set, makeup, and hair are the work of the always-fabulous Marilee Caruso, while the wardrobe was provided by Bettie Page Lingerie! The Bettie Page set is the Cleo Contrast Stitch Retro set, in stunning pink and light turquoise! Marilee …
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1M ago
Today I learned that my February/Valentine’s 2024 Bombshell cover – by Liz of Bombshell PinUp Photography – made it into the Bombshell magazine 2025 pinup calendar! The calendar features many lovely models, with Miss Tangerine Dream on the cover… This publication, and all of my other published work from 2022 through the present, can be …
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1M ago
Woo hoo! Thanks so much to my friend Marilee Caruso for including me in her 2025 Pinup Calendar, which is full of twelve fabulous models photographed expertly by Marilee herself! I’m Miss March, represented by this wonderful photo Marilee took in June… You can purchase this fabulous calendar at a discount through 10/28/2024, using code: …
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1M ago
I was very happy to discover that my Black Widow-themed images by Liz of Bombshell PinUp Photography are not only in the Halloween issue of Bombshell Magazine, but on a cover, too! I wanted a retro-spiderweb theme, kind of like the set on the old Vampira show, and Liz totally delivered. She made the bib …
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2M ago
My friend Lavinia Laced and I co-produced a Love Witch-themed shoot with Marilee Caruso, and the results are in Pinup Nouveau magazine’s Halloween issue, Volume 1! We even got a cover! Both of us are big fans of Anna Biller’s 2016 horror-comedy film, The Love Witch, so naturally we wanted to portray our own versions …
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5M ago
Marilee Caruso and I shot some fun Black Lodge-themed cosplay images earlier this year, featuring me as Laura Palmer from David Lynch’s and Mark Frost’s quirky Twin Peaks TV show. We went for a slightly 1930s-1940s Laura as the show is known for its frequent retro visual callbacks, and – as I was 48 at the time the photos were shot – an older Laura, which is more in line with the third season of the show. The final season aired in 2017, featuring versions of all the characters aged 25 years from their original appearance during the early-90s run of the show.
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StrangeBlog
7M ago
Two more pinup publications this year, both with photography, makeup and hair by Marilee Caruso! My Rick’s Dessert Diner images are in the super-duper Social Pin Issue 72 (and on the back cover!) and my Lucy Westenra (of the Coppola Bram Stoker’s Dracula adaptation fame) pics are in Volume 1 of Retro Lovely‘s new Vampyre special edition!
On the back cover of The Social Pin #72!Lucy Westenra cosplay in Retro Lovely Vampyre.
More after the jump…
The Lucy images happened because La Femme en Noir made the orange-red nightdress and cape worn by Sadie Frost in the film. I love Eiko Ishioka’s beautif ..read more
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10M ago
I have two new pinup publications with some great new collaborators: Liz of Bombshell Pinup Photography and Sam of Beauty by Samantha White! Our images are featured in six-page spreads in both Retro Lovely No. 237 and Bombshell‘s February Valentine’s issue! And, we got a cover!
The first set was a lovely Gil Elvgren-inspired Valentine’s Day collection of images featuring a beautiful vintage satin comforter set acquired by Liz. I brought some cool fake roses, my vintage See’s Candy Valentine heart boxes, and a goodly chunk of my lingerie wardrobe, and here’s the result:
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StrangeBlog
1y ago
So here’s some fun news! I now have a Retro Lovely Showcase special edition dedicated entirely to my pinup work with great photographers like Marilee Caruso, Miss Missy, Bettina May, and Feathered Flash!
Catherine Morland Showcase special edition by Retro Lovely.
You can purchase a copy here for $25, including shipping, a sticker, and my signature!
Posters will be available too! This issue, the cover poster, and my 2024 pinup calendar are also currently available via my Linktree.
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1y ago
It’s holiday pinup time! One of my 2022 Christmas-themed images by Marilee Caruso was selected as the December image for Bombshell Magazine’s 2024 pinup calendar!
Marilee captured my love of Christmas lights. Makeup and Hair by Rockwell De’Vil.Bombshell 2024 Calendar.
You can find the links to buy this calendar, my 2024 Retro Lovely calendar, and Marilee’s 2024 calendar via my Linktree.
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