Want a custom classic vintage style dress for the holidays? PinkPurr Studio, “a small custom design studio specializing in the look and femininity of the forties and fifties when the women were women and men were nervous!”, is again offering their reproduction of Liz Taylor’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Dress — including in leopard print!

Custom Reproduction Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Dress

This iconic dress requires nine yards of chiffon — not counting lining!

Remember when sunlight was simply something divine to sit in?

Elizabeth Taylor Sunning Her Stunning Self, 1955

Tans aside (and certainly Liz was coveted for her pale skin), it not only felt fabulous but such natural lighting made for fantastic photographs. OK, having Liz’s looks, it was hard to take a bad photo, but still…

Now, even when you have slathered on a slew of sunblock, you’ll have a million people warning you of the damages of bathing in the rays of the sun. Just tell them you’re sunning your inner vintage Liz Taylor, and sunlight in a little moderation won’t kill you or anybody else.

Elizabeth Taylor Sunning Herself on the Set of Giant (1955); photograph by Sid Avery.

I’m not just sharing this photo of Liz & Paul because it’s hot; can you spot the error on this vintage movie promotional photograph?

Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman

(Clicking the links will allow you to self-check your knowledge — and see the irony!)

The Etsy seller, gracevintage, calls this beauty a “Maggie the Cat Sultry Vintage 1960s Slip” after Liz Taylor’s character in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).

Sultry Vintage Slip

Elizabeth Taylor In Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

No wonder vintage slips are still very much alive! So seductive it reminds me of another set of quotes from the film:

Brick Pollitt: What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?
Margaret “Maggie” Pollitt: Just staying on it I guess, long as she can.

I guess that’s the victory of such a pretty vintage slip too, to just stay on, as long as it can. *wink*

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