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Vampira

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VampiraBy: W. Scott Poole This whip smart piece of pop culture details the life of the cult horror figure, as well as the much wider story of 1950s America, its treatment of women and sex, and a fascinating swath of Hollywood history. In Vampira, Poole gives us the eclectic life of the dancer, stripper, actress, and artist Maila Nurmi, who would reinvent herself as Vampira during the backdrop of 1950s America, an era of both chilling conformity and the

By: W. Scott Poole     
This whip-smart piece of pop culture details the life of the cult horror figure, as well as the much wider story of 1950s America, its treatment of women and sex, and a fascinating swath of Hollywood history.

In Vampira, Poole gives us the eclectic life of the dancer, stripper, actress, and artist Maila Nurmi, who would reinvent herself as Vampira during the backdrop of 1950s America, an era of both chilling conformity and the nascent rumblings of the countercultural response that led from the Beats and free jazz to the stirring of the LGBT movement and the hardcore punk scene in the bohemian enclave along Melrose Avenue.

A veteran of the New York stage and late nights at Hollywood's hipster hangouts, Nurmi would eventually be linked to Elvis, Orson Welles, and James Dean, as well as stylist and photographer Rudi Gernreich, founder of the Mattachine Society and designer of the thong. Thanks to rumors of a romance between Vampira and James Dean, his tragic death inspired the circulation of stories that she had cursed him and, better yet, had access to his dead body for use in her dark arts.

In Poole's expert hands, Vampira is more than the story of a highly creative artist continually reinventing herself, but a parable of the runaway housewife bursting the bounds of our straight-laced conventions with an exuberant display of camp, sex, and creative individuality that owed something to the morbid New Yorker cartoons of Charles Addams, the evil queen from Disney's Snow White, and the popular, underground bondage magazine Bizarre, and forward to the staged excesses of Madonna and Lady Gaga. Vampira is a wildly compelling tour through a forgotten piece of pop cultural history, one with both cultish and literary merit, sure to capture the imagination of Vampira fans new and old.
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I wasn't sure what to think of this sweater. It looked nice, but I don't know. Then I wore it out one night. I totally got laid that night. Highly recommend.
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GREAT SWEATER...BUT...
Size: X-Large, Color: Khaki
I really like this sweater and am a big fan of this brand. The material is good quality for what you're paying and the material is soft and comfortable and provides good warmth for those chilly mornings or evenings. So why four instead of five stars? Quite simply, the fit. Although it's a classic style and looks good out of the box, I thought the fit could have been better. I ordered the right size and it actually fits my body well enough, but the overall presentation seems a tad off, especially around the chest and upper arm areas. That being said, it's definitely not a deal breaker by any means and I fully intend to get plenty of use from the four colors I purchased. Just don't be terribly surprised if it doesn't hang on the body qauite exactly as you might have intended. Of course, that's a pretty subjective point of view and yours may be totally different.
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★★★★★ 5
Great quality & value
Size: Large, Color: Brown
Bought this for my husband and he loves it! Really nice quality, fits true to size and looks great on him.
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