Are You Ready Boots? Start Walking!

I've been on a Nancy Sinatra kick for the past couple of days. Over the weekend I picked up Nancy In London (which is now gracing my living room wall) and How Does That Grab You? at the Austin Record Convention. I now own all of her albums from the 1960s. Here's the classic video for her hit single These Boots Are Made For Walkin'  to start the week off right:

PS: I'm looking for a copy of the Movin' With Nancy television special on DVD. If you can offer assistance, please drop me a line.

Pierre Cardin Does Space Age (1966)

Sharon Tate - Vintage Magazine Covers Part 3 (1966)

The Sunday Oregonian - 1966

Parade - September 1966

Fotogramas (Spain) - 1966

Photoplay (UK) - April 1966

Nueva Radiomania TV - 1966

From my personal collection.

Jayne Mansfield - That Makes It! (1966)

I won't lie to you, The Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966) is a horrendous film. (And not even in a so bad it's good kind of way.) Nevertheless, I just adore this song! You'll be thanking me later when it gets stuck in your head for days on end! :)

All Eyes On Sharon Tate (1966)

Made In USA (1966)

VERY exciting news!!! I'm pleased to announce that The Criterion Collection will be releasing Jean-Luc Godard's Made In USA (1966) next month! The DVD release date is scheduled for July 21, 2009. You can pre-order it here on Amazon.

Cant wait to FINALLY see this film! I simply adore the lovely Miss Anna Karina.

Also worth mentioning is the upcoming release of Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965) on Criterion Collection DVD/Blu Ray in July. A must-see film in my book!

Which films do you think are deserving of a Criterion release? I'd have to vote for Polanki's Cul-de-sac (1966) and Anna (1967).

Keep up the good work, Criterion!

Here is the Made In USA theatrical trailer for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!:

Sharon Tate - Vintage Magazine Covers Part 2

The Edmonton Journal (Canada) - 1966

Panorama (Italy) - August 1969

Cinémonde (France) - 1968

From my personal collection.

Exclusive! - Sharon Tate by David Bailey

Sharon Tate is my all-time favorite actress and style icon. In my opinion, Sharon was the living embodiment of everything the Swinging Sixties represented. She was beauty, grace, and kindness personified.

I started collecting Sharon Tate memorabilia about three years ago. Since then, I've been lucky enough to acquire many unique treasures which I plan to showcase on this blog.

Recently, I stumbled across these extremely rare original vintage photographs of Sharon, and just couldn't resist adding them to my personal collection. The following images were shot by famed 60s photographer David Bailey on the set of the film, The Fearless Vampire Killers in 1966.

Please DO NOT repost these scans without my express consent. Thank you and enjoy!

Click on the photos to enlarge.

• Recommended Viewing: The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

• Recommended Reading: Birth Of The Cool: 1957-1969 by David Bailey
  

• The Official Sharon Tate Fansite
• Tate Family Legacy