Jane Russell, promotional photo for The Outlaw, 1943.

Jane Russell, promotional photo for The Outlaw, 1943.

1972 edition of Life magazine, on the 10th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death.

Still remembering Marilyn today, 50 years today.

1972 edition of Life magazine, on the 10th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death.

Still remembering Marilyn today, 50 years today.

Linda Darnell, circa 1940s.

Linda Darnell, circa 1940s.

Picture taken from a ’60s issue of Playboy titled The Language of Legs. 

My how taste in sexiness changes.

Picture taken from a ’60s issue of Playboy titled The Language of Legs.

My how taste in sexiness changes.

Jane Russell inspects her own image at the Air Corps Advanced Training School in Stockton, CA. Image by Bettmann/CORBIS, circa early 1940s.

Jane Russell inspects her own image at the Air Corps Advanced Training School in Stockton, CA. Image by Bettmann/CORBIS, circa early 1940s.

Happy Fourth of July, from some of my favorite ladies!

Lana Turner, circa 1940.

Lana Turner, circa 1940.

The women back then were simultaneously sexy and classy. Something sorely needed today.

The women back then were simultaneously sexy and classy. Something sorely needed today.