46 Killer Images From The Past That Are Snazzily Cool and Classy!
Every era has a style and every age has its trend-setters. But cool has nothing to do with merely looking good or just being filthy rich….It’s the things you do and the way you behave,in other words your attitude that makes you stand out from the rest. Your attitude is your cool. These pics are just that: Classy, trendy and cool. These are images from history that redefine ‘cool’and set a new statement. People who in true terms have done and accomplished extraordinary things. An important reminder of what ‘cool’ used to mean in the past.
1. Muhammad Ali with his winnings, (1964)
2. A female tank instructor in 1984.
3. South Side Chicago boys setting a style statement, (1941)
4. A young Arnold Schwarzenegger poses with his glass of cognac.
5. Yankee star Mickey Mantle flings away his batting helmet in disgust. (1965)
6. A pretty girl sells flowers on the roadside in Oklahoma, (1973)
7. Captain Kirk strikes a pose with his Jupiter 8, (1960’s)
8. Ann Margaret out on an adventure, (1969)
9. A man looking dapper as hell, London, (1904)
10. Delicate as a flower, the beautiful Audrey Hepburn, (1955)
11. New Years Eve, (1960)
12. Marlon Brando during his screen test for Rebel Without A Cause, #ladyboners! (1955)
13. Sun-kissed beauty Marilyn Monroe photographed by Andres de Dienes in October 1945.
14. Kid attending Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a dream” speech, 28th Aug 1963.
15. Women boxing on a roof, (1938)
16. Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, and Patrick Swayze – The Greasers from Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders, (1983)
17. Hell’s Angels, Los Angeles, (1965)
18. Models pose in Plunging Necklines, (1950s)
19. Writer, Hunter S. Thompson, credited with creating “Gonzo Journalism”, enjoys his usual smoke.
20. High school fashion feature in Life Magazine, (1969)
21. Clint Eastwood skateboarding through the streets of Rome, (1964)
22. A Young Hippie – Woodstock, (1969)
23. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s father, and retired professional wrestler, Rocky Johnson in the 1980s.
24. Elspeth Beard, shortly after becoming the first Englishwoman to travel the world on a motorcycle.
25. Guardian Angels on the NYC subway, (1980’s)
26. The original way to ‘text’ in class, (1944)
27. Paul Newman boating in style, Venice, (1963)
28. Girl on a scooter, (1969)
29. The Beatles enjoying a swim, (1964)
30. Bruce Willis living the life, (1989)
31. Girl with typewriter and a smoke.
32. Steve McQueen redefines cool, (1963)
33. The inspiration for Jessica Rabbit, Vikki “The Back” Dougan, rocking a backless in style, (1957)
34. A waterskiing couple in California, USA, (Circa 1950)
35. Lost in the moment at a school dance, (1950)
36. 19 year old, Andre the Giant surrounded by lovely girls, Paris, (1966)
37. Salvador Dalí kisses 25-year-old Raquel Welch’s hand in front of his abstract portrait of her, (1965)
38. Dating in the 1950’s
39. Muhammad Ali training in a pool at the Sir John Hotel in Miami, (1961)
40. Roza Shanina, 19-year-old Russian WWII sniper with 54 confirmed kills in 1944.
41. A bookstore in 1970’s Harlem.
42. Ellen O’Neal, the greatest woman freestyle skateboarder, (1970’s)
43. The Bowdoin College Tug of War Team, (1891)
44. Two women who first wore shorts in public cause a car accident, Toronto, (1937)
45. Vietnam selfie, (1972)
46. Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins rocking a smoke.
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Manaal
A co-founder at InyMiny, Manaal is a party animal. She loves to cook, travel to exotic places and follows the 'No Tomorrow' cult! Adventure is her turn on as she believes that there is no feeling like the thrill you get from an adrenaline rush. Her motto in life: Get ready to take that leap of faith, because It's NOW or NEVER.
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