Vintage Hollywood Actresses w/Hairy Pits

atjazz · August 17th, 2013, 06:10 AM

I recently came across this pic of Veronica Lake with hairy pits. I'm stunned that a photographer shot her like this in a photo studio, and I'm really amazed that this picture ever saw the light of day. Does anyone have other pictures of vintage Hollywood actresses with hairy pits? I'm sure they're extremely rare, but I'm hoping there is something out there.

Lurk_D · August 19th, 2013, 05:08 AM

This will seem the easy out, but once upon a time they probably all had hairy pits. While I don't know how old it is, the fashion of shaving armpits for women didn't take off until the fashion of bare arms and armpits became commonplace, some time in the 1920s, and as with all such fashions, had its slow adopters. It was probably more shocking for Veronica Lake to be seen with her shoulders uncovered than for her to have hairy pits.

August 17th, 2013, 06:10 AM	#1
atjazz Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 27 Thanked 60 Times in 3 Posts	Vintage Hollywood Actresses w/Hairy Pits I recently came across this pic of Veronica Lake with hairy pits. I'm stunned that a photographer shot her like this in a photo studio, and I'm really amazed that this picture ever saw the light of day. Does anyone have other pictures of vintage Hollywood actresses with hairy pits? I'm sure they're extremely rare, but I'm hoping there is something out there.

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August 19th, 2013, 05:08 AM	#2
Lurk_D Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 489 Thanks: 22 Thanked 3,914 Times in 467 Posts	This will seem the easy out, but once upon a time they probably all had hairy pits. While I don't know how old it is, the fashion of shaving armpits for women didn't take off until the fashion of bare arms and armpits became commonplace, some time in the 1920s, and as with all such fashions, had its slow adopters. It was probably more shocking for Veronica Lake to be seen with her shoulders uncovered than for her to have hairy pits.