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Virgins v. Vixens

They're back!

Darlings, please don't hate us. What with all the Project Runway blogging and the Mad Men blogging and the Glee blogging and the spring collections, we just couldn't find the time to sit down and spend the required couple of hours counting votes and looking for pictures for the next round. Forgive us?

For those of you just joining us, this is a competition pitting mega-famous actresses from the fifties and the sixties who embodied the two major archetypes of sex symbols for the period: the Virgin and the Vixen. Each "week" (yeah, right) we pit a famous virgin and/or a famous vixen up against another and the readers vote on which one wins. You can use whatever criteria you like to make your decision. We tend to frame it as if they're in an imaginary cage match, but most of the time the readers simply vote for their favorite. It was a tough competition and a lot of legendary ladies hit the mat and never got up again. We're in the finals now, but here's how the competition went down:

Janet Leigh vs. Kim Novak

Kim Novak vs. Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron vs. Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida vs. Jean Simmons

Gina Lollobrigida vs. Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine vs. Joan Collins

Shirley Maclaine vs. Brigitte Bardot

Jane Fonda vs. Julie Christie

Jane Fonda vs. Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood vs. Angie Dickinson

Natalie Wood vs. Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds vs. Julie Andrews

It was at this point, that we started with the big guns. Not that any of the previous ladies weren't big guns in their own right, but it was time to break out the virgins and/or vixens that have passed into legend and only need to be referred to by their first names.

Julie Andrews vs. Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn vs. Sophia Loren

Do you see how fickle you bitches are? Audrey Hepburn! Not making it to the finals! You guys are nuts. Granted, going up against Sophia was a pretty tall order, but that's why they're called the big guns.

Sophia Loren vs. Jayne Mansfield

Before we broke out the REALLY big guns, it was time to bring back the one competitor who managed to beat three bitches in a row. Hence:

Sophia Loren vs. Shirley MacLaine.

Yow. Now that's a toughie. Two legendary ladies with very different styles (and a penchant for playing hookers). Which one was still standing after the votes were counted? Well, we'll tell ya, it was a very close race, but in the end, only one hooker can make it out of the ring alive.

We are sad to inform you that...

SHIRLEY MACLAINE IS DEAD.

And it's all your fault! But don't worry. She has a tendency to not stay dead long.

Anyway, here it is; the finals of the Virgins vs. Vixens showdowns. Sophia hoists up her tits and re-enters the ring to take on the woman who embodied virginity more than any other actress of the period (and if you believe the stories, pulled the wool over the eyes of the public while doing it). These two ladies couldn't be more different and yet in their day, they were two of the biggest box office draws around.

MISS SOPHIA LOREN

takes on...


MISS DORIS DAY, BITCHES!

The quintessential vixen up against the quintessential virgin. Cast your votes now. One of these ladies is going DOWN! And not in the good way!


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Doris Day please!


Though i usually defend my fellow blondes, Sophia that unrealistic goody-goody façade of woman down!

As Gorgeous Things said...

Sophia casts her heavily kholed eyes at Doris, who melts into a blue puddle of slushy on the Hollywood Boulevard. Sophia then tosses her head, sets her shoulders and, hips swinging, sashays away into the vixen sunset with the trophy in her Bottega Veneta bag.

Didn’t even have to break a sweat.

:D


Oh, Sophia! How could it not be? Just saying her name evokes a sensual vixen of the most memorizing variety. (With the stipulation of Al La Audrey as her first maiden in waiting).


sophia, sophia, sophia.


Yay! V vs.V is back!

Nothing to forgive TLo, for the V. vs V. hiatus. You two work your tails off on all your posts! I mean really, making sense of PR Season 6 takes it out of a bitch!
I just wonder, how do you keep all those plates spinning at once?

Now usually I read all the posts before I put in my two cents because it's interesting to hear what people have to say. But in this case, it doesn't matter what anybody else has to say, Doris, for me is eternal.

I love Sophia for the quality way she's lived her life, the mark she's made in pictures and she has one fine looking son.

But Doris is just one of those people who goes straight to my heart. How much fun would it be to just sit down with her and yak about things? She has what I call allure.

BrianB


effing Sophia of course... ;)


bitchybitchybitchy

Just saw a preview for "Nine" the other day, and Sophia still looks fierce and fab.

SOPHIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Be Italian!!!!!!!!!


Doris Day. No doubt about it. She was the top actress and female recording artist for several years in a row. LOVE her.


Sophia

sidenote: Aubrey was Robbed


Sophia for all the marbles

SDMom


Doris Day! A thousand times!


Sophia was never in an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Imagine her trying to figure out Ambrose Chapel - that little boy would have been kidnapped FOREVER.

Doris Day FTW.


Doris is the best!!! Doris for the win!


Sophia sophia so so sophia!!!


Dor-is, Dor-is, Dor-is.


Sophia. Always Sophia.


Sophia.
And I've got to go with Spanky.
There's something about Sophia just KILLING in Dirty Old Men -- in a role that might almost have been Doris Day-worthy.
She always burns up the screen, but seeing her blur the virgin/vixen boundary when she was well into her "mature" phase makes me proud to be a woman.
And considering that there are certain moments in certain movies where Doris makes me throw up in my mouth a little.
And so, again, I say "Sophia."

- Windy City Wendy


I'm still bitter about Audrey. And I love Doris and Rock Hudson. Still, Sophia is still sexy to this day. Bella Sophia, FTW.


How? This is how:

SOPHIA (not Doris) SOPHIA (not Doris) SOPHIA (not Doris) SOPHIA SOPHIA SHOPIA SPHOIA SHPAODA TONY SHALHOUB SOPHIA
Bitches!


Oh my! How can I decide???


Sophia, because that lingerie, witht he hat, pearls and gloves, is just too damn fab!


WTF -- Doris is the bomb!


This may have already been noted, but wasn't Jayne Mansfield in there somewhere?


Sophia -- yesterday, today, and tomorrow.


Sophia, obviously. And I must be the only straight man who reads this blog regularly, because Shirley MacLaine, cute as she is in "The Apartment," over Brigitte Bardot?!?!?!? Not in a million years, which is how long it would take God to create another woman like BB.


My mother took me to see all of Doris Day's movies--in theaters as soon as they came out, which tells you how old I am.

I loved Midnight Lace, Calamity Jane, and Please Don't Eat the Daisies, was terrified by that one where she was the airline stewardess who had to land the plane, but the one that really got me was Love Me or Leave Me. I spent countless hours lip-syncing to a hairbrush and a full-length mirror, pretending to be Doris as Ruth Etting [which probably explains my fatal attraction to assholes]. I know I was just a kid, but my memory swears there was a full-grown woman in a gorgeous gown looking back at me in the reflection.

Later, when Doris became So Not Cool, I couldn't abandon her fast enough. I even forgot about her for many years, forgot how much I had loved her, forgot she ever even existed.

Doris, I'm sorry! I can't abandon you now.

Doris!


No contest! Sophia


sophia.
DUH.


Sophia....gorgeous then and still gorgeous now.


oh i'm torn. they both had a mannish quality when they talked. but sophia's mannish quality was like a businessman holding a cigar. doris's was like a guy on a paper route, sometimes.

i think doris is prettier and hella talented.

but sophia is exotic.

hmmm.... TEAM DORIS. because it's not necessarily a who is sexier competition is it? i'm going to female role model, and i'd say doris accepted her paper routeness and still managed.to be fabulous.


DORIS! No question.

As an aside, I loathe Empire Online with a blinding passion after seeing their newest 100 Sexiest. The women's list is a joke. Only 3 timeless actresses on the list, with Marilyn coming in at a sad #15 and beaten out by the likes of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Helena Bonham Carter, Kristen Stewart, and Megan Fox. *gag* Sorry I just threw up a little. And poor Audrey came in at #35! Apparently this list was made up by a 14 year old boy.


Sophia wins!


Sophia Loren hands down. Like, no duh.


Doris Day!


I'm voting for Doris.


Audrey Hepburn!

aww, hell.

Fine. Sophia Loren, if I must...


Doris, definitely.


Sophia FTW x878767556564


Team Sophia!!


Love Doris Day-- my vote is with her.


honesty.not.pc

Sophia FTW. Virgins suck...especially fake ones!

Sophia is still kicking and still hot !


Calamity Jane wins it all--she can shoot!


SOPHIA!


Sophia!

(Actually, can I just vote for Doris' dress as a separate entity?)


Doris, dahlings! She has the best ass in the bussiness!


Doris. All that spunk, those nice pointy bras, the big white teeth, and tiny blond bangs. Plus she loves dogs. Definitely Doris.


Wow, this is a tough choice.

Dangerously sexy over goody goody.

Sophia for the win.


Sew Not Twittering

This is too important to just read along.

Beautiful SOPHIA, FTW.


Sophia!


I'm most definitely on 'A sentimental journey' and LURVVVVEEE that song, she was a vixen at heart....

Doris all the way!


Sophia!!


Once I had a secret love

Ok not so secret.

DORIS all the way!


Guys, you are evil! My heart's still aching over the loss of Audrey and now you tell me Shirley has left this competition too?!?

Oh well, since there's nothing we can do against that, I'll go with LaLoren for winning this round too. I'd love to be like her, while from Miss Day I'd only love to have that dress (tacky as it may be).


Sophia Loren!


Oh, Miss Sophia. Of course.


Siyah
10/31/09 6:40 PM SOPHIA. Even if she hadn't beaten my beloved Audrey, I would have voted for her - but if Audrey's gone, the one who beat her HAS to go on.



I once thought that La Liz was going to slaughter this whole bunch, but I vote Audrey gets a sudden death match (possibly against Shirley)


Let's start the movement y'all:

SUDDEN DEATH MATCH FOR AUDREY HEPBURN


Sophia Loren ftw!


Debbie Reynolds was in singing in the rain not Doris Day. But as much that I like Sophia Loren my vote is for Doris Day because of her movies and style.


Michael Colvin said...
Sophia was never in an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Imagine her trying to figure out Ambrose Chapel - that little boy would have been kidnapped FOREVER.

Doris Day FTW.

10/31/09 11:33 PM


You have a good point...

but could you imagine Doris Day doing a sexy strip tease for Marcello Mastrioanni...at SIXTY?

I rest my case.


Sophia, fer shure.


Sophia. No apologies. Tough call though.


Sophia Loren, please.


Sophia wins! Doris's sickly-sweet virgin shtick gets on my nerves.


Doris, Doris, DORIS!!! The uber virgin w/ the killer charisma, she was a feminist icon before anyone was paying attention. I sh-t you not.
DORIS for the WIN!!!


Doris Day was innocent sexy, but Sophia Loren positively smolders. I'm a guy, and I go with Sophia.


DORIS DAY!!!!! sassy but sweet.


DORIS DAY!!!! sassy but sweet.


Doris Day, hands down. Sophia is gorgeous, but Doris Day is a goddess. She sings, she dances, she can act...triple threat.

Must go rent Pillow Talk and Please Dont Eat the Daisies now...


Initially, I was all "Sophia FTW!" but after reading the comments, I realize how much I adore Doris Day. I mean, "Singing in the Rain" is my "desert island, have to pick one" movie -- and "Pillow Talk" is a close second. She ain't all that virginal, folks!

Doris Day wasn't in Singing in the Rain; that was Debbie Reynolds.

Besides, Doris Day was the first choice to play Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate, and she turned it down. Just for that, I'd give it to Loren.

Or Anne Bancroft.


Has to be Doris!


Sophia, hagia Sophia.


definitely sophia!


DORIS FOR THE WIN!!!

How would I have ended up without Calamity Jane to watch in my youth?!?


There are so many comments I'm sure everything I'd want to say will have been posted already.

Sophia Loren, no question.


Doris, Doris, Doris! I mean, the woman played against Rock Hudson for huge portions of her career -- OF COURSE she's a virgin. :-D


As a lurking straight man, I set aside Miss Day's acting, singing and work with animals. I just imagine both women in bed behind two different doors. Most guys, including me, are going to open Sophia's door.


I retroactively vote for Audrey Hepburn. But since she's out of the running, I vote for Ms. Sophia, the only one mighty enough to bring her down.


Someone pick Miss Day up off the mat and get her a cold drink. Because she never knew what hit her - it was over that fast. The fabulous Sophia FTW!


SOPHIA,SOPHIA!!!!!!

5&10


Sophia! Sophia! Sophia!


So obviously Sophia.


Sophia no contest!


Sophia!


Gotta go with Sophia. Hey, has Liz Taylor ever been in the mix? Watched "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" last night (scary enough movie for Halloween), and she could eat any competition alive!


Sophia! =D


Doris is amazing, to be sure, but Sophia's just otherworldly.

Has to be Sophia!


Doris Day=yawn. SOPHIA=Mroooow!


Unquestionably Doris.


No competion. Sophia Loren all the way.


Sofia!


Doris Day


Doris!


SOPHIA!

Even if I was more familiar with Doris Day's work (which I'm not), I'd still vote for SOPHIA based on that hot-ass picture you posted of her. Rowr. Mama want.


Doris!! Tougher, stronger and cooler than people give her credit for.


Sophia!!!


Doris could make Sophia lay down and cry just by cooing "Secret Love" in her ear. Miss Day, please!


sofia!


Sophia! Can there be any other?


I have to vote for Doris!


Watched every movie of hers growing up in the 80's and wishing I could go back in time...she made even a gay as hot as Rock drool...Doris!
(with much love to Sophia as well)


Doris Day!


Doris Day.
One of my favorite M.A.S.H. episodes is when Col. Potter admits his long-standing crush on her. Feels bad that his wife doesn't know, but then admits Doris Day doesn't know either.


Doris Day!


TLo said: "But don't worry. She has a tendency to not stay dead long."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

OMG. You two are just flat out hilarioius.


I may not vote this time. This one is paralyzing in its impossibility. Plus, I never really loved either of them.

Hell, who am I kidding.

Doris. (instant voter's remorse)


Sophia all the way!

Maybe you guys should get one of your trusted minions to count the votes?


if audrey hepburn can't stand a chance against sophia loren, doris day certainly can't.

sophia ftw!


C'est moi, c'est moi Lola

SOPHIA! SOPHIA! SOPHIA!

I've never forgiven Doris Day for "Que sera, sera" in The Man That Knew Too Much. Totally ruined the movie for me.

In the interim, I also saw our Sophia in The Casandra Crossing. Yes, it's a super shitty disaster movie, but Sophia held my attention as I mocked OJ Simpson in his role.

Doris can't hold my attention for more than two minutes before I want to change channels.

Sorry boys, but it's the vixen Sophia for me!


Sophia's going to win because, let's face it, we all like vixens WAY more than virgins. But who could top the professional prudery of DD?? Team Doris!


Sophia!


Doris. My daddy thought she was the bomb.


Amy Sez

Gotta go for Doris...star of the classic politically incorrect movie "With 6 You Get Eggroll"


Has to be Sophia!


I'll go with Doris Day.


Sophia!!


watch it hey it's DORIS DAY.


Doris!!!!

Did you know that she was the original pick for Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate"? Turned it down. Too shocking for her fans.


It really isn't fair to force a choice between two such outstanding women.

...

...

...

SOPHIA!!!!!!


Sophia, please!


Doris Day!


Sophia, darlings, always Sophia!


Sophia took down Audrey, so I'm sticking with Sophia for the win!


Sophia per la vitoria!


Anonymous 6:16 AM said:
"I once thought that La Liz was going to slaughter this whole bunch, but I vote Audrey gets a sudden death match (possibly against Shirley)


Let's start the movement y'all:

SUDDEN DEATH MATCH FOR AUDREY HEPBURN"

Totally agree. Audrey needs to be brought back


Are we all forgetting Rock Hudson??? Doris Day...She made a gay man straight(in the movies anway).


Sophia!


Easy, Ms. Loren. Vixens and whores all the way!


DORIS


Ugh, my comment was not finished. I was going to say: gonna have to go with Sophia!!


DORIS DAY!

The original fag-hag.


Sophia!


I vote for Sophia and the girls.


sophia!


Doris Day FTW


Doris Day!!!!!


As a straight woman....I would do ANYTHING with Sophia! Sophia for the Win!!!


Doris Day, no other way


Doris!


Marilyn!

oh wait...

Hmmmm...I vote Sophia.


Sophia.


sophiia


Doris Day!!


Doris for the win!


I love them both. But Doris has to be the winner. Doris for the win!


Doris. Didn't even require a second thought.

I'm biased, though: I was in The Pajama Game, and Doris rocked that.


Did I miss Liz Taylor somewhere?


Sophia Loren, but in my world, Audrey Hepburn is STILL in this!


doris. doris. doris.


Doris! Especially in that AWESOME picture (from my favorite movie!)


LOREN, NO DOUBT.


sophia

[but still audrey hepburn in my heart]


Doris!


HellsKitchenDude

Sophia per favore!!!!


EspeciallyGay

DORIS DORIS DORIS


LaFemmeFataleNY

Sophia Freaking Loren, hello???


One more for Sophia.


Doris Day! I love her movies : )


Hard to decide, but I'll go with Sophia.


LifeTimeforHomos

YAY! V v. V is BACK!!!!

SOPHIA!


Mariana (The Unoriginal)

Sophia.


Sophia Loren. I've always loved her.


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