Tans

Some brothels in the cities during this period “were for whites, some for blacks,” according to the historian Kevin J. Mumford, “but the majority were probably black-white clubs, the institutional descendants of Black and Tans.”

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

Nowadays Molly Malone's is a bona fidedly hip music venue with an expansive stage area, an impressive dinner menu and a respectively spiffed-up decor; back then it was a smoky, scruffy, one-room pub where hard-core drinkers came to suck down Jameson and Black n' Tans and get into knock-downs that ended with sweaty man-hugs and often -- to my mercenary delight -- wads of cash knocked under sticky tables to be found after closing.

Lorraine Devon Wilke: Neil Boyle, Molly Malone's and Pretty in Pink Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011

You can argue with me, mock me to your friends, or stick your fingers in your ears and "lalala" yourself all the way to Jersey City, but I've said it on the Internet, and you've read it on the Internet, so therefore it's undeniably true: Tans Are Out.

Verena von Pfetten: Tan Is The New Tacky Verena von Pfetten 2010

Tans could be accompanied by a vodka cocktail, which, she added, had no "clinical interaction" with the spraying.

Fashion Highlights: Liquid Yogurt, Spray Tans Marshall Heyman 2011

I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be able to declare, "Tans are out!", mainly because I never thought I'd be the one declaring anything, but well, here goes nothing:

Verena von Pfetten: Tan Is The New Tacky Verena von Pfetten 2010

Nowadays Molly Malone's is a bona fidedly hip music venue with an expansive stage area, an impressive dinner menu and a respectively spiffed-up decor; back then it was a smoky, scruffy, one-room pub where hard-core drinkers came to suck down Jameson and Black n' Tans and get into knock-downs that ended with sweaty man-hugs and often -- to my mercenary delight -- wads of cash knocked under sticky tables to be found after closing.

Lorraine Devon Wilke: Neil Boyle, Molly Malone's and Pretty in Pink Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011

Nowadays Molly Malone's is a bona fidedly hip music venue with an expansive stage area, an impressive dinner menu and a respectively spiffed-up decor; back then it was a smoky, scruffy, one-room pub where hard-core drinkers came to suck down Jameson and Black n' Tans and get into knock-downs that ended with sweaty man-hugs and often -- to my mercenary delight -- wads of cash knocked under sticky tables to be found after closing.

Lorraine Devon Wilke: Neil Boyle, Molly Malone's and Pretty in Pink Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011

It may have been because she was in a rush, having overslept during her last-minute session at Hollywood Tans.

Paz De La Huerta Emmys 2011 PHOTO: Love It Or Leave It? 2011

Nowadays Molly Malone's is a bona fidedly hip music venue with an expansive stage area, an impressive dinner menu and a respectively spiffed-up decor; back then it was a smoky, scruffy, one-room pub where hard-core drinkers came to suck down Jameson and Black n' Tans and get into knock-downs that ended with sweaty man-hugs and often -- to my mercenary delight -- wads of cash knocked under sticky tables to be found after closing.

Lorraine Devon Wilke: Neil Boyle, Molly Malone's and Pretty in Pink Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011

Tans have gone the way of shoulder pads, dark lip liner, and, more recently, Uggs. Let's go with this Uggs thing.

Verena von Pfetten: Tan Is The New Tacky Verena von Pfetten 2010