What is Pin-Up?
which is printed and meant to be pinned up on a wall. This style originated at the beginning of the 20th century
but became very popular during World War II as millions of young men spent weeks and months away from their
sweethearts and longed for an escape. The pin up girl has became an indelible part of modern popular culture
and endures to this day. In fact, thanks to the internet, the pin up girl is more popular than ever and only a few clicks away.
The style is classic and nostalgic with a nod of appreciation to the fashion, makeup, hair and a cute campy attitude."
Pin-ups have been around for a very long time, since the 1890s in fact, but the term was popularized in the early 1940s.
The most notable "pin-ups" start in the 1920s with women like Bessie Love, Anita Page and Alice White.
The thirties featured women like Ginger Rogers, Mae West and Joan Crawford.
Of course pin-ups were most popular in the forties and fifties with women like
Bettie Page, Bette Davis, Jane Russell, Shelley Winters, Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot.
The trend lessened in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s but has grown and been popularized in the
21st century with new pin-ups models like the famous Dita Von Teese and a great many other lovely ladies.
Pin-up in the physical sense embodies a certain look and classic style.
It means the styled and often victory rolled hair, the usually bright red lips, black cat eye and pale, matte face
with the bold brows and beautiful complexion. It means an appreciation of lingerie and curves.
An appreciation of the female form both in its natural state and trussed up.
It usually refers to the clothing style of the (sometimes twenties) thirties through sixties.
From dresses and hats to gloves and heels.
Lastly, pin-up means a whole lot more than how you look.
It is defined through its femininity, its beauty, its aesthetic attractiveness, the femme fatale power and its confidence.
One can say all this dressing up of a woman is antifeminist but I'd like to argue that it doesn't steal power from women
by objectifying them. IT lends power to women by giving them confidence and by looking the best one can
look you have higher self-esteem and you are prepared to not only face the world but take control of it.
Pin-up in its original sense is quite simple, it seems. It was the taking of a likeness or photograph of a beautiful woman
in cute, sexy and somewhat provocative poses. Usually in lingerie and sometimes in less. Some more risque photos
showed women performing BDSM type acts. However, the classic pin up is best defined
by the study of its most famous models in their professional and personal lives as well as
simply studying the photos themselves.
A lot of famous pin-ups exemplified "classic" beauty and "curvy" figures like Marilyn Monroe, Bettie Page
and many, many more.
and many, many more.
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