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Pinup graffiti, cheesecake tattoos and
bombshell skateboards is what it’s all
about! It’s true that a
pinup is something you pin up, but that
doesn’t mean that we can’t side-step the
technicalities, here and there. Today we
take a look at how pinups are used in
T-shirts and graffiti and other less
mainstream mediums.
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Tags: Anarchist Pinups, Shiro, Miss Van , girl power , classic pinup image, Betty Page, Tattooed pinup girls,
Neo Classic Pinups, sex apeal, pinups on their skateboard,
Skater Girls, realistic, Tattoo Pinups, anarchistic nature, vision of womanhood, cartoon style, 1990’s, round black women, Stencil Pinup, sharp and edgy style,
hip hop culture, Japanese gratify artist ,
French graffiti artist,
female gratify pinup
artists, bombshell skateboards,
pin up, pinups with an anarchist
streak, cheesecake tattoos, Hit the Streets, Pinup graffiti
 An email sent me an
invitation, to see a site that compiles
oriental pinups. Off I went and my jaw
dropped- I hit the oriental pinup
jackpot! Old Orient
Museum was lovingly created by digital
artist Vincent Lexington Harper. Harper
singlehandedly compiled and restored an
astonishing amount of pinups of the
orient. The site is pleasurably designed
and creates a very whole experience, with
music, gorgeous graphics and, of course,
lovely oriental pinup girls, like this one
to the left. It’s so good, I just had to
add it to the sidebar! And it’s so good,
you have to see it for yourself!
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compiled and restored,
Vincent Lexington Harper,
digital artist , Old Orient Museum
Firing up imaginations from the East to
the West, The Pinup Blog is proud to present:
Geisha Pinups Geishas have always
been shrouded in mystic, in Western
eyes. If she was doing her job right, in
Japanese eyes, as well:
“Their purpose being to entertain their
customer, be it by reciting verse, playing
musical instruments, or engaging in light
conversation. Geisha engagements may include
flirting with men and playful innuendos;
however, clients know that nothing more can
be expected. In a social style that is
uniquely Japanese, men are amused by the
illusion of that which is never to be.” ~
Wikipedia
There are hundreds, if not thousand, images
of Geishas, all over the internet. Let’s take
a look at the trends.
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Tags: Geisha Pinups, Geishas, East to the West, Bjork, O-ren Ishii, Shi, Geisha art, fantastically sexy, erogenous zones, The Nape of the Neck,
means of seduction, ancient japan, Fan Fetish, Cartoon Geisha, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, half samurai- half geisha,
Warrior Geisha, warrior princess, sexy cliche, diversity, Adult Costume Geisha,
modern sexuality, Japanese ancestry, Tattoos, corsets and
piercing, goth culture, neo-pinups, Neo Geisha, Japanese eyes, Capturing Western
Imagination
 This one’s for all
the ladies out there, who just love
their ladies retro. Featuring Brooklyn's
queer community, I Love
Brooklyn Girls began its sexy way in
2006. This year the Brooklyn bombshells
will be poking fun at gender roles with
their “professional pinups”. And if that
wasn’t enough, these lovely femmes will
donate 10% of their proceeds to The
Lesbian Herstory Archives. It’s for a
good cause, and anyway, you know you want
to 
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Brooklyn bombshells, lovely femmes, a good cause, The Lesbian Herstory
Archives, professional pinups, gender roles, 2006, sexy way, Brooklyn's queer community,
ladies retro
 What can I say about
the Sexy Witch blog,
except that it should have been on my
sidebar ages ago! Intelligently written
and completely dedicated to its cause-
sexy witches. Possibly one of my favorite
pinup blogs and highly recommended. So
start your broomsticks and go!
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Tags: Sexy Witch Blog, sexy witches, favorite pinup blogs
by
Jaime Caudill
Valentine's Day...love and such....I
could write about that....but everyone does,
so I'm writing about the Love of
Pinups. Much more
interesting than talking about, if
you're going to get your girlfriend,
boyfriend, husband or wife a box of
candy or flowers, or something just
ridiculous, like a new mop or something.
Hell, just buy him/her a pinup and give
em some of that extra special lovin' and
believe me, they will be happy. In fact,
I'm giving my husband a Pinup of none
other than myself for Valentine's
Day....by Tali Shapiro (You rock, Tali!)
....and he's going to love it.
Lately I have been doing some research for my
own website. The subject of my website, of
course: Pinups. In the process of researching
I have found out so much and learned of
countless artists who do pinup work. Pinups
are my very favorite type of Art. Give me Gil
Elvgren over Leonardo de Vinci anyday. I know
a lot of people will disagree, but that's
just me and I like what I like and I Love
pinups, hence this topic for Valentines day.
So, back to the subject of my research, I
have also realized that just about everyone
loves pinups....because there are so many
different topics pinups can be linked to.
Whether you like fashion, cars, motorcycles,
vintage art, superheros, sports, cooking,
animals, pretty much anything you can think
of, there is a pinup website about it or at
least a pinup portrait related to your topic
of interest. Or, you know what, if you just
have a fetish...there is a pinup related to
your fetish somewhere. I can find it for you
if you don't believe me While I was hard at work
researching the topic I love most:
Pinups, I came across countless websites
that show the diversity of pinups and
the broad range of those who love them.
There are pinups everywhere! Pinups are
taking over the world  Everyone Loves pinups!
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Tags: Love, Jennifer Janesko, Hot Rods, pregnant pinups, Mommy pinups, Mother and Domestic Goddess,
pinups and sports, The Pinup Shop, blonde bombshel, Playboy-esque Pinups,
BBW pinups, Les Toil, Tattooed and Pierced
Beauties, Valentine's Day, 1930, 1960’s, Gil Elvgren, Pitbull Lovers, Pinup models, Pinup Lovers, Doggy-Style Pinups, old-school
If you’re in New York, make sure to stop by
the Great
American Pin-Up gallery. And if New
York is not on the agenda, stop by their
website for a few fine pinup art pieces,
by all your favorite classic pinup
artists.
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favorite classic pinup
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That page isn’t just pretty, it’s full of
content, too! Pixxi Vintage Boudoir is a
spectacular online vintage
shop
and
blog.
Go take a peak for a touch of that sexy class
in your vintage fashion. (I dare you not-
it’s so good, it’s the newest addition to the
sidebar!)
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Tags: Pink Pixxi Vintage Boudoir by
Appointment, spectacular online vintage
shop, sexy blog, sexy class, vintage fashion
Adding another great name to The Pinup
Blog’s diverse hall of fame: The first
African American movie star, Nina Mae
McKinney.
I got a fantastically enthusiastic email from
Tia which I’d like to share with all you
pinup lovers:
 “Hello,
I just wanted to Thank you for pointing out
the lack of diversity in the pin-up world.
I'm a 25 year old black woman and I've
always loved pinups despite the fact none
of them shared my race. What I do have in
common with them is the glamor, confidence,
and most importantly the curves! Also they
were sexy without being trashy and in
today’s world the two have become
synonymous. I believe the pin-ups are are
the best celebration of a woman's form and
its a shame more people don't appreciate
that. Maybe we wouldn't have so many little
girls starving themselves and hating what
they looked like if they saw more images
that were real. Not these size zero,
airbrushed fakes. It saddens me that my
generation hardly knows about these women
besides Marilyn. I respect what you’re
doing by educating people and bring
attention to the forgotten stars. I've
always preferred to watch movies from the
30's,40's and 50's because when it comes to
an image the people were more real back
then. When I try to share my enthusiasm
with peers they don't get it, and they
don't want to. Although I'm happy, that
Josephine Baker, Lena Horne, Dorothy
Dandridge, and Eartha Kitt receive some
recognition it bothers me that people like
Nina Mae McKinney, who was the 1st Black
movie star,receives no recognition at all!
She made her first movie in 1929 and Thirty
films over her career,and unlike those
other ladies her career was just as
successful in the U.S and Europe but she's
one of many who's contribution will
continue to be overlooked.
Again Thank You for doing your part,if we
all continue to honor these women they will
never be forgotten!
Tia Sanchez”
Apart from Tia’s beautifully strong words, it
struck me that I’ve never heard of said Nina
Mae McKinney. So here’s what my research
yielded...
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Tags: Nina Mae McKinney, race, The Black Garbo, cabaret, Hallelujah!, Black woman, Nannie Mayme McKinney,
the Black Filmmakers Hall of
Fame, Queen of Night Life, Jimmy Monroe, first black person to appear on
British television, sexy without being trashy,
lack of diversity in the pin-up
world, pinup lovers, diverse hall of fame,
The first African American movie
star
Prepare yourself
all you fastidious adults, a new retro
erotica magazine is coming your way! RITZ!
magazine is coming out with its first
bi-monthly issue, this month, and I was lucky
enough to get a sneak peak.
RITZ!
wants to bring back the art to erotic art.
Here’s a taste of what they’re out to
do:
I’ll
keep you posted on any new info.
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Tags: RITZ!, Fastidious Adults, magazine, erotic art, bi-monthly issue, retro erotica magazine
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