The lovely Christina
Jeter (aka “Christina Chaos”, aka
“Meyer Lansky&rdquo is a model, who recently
dabbled in pinup modeling, with the help
of Kayla Tall and Angela Rivera of
The Pin up Punk, with interesting
results. Diversifying the
pinup world even further in a twist
between Africa, the USA and the Far East
(!).
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Women have often shown up in
revolutionary images. What is a woman’s role
in the revolution? Today The Pinup Blog
explores revolutionary pinups!
Visual art has always had the ability to
concretely represent abstract concepts, while
still leaving room for debate. Revolution is
one of those abstract concepts.
Interestingly, women have been one theme
utilized in order to interpret the many faces
of the concept of revolution. Today, we take
a look at the different female
representations of revolutions.
#213 The
Bi-Weekly Bombshell: Women in Modern Art
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One of my favorite days is coming up,
this week and I’d like to celebrate The Pinup
Blog way. Happy Earth Day
everybody!
Every so often I
hear the nonsensical and chauvinistic
claim that female environmental
activists are “grimy”, “dreadlocked” and
“hairy”. While I argue that dreadlocks
are lovely and can be just as kept as
any other hairstyle, I also argue that
leg shaving is my last pitfall as a
feminist and I seriously hope, to one
day, get over the need to moderate my
body in order to be “socially
acceptable”. “Grimy”… well, see how you
look after 2 years up a tree Today’s ladies are
gorgeous, inventive and environmentally
conscientious, and some are willing to
sacrifice a lot for their cause. Proving
(yet
again) that green is sexy.
The inspiring burlesque
artist, Tiara
the Merch Girl, is also a prolific
writer on issues of race in the world of
burlesque, at Racialicious ( “a
[fantastic] blog about the intersection of
race and pop culture” ). I was ecstatic to
find The Pinup Blog mentioned in her
article,
Who’s a Pretty Burlesque Princess
Now. The article asks
significant questions about the diversity of
burlesque and its importance as an art-form
and innovator. Take a few minutes off for
some burlesqu-shop-talk, to read this
phenomenal post.
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Hamish
Blakely is the brilliant artist who
created this and many other meticulous and
dramatic paintings. I find these paintings
are the graphic
definition of “erotic”, with lighting,
composition and all possible effects that
create an unforgettable scene. Of course
Blakely’s subjects add more diversity to
the pinup hall of fame, which makes me
love his work even more. Pinups of
substance; Check them all out!
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is Ryan
McGinley’s latest collection of portraits.
While sex is definitely an issue that’s
evident in McGinley’s work, there are many
human issues that it evokes. Everybody Knows
This Is Nowhere is a beautiful collection
that shows the diversity of young people,
rarely shown in the mainstream channels.
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A friend sent me
Susie Bright’s fascinating sexual
politics blog. I admit, I had to go
through the gorgeously sexy pictures
(like this ridiculously pulp cover for
Orwell’s 1984) before I surfed it for
the articles. A fine addition to my
sidebar collection. A good read with
loads of eye candy for the vintage
lovers.
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The “exotic” fantasy has always existed
in the pinup realm and long before. The Pinup
Blog takes a look at the social aspects of
one of its favorite fantasies.
I love the diversity that’s offered in the
pinup world. Beautiful images are produced
with the assistance of cultural symbols in
clothing and accessories and, of course, the
diversity of the models themselves. I touched
on this subject in
my article about Palestinian pinups.
Rather than repeat what could have made a
great opening for this article, I’d like to
start with this whimsical, clever and
beautiful young woman, Natalie, who’s totally
an “exotic” pinup girl of her times.
The breasts are lopsided and frightening,
the nipples are turned at strange angles, the
hips and bum are exaggerated, and the cute
button up nose is pushed upwards and
distorted. Lisa Yuskavage gleefully mocks the
male fantasy.
Traditional pin-up
artwork may rest somewhere between the
border of illustration and pornography,
but many modern artist are trying to
help push the genre towards a more fine
art end. Pin-ups by definition are
created for mass consumption, able to be
posted up and viewed by a large
audience. The most classic images are
those of beautiful young women posed
suggestively to draw the consumer into
buying an array of products and
services.
In 2007 the Mildred Lane
Kemper Art Museum held an exhibition,
Beauty and the Blonde: An Exploration of
American Art and Popular Culture. This
Lichtenstein piece is what’s left of it
visually, but for you literary types,
there’s also this fascinating article
about the exhibition. This is definitly
one I’m sorry I missed.
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Not exactly cheesecake and not exactly
beefcake, but definitely sexy! It’s time to
feast your eyes on the butch pinup.
Feeling comfortable
in your own skin is the number one
ingredient for sex appeal. Not every
woman feels sexy in heels and lipstick,
and as a result, not every woman
is sexy in
heels and lipstick. This week, The Pinup
Blog takes a look at the diverse and
beautiful butch women, who prefer men’s
shorts over panties, and sideburns over
curlers.
The amazing
randomness of the internet took me
across time to
the fascinating article by Herbert A.
Friedman, Sex and Psychological
Operations. An eye-opening examination of
the chauvinism that reigned supreme, at the
time and the German utilization of it, for
war propaganda, in World War II. The essay is
accompanied by the leaflets of the time, that
became collector’s items and pinups for the
soldiers.
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Young, gifted, black and smoking hot!
Classic African American Pinups!
Young, gifted and black, in a time where just
being so was an act of resistance. This
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The Pinup Blog
would like to count down it’s top 10 classic
African American Pinups. Women who didn’t
have it easy and are now finally coming into
some hard-earned fame.
#10 Victoria Spivey
Blues singer and songwriter Victoria Spivey
took part in the Soundie revolution, when she
was cast by film director King Vidor, in his
first talking film, Hallelujah!. She would
continue taking roles in films throughout the
1930’s and 1940’s, but focused on her music
throughout her life.
I can’t believe I
don’t have Little
Darling’s Pinups for Pitbulls on my
sidebar! This changes right now.
Professional neo pinup, Little Darling, is
a dedicated animal rights activist and has
founded Pinups for Pitbulls in order to
give special care to an especially
discriminated breed:
“Through creating an annual pinup calendar,
selling other merchandise, and throwing
events, Pinups for Pitbulls, Inc. raises
money and awareness to benefit the health and
welfare of this largely misunderstood breed.
the goal is to restore the former image of
the American Pit Bull Terrier as war Hero,
helper, nanny, companion and friend. Pinups
for Pitbulls also seeks to ban BSL,
(breed-specific-legislation), and to lobby
against dog fighting, puppy mills, and
cruelty to pit bulls. Little Darling believes
that public education combinedwith the
pro-pit bull testimonies and images of
beautiful, strong women (especially using the
All-American pinup image) will help to
counterbalance the stigma that the media and
animal abusers have placed on pit bulls and
bully-breeds.”
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How does feminism,
environmentalism and
community-mindedness find its way into a
pinup calendar? Ask the women of Country
Mamas 2010 Calendar:
Becky Grant, CounterPunch business manager,
writes: How in the world does a pin-up
calendar not perpetuate the problem of overly
simplistic, generic female roles? I asked
myself the same question when I found myself
immersed in a sudsy bucket in a polka-dot
bikini, because it was my intention to show
moms embracing the everyday activities of our
country lives and what do you know? Not only
do we triumph over grittier tasks, we also
make up a fine calendar that demonstrates
well the charm, grace and beauty of life in
Petrolia. We’ve already denounced the fashion
industry with our clothing swaps (known in
these parts as Naked Lady Parties). We’ve
taken on the bureaucracies that try to
control us and their ridiculous policies by
schooling our children the way we want them
schooled, creating environments for them that
allow them to become community minded,
peaceful, compassionate and creative adults.
We are activists against corporate America by
growing our own food, building our own homes,
and living a conscientious, sustainable life.
We have abandoned the American dream for our
own dreams, borne out of our own unique,
diverse, self-determined identities. Buy a
calendar and help support our local causes!
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The history of Hollywood
porn, all on one page! Bright Lights
film journal features
The Wages of Skin: The Irrepressible Rise of
All-American Smut, by John Minson. A
thorough account of how 1970’s pornography
came to be. A fascinating essay about a
fascinating subject. (AND there are some
pictures, for all you avid Playboy “readers”,
too. )
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Shameless Photography
has nothing to be ashamed of. Other than
creating beautiful and whimsical retro
pinups, they also create a positive
atmosphere in the pinup world, with the
diversity of their models and an
empowering attitude:
“In a culture where we're constantly
bombarded by images, messages, and
standards designed to make us feel
inadequate and insecure about our faces
and our bodies, I aim to create a space
where women can feel safe, beautiful, and
empowered. Using makeup, lighting,
and photography, I create images that are
part fantasy, part reality -- and
entirely gorgeous. To become a
fantasy -- and to know that you can do so
whenever you want -- is a powerful thing.
No billboard model, no advertising agency
can own the realm of fantasy -- we all
do.”
On with the revolution!
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Anita commissioned my work for a cause that’s
dear and near to my heart; Breast cancer
awareness. I was ecstatic to create the
Pink
Ribbon Pinup for Anita’s Intimate
Boutique (link coming soon), a plus size
boutique that specializes in mastectomy.
Beyond breast cancer awareness, nothing
gives me more pleasure than to promote
diversity, again, with this big, beautiful
African American woman.
Check out some Pink Ribbon Pinup items at the
Pinup Shop:
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It’s a tough
search, but somebody’s got to do it! For some
reason, turkeys are not the typical animal to
accompany a pinup image. Nevertheless, I’ve
managed to find some pro-turkey holiday
cheesecake!
Classic Pinups- A Vegan Peek at
Sexualized Speciesism
I thought we’d
first take a look at the problem. Yes, they
are gorgeous, and girl-next-doorsy, and
goddamnit- that’s Marilyn Monroe! But I can
only hope that the classic pinups with this
message have gone extinct:
Is
that a carcass on your platter,
Umm… Is this
theLeave
it to
Lady, You could be Marilyn
or are you just happy to see me?
Turkeyset?
Monroe, for all I care, just
get the gun outta my face!
Halloween is coming up and it’s time to
get horrifically sexy with a look at the
pinups of horror television (and one movie).
And ask a few questions about what it all
means?
Lust and fear come
together in the horror entertainment
industry. Basically, where there’s a
scary monster, you’ll find a beautiful
lady, making for a good star-crossed
lovers tale. Many times, however, you’ll
find the lady is actually the monster,
claiming archaic ideas that a woman’s
lust is a dark desire that will consume
you. All this and so much more
allegories, in The Pinup Blog’s
Halloween special.
One of my favorite
creators at DeviantART, Elias
Chatzoudis, has just created this
little busty statement, in favor of breast
cancer awareness, missing my
article by less than a week. So I
decided to pay him tribute, after the
fact. It’s a beautiful cartoon pinup and
deserves our awareness.
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It’s my favorite day
of the year, again! Nope, not Earth
Day- it’sBlog Action
Day! A day of
concentrated activism for bloggers all
over the world, and I’m ecstatic to be
one of over 13,000 registered blogs.
Last year we concentrated our collective
efforts on
poverty, the year
before that- the first Blog Action Day- was
generally about the
environment. This year, we
deal with climate change:
From my
environmental search, two years ago, the
pinup world seemed almost oblivious to
the environment, but this year, I was
elated to discover the gorgeous and
diverseVegan
Vixens(newest on the
sidebar). Self-dubbed eco-entertainers,
the Vixens work to educate about
environmental issues such as animal
welfare, the vegan lifestyle, and climate
change. And they do it all through
burlesque and pinup styled photoshoots!
For you eco-pinup
lovers, Here’s a behind the scenes look at
their calender shoot:
Breast cancer isn’t a very lighthearted
theme, but if there’s one theme that’s
perfect for pinups, it’s their tits. This
week (this month to be exact) on The Pinup
Blog: Pinups and breast cancer
awareness!
Rethink Breast Cancer
Starting out with a little retro fun, here is
Rethink
Breast Cancer’s ad for the Fashion
Targets Breast Cancer t-shirt. Both
organizations are aimed at young adults;
While Rethink Breast Cancer are
responsible for some controversial
ads, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
have super-model spokeswomen, the likes
of Gisele Caroline Bündchen and Claudia
Schiffer.
The sexy cyclists of
Thought You
Knew (aka “TyK” ) have done it
again for 2010 and were more than happy
to publish these classy promotional shots.
Some behind the scenes fun and you can also
pre-order just in time for the new year.
Remember, it’s for a good cause!
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You gotta love a Disney pinup. Always
proper, tits never too big for her waist
line, big innocent eyes, virginal. Even
with those restrictions, Disney always
manages to get away with a hefty cleavage,
but this year, they took it up a notch with
The Princess and the Frog. Stepping it up
with the sexual innuendoes, and my favorite
bit- diversity. The story is based in New
Orleans of the 1920’s, which makes for a
rather shameful historical inaccuracy. On
the other hand, Disney has a bit of a
shortage of ethnic heros, so the randomness
of the princess’ ethnicity (unlike Princess
Jasmine or Mulan) is very refreshing.
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It’s actually more rare than you think.
The teacher fetish is a classic fantasy,
but when you look for classic images, you
might be surprised.
The teacher fetish
is one of those natural occurrences.
Young boys, in their teens, won’t be
able to ignore the refreshing sight of
a good looking educator. If a boy was
lucky enough to actually have an
attractive teacher, odds are he’ll
remember her fondly, for years to
come. Thus the teacher fetish is born.
I made every effort to avoid porn and
keep it classy. It’s a challenge, but
someone’s got to do it.
We’ll start off with a vintage soundtrack,
to get you in the mood: Frankie Avalon’s
Teacher’s Pet:
Suits for women would
come and go throughout history. When
women dress in suits they often don’t
do it to look like a man, but to
project strength. Our perceptions of
masculinity, as a synonym of strength,
is so deeply embedded that a unique
thrill tingles within us, when we
witness a woman in men’s clothing. Our
curiosity peaks, especially if she
balances the masculine facade with a
feminine one.
“Since the dawn of time, the promise of
our charms has been used to urge our men
into battle. We are called up to rally
behind our troops, and to give the boys
something to take their minds off their
job: WAR. Those times are over.”
These lovely words
are those of Pinups for
Peace. A grassroots organization
promoting peace with a sexy, retro edge.
You don’t need much to be pinup for
peace, just show up at your nearest
love-fest, demonstration, or strike,
wearing your nylons and garters and hold
up the sign:
“Burlesque not Bombs!”
The group’s site shows that there hasn’t
been much activity since 2008. As my
readers know, this cause is dear to my
heart, so I thought I’d give it a boost,
and remind all you pretty ladies to get out
there and fight for something that’s really
worth it!
While searching for artsy burlesque, I
stumbled across the DC
Cowboys Dance Company. This gay
cultural group is not only infectiously
fun, they stand for ideas I love to
promote on this blog: Diversity,
tolerance and unapologetic sexiness.
With slogans like Diversity Through
Dance and Brokeback Meets Broadway, and
a classic beefcake theme and attitude, I
was won over instantly.
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Amongst my many
pinup searches, I happened to stumble
across this mega girly blog, Agent Lover.
Marie is one girl who is living the neo
pinup lifestyle and shares it in
colorful words and images. With a daring
style and a love for retro culture,
Agent Lover infiltrates your world.
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What happens when
the “oriental” depicts the “oriental”?
When Japanese pinup artist,
Hajime
Sorayama, decides to depict an Arab
erotic fantasy, you get the
fantastically eclectic image to the
left. I’ve never seen this painting
before and decided to post, as I found
it striking and it immediately invoked
my curiosity. No doubt this is a
beautiful piece, very sensitively
drawn with an eye for detail and a
wink at Sci-Fi. My initial
question isn’t really answered, but it
lingers in the mind for thought. A
little weekend intellectual stimuli
for you
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One piece of clothing that drove women
to self mutilation. THE symbol of the
social subjugation of women, for
generations and yet we still love it. So
much so, that even after it died, we
revived it several times.
Women’s clothing have always been
controversial. Trying to balance comfort
and beauty has never been the goal of top
designers. Corsets, today, are a choice and
a fashion statement. They also don’t
necessarily mean body modification, by way
of cinching the waist, although some go for
this unhealthy practice. As a wise
commentator said, on the YouTube page of
the video to the left:
“Very
sensual, but after a point it becomes
grotesque. Part of the art is knowing how
far to go and have it still look good, not
deformed.”
I’m a few months late for the party, but I
thought this was a fascinating cultural
phenomena. In the world of Second Life,
you can find all kinds of virtual
communities. So if you’re a
Second-Lifing retro buff, you might
want to check out Retrology:
Retrology is Second Life's premiere
Retro Themed Shopping and Entertainment
destination. Featuring the fabulous Pin
Ups Night Club, The Mistral Theatre,
Killing Moon Cafe, and Fabulous Shopping
To Delight Guys and Gals Alike. Grab a
scooter and zip around the Sim, enjoy the
sights, events, and party with the nicest
crowd in SL.
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Palestinian women come in all shapes,
colors and sizes, with different beliefs,
different religions and different ways of
life. This isn’t a well known fact, yet. In
this article I’d like to look at the beauty
from within as well as from without.
I can’t ignore the fact that I’m Israeli
and pro-Palestinian and the reactions this
article may bring my way (or just this
sentence). Nevertheless, it’s
important to me to create a bridge,
where walls are being biult- around
Palestinians and Arabs and Muslims in
general. Most important to me, is to show
off, to people of the West, the beauty and
individuality of each woman I feature. You
can’t group Palestinians into crude
stereotypes, as you can’t group any other
group of people. If you do it, you miss out
on the beautiful diversity of the world.
Father’s day is coming up and in that
context, it’s a great time to talk about
that ever-so-taboo fetish:
Lolita.
Nabokov wasn’t really talking about
pedophilia, but the shock value seems to
overshadow the existential value of the
novel, Lolita. The cultural significance is
found between the pages of the dictionary:
“Main Entry: Lo·li·ta
Pronunciation: \lō-ˈlē-tə\
Function: noun
Etymology: from Lolita, character in the
novel Lolita (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov
Date: 1959
: a precociously seductive girl”
And also found on celluloid (as seen
above). Most people find it disconcerting
that grown men may feel attracted to young
ladies. Or that grown women act like little
girls, in order to attract grown men. As a
result, culture has given rise to some
interesting phenomena.
I usually make my own magic lists, but
I stumbled upon The Huffington Post’s
Lesley M. M. Blume’s “6 Of The World's Most
Beautiful Older Women” and just couldn’t
agree more.
I don’t know if
I’m getting older, or older women are
getting more beautiful, but without a
doubt, today, there are numerous beautiful
women who respect their aging nature.
Lesley M. M. Blume, who wrote this list,
said it beautifully:
“...these ladies know better than to
try to look like you're 20 when you're
50. The real trick: to look like a
beautiful 50-year-old when you're
50.”
I loved Blume’s list and
thought it was right on. So in the name of
non-plastic aging and the appreciation of
the diversity of all that’s beautiful in
this world, here’s the embellished
list of 6 Of The World's Most Beautiful
Older Women:
#1 Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren, 64,
always had guts, when it came to
choosing her roles, but also taking
off her clothes. From the sweet and
innocent young lass in The Age
of Consent to to the sultry and
depressed wife of a sadistic tyrant in
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her
Lover to the tough and introverted
detective on Prime Suspect, Mirren always
carries herself with a very attractive
dignity. And of course she’s the perfect
woman to open this list, as part of the
cast of Calendar Girls:
Zahira Kelly
is an African American digital pinup
artist with a cause. This is her
inspiring story in her own words:
“It all began when I decided I wanted
a tattoo of a classic pin up but as long
and hard as I searched I could not find
any that looked anything like me. This
led me to create my own!Classic pin up
art became known as iconic Americana in
the 1940's and 1950's during World War
II. During this era the socio-political
climate and racial tensions of the United
States did not allow for women of color
to be featured in the times artwork.Due
to this, there is a void to be filled
when it comes to finding women of color
featured as the traditional pin up.My
goal is merely to capture the overt
femininity and subtle sexuality of what
was a largely ignored population in
1940's and 1950's style.”
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Sexy feminist- it’s not an oxymoron its
a living, breathing movement.
For some reason
there are people out there who believe that
a woman dressing provocatively means she
knows nothing about feminism and is asking
to be raped (I won’t name names, some of
them don’t even know who they are). This
post is a collection of pinups that stand
for feminism and correlate with a larger
story than their image. Ladies, gentlemen,
feminists; Meet the sexy, powerful women
who believe in equality.
Rosie the Riveter - Make Pride Not
War
You can’t have a
post about feminist pinups without
Rosie
the Riveter. The problem, for me,
is that Rosie was originally painted
under the slogan of support of the war
effort.
I made a public promise not to support
war and | keep my promise and talk
about Rosie the Feminist. You see, back
when she was painted, the poster was just
one of the many J.
Howard Miller’s series. Today,
however, it has become a feminist
icon, symbolizing women’s economic
equality, through the satisfaction of
self-sufficient labor.
Repulsed by portrayal of women as used
in Cinco de Mayo ecards, The Pinup Blog
went on a hunt for Sexy Mexican culture
with self respect.
It’s a little hard
to balance my feminism with my love of
pinups, but sometimes I’ve got to say
“no”. Usually when a holiday pops up,
I just Google “sexy
Christmas/Halloween” to start my
search. The results for “sexy Cinco De
Mayo” kind of grossed me out. I’d
expect stereotypical images that
identify a culture, like the glittery
myspace retro pinup to the left- the
attention to detail (in what must have
been the original vintage piece) shows
a love and respect towards it. But
there’s a thin red line, between that
and the booty
shaking, “booz me up” image, next
to it. So I decided to celebrate Cinco
de Mayo by celebrating some beautiful,
respectful Mexican pinups.
Celebrating sex and diversity with the
classic theme of pinup on
DeviantArt.
Last
August, I gave props to 9 magnificent
pinup artists. I’d like to
celebrate more deserving pinup
artists, again, so that’s today’s
focus. You’ll find a lot of diversity
and a lot of cheek. Celebrating sex
and diversity with the classic theme
of pinup.
Miss Cadence - Start with Something
Traditional
I thought I’d start off with something
traditional. Miss
Cadence is a beautiful neo pinup.
She’s a classic beauty and just does
the job right. She also brings in a
classic diversity, as Miss Cadence
comes in all your favorite colors:
blonde, brunette and redhead.
Sexy pinups demonstrate environmental
awareness- an Earth Day special on The
Pinup Blog.
It’s not easy to find
conscientious pinups, especially in the
environmental department. But it’s already
looking better than
last year. This Earth Day, I’ve got a
great list of green beauties for you; From
animal rights, to energy conservation.
Another interesting project is the TyK (Thought
You Knew) and CWHC (Chicago
Women’s Health Center) collaboration.
This project is actually geared toward
healthcare, but it’s run by a group of
Chicago ladies that love to ride and I
thought may be appropriate. With the
help of CWHC, Tyk has created a
beautiful retro pinup calender with
the theme of bicycles. Following
through with TreeHugger’s thesis that
just supporting the notion that bikes
are sexy, promotes this alternative
transportation method, I put a
spotlight on these cycling beauties.
Sex sells, as the
cliché goes. The
News with Pin Up Girls blog author
knows this and has devised a fantastic
approach to getting your attention to “the
important things”. His subtitle says it
all:
“Look at me and then read news”
Go take a look at the blog, for eye-candy
and some news.
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They’re muscular, beautiful, have an
outrageous sense of style and can out-walk
me in high heels any day. The Pinup Blog
lists its top 10 favorite
transvestites.
Transvestites are usually ignored by
mainstream society. Often they’re
considered freaks. Personally, I love
effeminate men for their beauty, honesty
and courage. This list is a homage to my
favorite sweet transvestites.
#10 Freddie Mercury and Keith Lemon -
Mustached Freedom
OK, I know what you’re thinking, and I’ll
be honest and say, this is not my fetish.
That’s why these
outrageous ladies are in spot 10.
There are two reason why Freddie
Mercury- a part- time practicing
transvestite- and Keith Lemon- who
only dressed up for this show (correct
me if I’m wrong)- are on this list:
They both went retro.
Isn’t it amazing how a small detail
like a mustache can completely challenge
perceptions of gender and beauty
conventions?
These men were both trying to be funny, but
they made me think about what we consider
to be obvious: men in mustaches are not
feminine. Really? Look again:
The lovely 
is a model, who recently
dabbled in pinup modeling, with the help
of Kayla Tall and 
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The inspiring burlesque
artist, 
Traditional pin-up
artwork may rest somewhere between the
border of illustration and pornography,
but many modern artist are trying to
help push the genre towards a more fine
art end. Pin-ups by definition are
created for mass consumption, able to be
posted up and viewed by a large
audience. The most classic images are
those of beautiful young women posed
suggestively to draw the consumer into
buying an array of products and
services.
In 2007 the Mildred Lane
Kemper Art Museum held an exhibition,
Beauty and the Blonde: An Exploration of
American Art and Popular Culture. This
Lichtenstein piece is what’s left of it
visually, but for you literary types,
there’s also this fascinating article
about the exhibition. This is definitly
one I’m sorry I missed.
The history of Hollywood
porn, all on one page! Bright Lights
film journal features 
Shameless Photography
has nothing to be ashamed of. Other than
creating beautiful and whimsical retro
pinups, they also create a positive
atmosphere in the pinup world, with the
diversity of their models and an
empowering attitude:
Suits for women would
come and go throughout history. When
women dress in suits they often don’t
do it to look like a man, but to
project strength. Our perceptions of
masculinity, as a synonym of strength,
is so deeply embedded that a unique
thrill tingles within us, when we
witness a woman in men’s clothing. Our
curiosity peaks, especially if she
balances the masculine facade with a
feminine one.
That’s why these
outrageous ladies are in spot 10.
There are two reason why Freddie
Mercury- a part- time practicing
transvestite- and Keith Lemon- who
only dressed up for this show (correct
me if I’m wrong)- are on this list: