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Dark Roasted
Blend is one of the top 500
Technorati sites. Though it's not
specifically about pinups, they have an
extensive collection of vintage articles
and images. This is what Avi and Rachel
Abrams, its originators, have to say
about it:
The "Dark Roasted Blend" is ...dedicated
to the on-going quest for wisdom and
beauty, for all things cool and wonderful
in our world, and beyond - in the spiritual
realm.
As for you, pinup lovers, you
will love marvelous compilations, such as
The Glamour of Flight series, the
Lovely Ladies of Yesteryear series, the
Girls
& Cars series, Ladies
& Robots and
Barbarella & Other Ladies in Space
(don't forget to check out The Pinup Blog's
own
Pinups in Space).
Tags: Dark Roasted Blend, Vintage images, Avi and Rachel Abrams,
pinup lovers, Lovely Ladies of
Yesteryear
Sexy astronauts, alluring aliens, and
sassy space warriors are a mainstay in pinup
culture. Taking erotic fantasy out of this
world.Jules Verne's 1865 novel From the
Earth to the Moon captured many people’s
imagination, all around the world. But it
wasn’t until a hundred years later, that the
Apollo 11 would land on the moon and really
fuel pop culture. It’s easy to find fantastic
images of sexy aliens, today. TV and the
cinema have made it popular with movies and
shows such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Total
Recall and many more.
I’d like to take a more
chronological-as-possible look at the pinup
space fantasy, because I think, all you pinup
lovers will be pleasantly surprised.
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Tags: Erotic fantasy art, space pinups, Luis Royo, sexy aliens, High tech Fetish, Barbarella, Bill Randall, Andrew Bawidamann, cartoon cheesecake, Marcus Gray, Hubert De Lartigue, erotic sci/fi, Frank Frazetta, 1950's, Hajime Sorayama, 1980's, olivia de Berardinis
Last time I saw
The Rocky Horror Picture Show I was too
young to understand all the delicate nuances
of this film. But one thing was for sure: I
adore Tim Curry!
His opening song had every bit of influence
on me, as
Jessica Rabbit's. This is not just for my
GLBT readers (though I did think of you
 ). Curry has the voice,
body and poise to create a mesmerizingly
sexy burlesque performance. See for
yourself, the sweetest transvestite
bombshell to ever grace the silver
screen.
Tags: Tim Curry, Just a Sweet Transvestite,
The Rocky Horror Picture
Show, GLBT, Beefcake pinups
Today's Bi-Weekly edition is on the risque
side. leave the kidies with the sitter,
because we're going into the realm of erotic
art. Obsession Art
exhibits the works of a myriad of
artists. from photography to paintings.
A lot of nudity and a lot of fetishistic
insinuation. A personal favorite, I
thought I'd share, was the above
Aviation Fuel (yes, it's the pilot cap
that got me ), by photographer Sean
McCall, who does beautiful
black&white photography, and works a
lot with
Dita Von Teese (in above picture). Thats
just one example of the fine erotic art
you'll find at Obsession Art, so go check it
out.
Tags: Obsession Art, Erotic Art, Dita Von Teese, Risque paintings, nudity, Fetishistic, Sean McCall
While writing about
biker art, and looking for female riders,
I was reminded of those old, Italian, vintage
Vespa posters. With all due respect to the
roaring Harley, lets move on to the waspy hum
of the Vespa. Since the 1950's,
anyone who’s ever visited Italy,
especially Rome, knows the familiar site
of pretty girls on their Vespa. Why is
it that the Harley Davidson became a
man’s vehicle, and the Piaggio Vespa
became a woman’s Vehicle?
A Sissy MotorcycleThe original
designer of Vespa, Corradino D'Ascanio,
apparently didn’t see the fun of the
motorcycle, and opted to create a sensible
two-wheel mode of transportation.
The front protection "shield" kept the rider
dry and clean in comparison to the open front
end on motorcycles. The pass-through leg area
design was geared towards all user groups,
including women, as wearing dresses or skirts
made riding a motorcycle a challenge. The
front fork, like an aircraft's landing gear,
allowed for easy wheel changing. The internal
mesh transmission eliminated the standard
motorcycle chain, a source of oil, dirt, and
aesthetic misery.
~Wikipedia~
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Tags: Vespa women, Oil-painted cheesecake,
1960, 1970, Jayne Mansfield, Raquel Welsh, Female riders, England, Vespa ads, Urssula Andress, Italian pinups, Vintage Vespa Posters,
Harley Davidson, 1950's, Italy, Piaggio girls, Corradino D'Ascanio
Today I bring you a fun pinup activity. A
"What Famous Pinup Are You?" quiz. Sorry to
all my male readers, this is a girl thang!
(unless you got the balls to except this
challenge  )
You Are Betty Grable
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The ultimate girl next door
You're the perfect girl for most guys
Pretty yet approachable. Beautiful yet
real.
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Don't forget to come back and share your
results
Tags: What Famous Pinup Are You?,
quiz, fun pinup activity, Betty Grable
For this Pinup, Polar Bears aren't Just a
Prop!
  While thinking up a
pinup for Earth Day, I came across
Enoch
Bolles' horrific (yet mesmerizingly
painted) pinup in red lingerie.
Traumatized for life, an idea popped into
my head for another
environmental pinup.
As many of you know, one of my favorite
pinups involves such senseless brutality,
Elvgren's The Bear Facts (under the Enoch
Bolles pinup). This
is my take on The Bear Facts, and the
role of Polar Bears in pinup art, in the
21st century.
Click on the item of your choice and Say "no"
to the bear-rug.
keep polar bears and pinups alive!
Tags: The Pinup Shop, The Bear Facts, I Prefer Them Alive, save the Polar Bears,
Gil Elvgren, Bear-rug, Earth Day, Enoch Bolles, Environmental pinups
I love getting
tip-offs from my readers. I received this
one, from Ariel, to my email box:
Hello,
I love your website! I too am obsessed and
enthralled by pinup! Anyway, even though
this may be a bit too late (or really
early) to be helpful, I know you were
looking really hard for different kinds of
St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and Thanksgiving
pinups. I know of some really good ones
that you missed on your list that I thought
you might be interested in. Anyway, here
they are:
ST. PATRICK'S DAY:
http://thepinupfiles.com/images/KBS-elliot-14-LG.jpg
http://www.skylighters.org/stpats/index.html
http://www.skylighters.org/ggparade/marthavickers33.jpg
http://www.skylighters.org/ggparade/arlenedahl18.jpg
EASTER:
http://thepinupfiles.com/images/kbsmacpherson02.jpg
THANKSGIVING:
http://www.skylighters.org/pinupreview/index17.html
http://www.angelfire.com/mn/alwaysnormajeane/images/Starlet_pics/pilgrim_01.jpg
So, thanks to Ariel, in addition
to my own
Easter bunnies,
St. Patrick's pinups and
Thanksgiving bombshells, we can all enjoy
the above links!
Tags: Holiday pinups, Easter Bunnies, St. Patrick's pinups,
Thanksgiving bombshells
15/04/08 10:00 Filed in: Art
| Artists
| Culture
| Feminism
| History
| Painting
The end of the 19th century brought us
the curvy, flowing styling of Art Nouveau.
What better suiting movement to kick-start
the pinups of the mid 20th century?Ok,
many will debate me on this. But I believe
painting a woman, solely for her beauty,
without the whole mythology behind it, didn’t
really get it’s full momentum, until Art
Nouveau came along. Maybe because it was
commercial art? Or maybe because it was about
time?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - The Most
Famous Nouveau ArtistHenri de
Toulouse-Lautrec is probably most famous for
his wild depictions of the night life of the
Moulin Rouge.
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Tags: Art Nouveau, 19th century art, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec,
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