Just a random find. A picture of Marilyn Monroe (labeled “Marilyn 3” ) that caught my eye, on a smashing fashion blog, Hello Dollface. For a moment, it reminded me of what I love so much about pinups, and I thought I’d share. Enjoy!




















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I just happened to stumble on a blog post focusing on French print artist, Édouard Chimot. Chimot is mainly known for his work during the 1920’s, such as this one. Much of his work depicts the glamorous and depraved city life. You can tell that the fashions are just transitioning from victorian to 20^th century. Fascinating pinups with economic lines. Look him up!















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by Krysten Allen

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.

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Tags: Lisa Yuskavage, feminine sexuality , Museum of Modern Art, Cornelia Butler, female gaze, pin-up girl, male fantasy, Day, Pieface, Good Evening, Hamass, True Blonde, 2000, 21st century, 1990's, women artists, American, Krysten Allen, Cheesecake, painter, Bad Girls

Here’s something for you vintage world explorers. Komiklopedia is a brilliant site dedicated to vintage Philippine comics and memorabilia. There’s lots of buffed up beefcake and distressed cheesecake to see, so take your time and enjoy the ride around the globe!







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Wow! The Bi-Weekly Bombshell has reached the 200 mark! To celebrate, I’d like to do what this mini-column is all about and share with you a fantastic pinup link! Take a look at the gorgeous neo pinup calender, the Brazilian magazine, Contigo!, put up. Each bombshell is a famous model or actress, all dolled up in that retro pinup style we love so much. Enjoy!







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The hearts, the red white and pink; No one does Valentine’s Day like pinups.

From whimsical to the dramatic, from sweet to sexy, this Valentine’s Day, The Pinup Blog has collected a bundle of queens of hearts!

Classic Valentine’s Cheesecake

Gil Elvgren, Jack Cole, Enoch Bolles (respectively), that’s a perfect way to kick off our Valentine’s Day pinup collection.





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Tags: Pinup Valentine’s Day Special, Queens of Hearts, Valentine’s Day Pinup, Speed Painting, Neo Queens, Valentine Neo Pinup Photo Shoot, Manga Heart Queens, Satire Cartoon, Dramatic Cartoon, Classic Valentine’s Cheesecake

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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What will they think of next?! Found this random pinup poster at the the lovely retro blog, Bedazzled. Some great puzzling finds, such as this one. Take a look and have a laugh at the past’s expense























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You never know where you may find yourself, so don’t go out without that pinup fix in your pocket!

It seems pinups are not only objects to pin up, but also made to fit right in your pocket. The Pinup Blog has compiled a list of 10 essential pocket pinups, you can take anywhere!

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Tags: Pocket Pinups, pinup fix, Sexy Survival Kit, eBay, Pinup Keychain Ornaments, pocket ladie aps, pinup matchboxes, iPod, 21st century, iPinup, stylish girlie flask., Pinup Flask, vintage pinup pocket calendar, cartoon cuties, neo pinup, classic cheesecake, CafePress, sexy pack, Elvgren pinup playing cards, pinup cigarette Case, pinup condom Case, timeless classic, old-schoolers, survival essential, Zippo, Omega, Pinup Lighters, Vintage and retro brands, Sew Dragon Designs, stitch patches, pocket size, Pinup Iron-On Patches, The Pinup Blog, gorgeous cheesecake designs, Pinup Pocket Mirror, Pinup Pocket Knife

A fantastically varied UK fetish shop that doubles as a flip-through magazine, Honour has everything! From your basic lingerie to some seriously naughty toys to their own YouTube Channel. All beautifully designed and displayed. Have a flip-through!



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Karen Lisa usually does weddings and she does them extraordinarily, but once she steps into the boudoir, her creations are irresistible! I, for one, am ecstatic that she went out of her usual frame, so she could create beautiful feminine pinup pieces like this one. And another huge plus to Lisa’s work is the diversity of her models. All sizes, all colors, a must-see!


















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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.

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Tags: Butch Pinups, sex appeal, Rosie the Riveter, Jill, attractive woman, Pink, Most Girls, selfness, pinup art, The L Word, butch identity, Tasha Williams, Rose Rollins, Stone Butch, Paige Braddock, Jane’s World, satirizing masculinity, Tank Girl, tough chick, alternative women, Alternative comics, Jubilee, mohawk, Storm, androgynous, Butch in Comics , butch female characters, She-Hulk, tough girl, Rachel Maddow, Tomboy, Baby Butch, geek chick, Skyler Cooper, young butch woman, homoerotic, complex female characters, sexual identity, 1980’s, Some Kind of Wonderful, Watts, Mary Stuart Masterson, men’s shirts, serious woman, diverse and beautiful, masculine, femme fatale, Greta Garbo, butch women, Butch and Buff, cheesecake, beefcake, comfortable in your own skin, sexy