One of the benefits of having friends online, is that they send you tons of stuff you’d probably like. This vintage photography collection, whimsically called My Grandfather's Girls, is beautifully wrapped in flash design and was actually sent to me by a few friends. So I figured it was high time I shared it with you, my beloved readers. Hope you enjoy this historic little online treasure.

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If your a precocious pinup collector, the Grapefruit Moon Gallery is where you get your cheesecake originals. From Gil Elvgren to Henry Clive to Earl Moran, these pieces are the real deal. The actual oil on canvas piece!

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This vintage ad was sent to me by a friend. I thought it to be pretty remarkable, a facsinating piece of history. Not only, do we have proof that modems were already being sold to the public in the 1970’s, but we can see the early mastery of selling with sex. And while we’re on the subject, isn’t this 70’s pinup fantastic?

My friend, sadly, doesn’t remember the source of the image, so if anybody knows somthing, shoot me an email ar comment.

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It’s movie poster mania at The Pinup Blog!

Movie posters are one of the most diversified genre there is. From photography, to realistic illustration, to the expressive and dramatic- Show biz has got it all! Of course, I’m a sucker for it’s pinups- the classic and the contemporary. Some are old-school, some I’m seeing for the first time, some will became classic in twenty year’s time. So let’s zoom into this modern art- the movie poster.

Art Nouveau Does Hollywod

Before movies were in color, or had sound, or camera movement, the posters were just as low tech. This doesn’t mean that they were inferior- on the contrary. Movie posters in the 20’s and before were designed by the most respected fine artists, such as Alfons Mucha, Eugène Grasset and Paul Colin. Always very expressionistic, focusing on colors, shapes and rhythms. All this sophistication, however, leaves enough room for a lot of sex-appeal, and as the years progressed, the cleavage regressed.


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Tags: Vintage Movie Poster, Rita Hayworth, Bad Girls, Marlene Dietrich, Natalie Portman, actresses, Quentin Tarantino, Grindhouse, Lolita, Austin Powers, Angelina Jolie, uma Thurman, neo pinups, Pinup Girls, Tragic Sirens, Bond Girls, horror genre, B movie, screaming cheesecake, scary monster, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, 1950’s, photography, modern art, femme fatal, show Biz History, 1940’s, Paul Colin, glamor girls, Alfons Mucha, Eugène Grasset, Art Nouveau, Hollywod, realistic illustration

How do I love pinups and let me count the ways...

Yes, I sat myself down and asked myself why it is I blog about pinups. It’s so trivial, it’s so silly and so horny! So why then? Here are 10 fine reasons!

#10 The Detail

I’m a sucker for good craftsmanship. Most people are. As an art student you learn to appreciate abstract art and god knows I love it, but there is always a special place in my heart for that artist that can really draw convincing fingernails and get deep into the garter-clasp details.


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Tags: pinup lovers, Nostalgia, garter-clasp details, king of pinups, Marilyn Monroe, Betty Page, straightforward sexuality, sexually explicit, pinup artists, Olivia De Bernardinis, retro style, Classic Sweetness, garter belts, Women, Voluptuous, Gil Elvgren, modern Venuses, Garters and Stockings, beauty and mystic, natural beauty, Low art, pornographic, Diversity, neo-pinups

Another friend at Flickr, Pussycat Pinups is making wonderfully glossy neo-pinups. Beautiful girls, shiney colors and a variety of types. All you’ll ever want

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Suicide Girls started out as a small, two-person, alternative photography project. With over a thousand barely-legal-looking, naturally beautiful, tattooed and pierced models, it became a small corporation.

The site is a tastefully executed soft-core-porn subscription magazine, with a section devoted to each girl, including images, videos and a personal blog. The idea behind Suicide Girls is that blond with fake tits and a Barbie doll smile is not for everyone, and it seems to cater to a different crowd than Playboy’s. I can see women loving this. After all, it’s made by women. And of course a rock’n’rolling Goth, Neo-Punk audience.






In the words of founder, Missy:

With a vibrant, sex positive community of women (and men), SuicideGirls was founded on the belief that creativity, personality and intelligence are not incompatible with sexy, compelling entertainment, and millions of people agree. The site mixes the smarts, enthusiasm and DIY attitude of the best music and alternative culture sites with an unapologetic, grassroots approach to sexuality.

Tags: suicide Girls, Goth, pierced models, Porn for Women, soft-core-porn, Neo-Punk, barely-legal, tattooed , naturally beautiful, alternative photography

I was a bit hesitant to post this link, but it has so many gorgeos neo-pinups photography, I couldn’t resist. The reson I was so ambivilent is because, what you’ll see, when you go to the forum post, where this picture and many others were found, you’ll also find the ugly side of pinup lovers. Some “ho”, some “bitch” and other ignorant, misogynistic shit, a shame.

By the way, my favorite is the Betty with the cigaret hanging from the side of her mouth.

Tags: neo pinups, pinup lovers, Betty, misogynistic, ignorant, Super Creeps

It’s not rare to see an active cheesecake, all dolled up and ready to have fun. You’d be quite surprised at how many active glamor girls are out there.

I was getting ready for a hunt, when I realized sporty pinups are all over the place. From the earliest 30’s to today, sisters are gearing up, taking hits and making hits. Whatever these glamor girls play at, sometimes they’re totally awkward and sometimes they exude confidence in spades. Here are the top 10 pinup games.

#10 Boxing

Ok, so there’s only one classic pinup in this world that depicts a boxer. She’s an Elvgren girl and he named her simply “A Knockout”.


There is, however, one more hot pinup that boxes and really knows how to hand out a punch. The daughter of legend Muhammad Ali, Laila Ali- definitly pinup worthy.

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Tags: Pinup Games, Bicycling, Sporty Glamor Girls, Bowling, 1950, Baseball, Gil Elvgren, Duane Bryers, Hilda, A league of Their Own, Golfing pin-ups, Winter Sports, Sailing , sexy sports, Water Skiing, Surfing, Fishing, A Knockout, Boxing, Water Sports , Lassoing, cowgirls

OK, there are possibly tons of vintage images at flickr and this is just one. I was mesmerized by a series of promotional photos of Jane Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe, for "Gentlemen Prefer Blonds". If you love old photos of yesterday's stars, you'll love Lucky Star's photo stream at Flickr.

Tags: Vintage images, Jane Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds, yesterday's stars