Last week, I posted a whimsical little
anthology about pinups in
sports. I had a few
interesting remarks, on and off-site,
inquiring as to “Where are the real women?” I
didn’t completely understand the nature of
the question, but a thought came to my head:
Unlike Playboy, some readers read this blog
for the pictures. Am I a Porn Blog? Some, I
suppose, think so.
All
this train of thought brings us to today’s
issue:Is the contemporary pinup pornography?
Visual artists can’t hide behind their
work, at some point, some one will notice, a
fetish, a habit a quirk. Missing belly
buttons, fake breasts, detached heads- This
is a list of the 10 most fucked up pinups in
classic cheesecake history.
No disrespect
to these wonderful artists- as an artist
myself- I know how much it sucks to be told
“you missed a spot”. These details, however,
are part of pinup history, and quite an
idiosyncratic part, at that. I hope you enjoy
this quirky look at fine pinup art.
#10 Alberto Vargas’ Pointed
Nails
Alberto Vargas’ work is practically
flawless. It’s skillfully executed and
unfathomably beautiful. Vargas has many
fetishes, but this tiny detail is so
idiosyncratic and mysterious, and it repeats
every single time! Pointed nails are in every
Vargas image, without exception! What can
this mean? Is it a
catwoman thing? Is it an esthetic
preference? Is Vargas flirting with danger?
What do you think?
Corsets, sheer robes, silk, cotton,
flowers and polka dots and everything nice!
That’s what pinup unmentionables are made of.
For your pleasure and education, here’s a
peep at pinup lingerie- then and now.
There was an age, when you could catch a
pinup in regular, every day panties. White
cotton shorts that would peep out from a
scandalously flowing skirt. With the rise of
girlie magazines, came a demand for more
risque cheesecake. Artists, happily obliged
and today there is a huge collection of
drawings of the day’s finest lingerie and
fantasy wear.
Nose art has, pretty much, existed since
planes became a war-craft. In an effort to
boost moral, pilots would paint the
squadron’s insignia on the nose of the plane.
A little later, shark teeth, under the
propeller became all the rage. Then came the
pinup.
Halloween is huge for pinups (sadly the
correlation between the commercialization of
holidays and the growth of pop culture is
undeniable). So I set out to find this
Halloween's latest cheesecake
attractions.
Happy Halloween Everybody!
For this Halloween, I thought I'd celebrate
with my top 10 favorite Halloween web pinups.
From costumes, to art, to photography, the
web holds endless possibilities for the
Halloween pinup lover:
