Pinup girls, what are they good for? Soldiers, mechanics, male athletes and a variety of other male dominated good old boy clubs thought they were a great asset to a yearly calendar...yes, there was a time that pinup models were considered trashy and low class by the majority of society. It was a conservative era that didn't talk about sex publicly and liked to pretend that married couples slept in separate beds with a stork being the way bouncing babies came into the world. Fast forward 70+ years and sexy women are being portrayed in a whole new way that would have been down right pornagraphic. Today's women are showing their bodies off as a way to monetize their sexuality and more over empower themselves. Every girl has the right to show themselves off in anyway they feel comfortable, however; some of us feel there is not much left to the imagination when it comes to sexy attire, pictures, movies etc. What happened to a good old tease that got your imagination wondering..."what's under that skirt?" A while back I got really into the history of pinup photography and dove into the Betty Page era of glamorous movie stars. Geeking out on Pinterest watching vintage hair tutorials, shopping retro clothing boutiques and idolizing the pin up artists of the mid twentieth century. This was about the time I came across Gil Elvgren...his work has been the inspiration for all of my pin up styling. I loved his talent in taking the sweet everyday girl and turning her into a sex kitten. I think every girl should feel like a sex kitten! And that is where my pin up journey began. Pin Up sessions have a special place in my heart because I absolutely love doing all of the styling!
Coming up with the concept and looking for the wardrobe that tells the story, then working on the hair and makeup is the proverbial cherry on top for me. Below you will see some images from past shoots, all wardrobe, hair/makeup and images by yours truly! You may even recognize me in one of the images, which was my very first Pin Up shoot. I nearly broke my neck in those heels….but my end result was incredible and worth every stilted step in those red torture devices!
