Saturday, November 3, 2012

The History of Pin-up

In my humble opinion, there is nothing more attractive then a beautiful curvy woman in a classic pin-up pose! I think it is wonderful to see woman with realistic bodies who reflect a comfort with their shape and style.

You would be surprised to learn that though the 20th century was when Pin up started to take hold of the limelight, it originated closer to the 1890’s. It is a by-product of repressing of women’s freedom of expression.


Pin-up was founded back in 1890’s. Jules Cheret, a Parisian artist 
who initiated and thus set an example to late Victorian up to contemporary advertisers, exhibited young and voluptuous women in posters and magazines.

Pin-up in America gained ground amidst World War II as a way to keep our soldiers 'morale' up. It was a brilliant idea in which Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth, the two most renowned pin up girls, paved way for.

In 1949, photographer Tom Kelley paid Marilyn Monroe $50 (which is already a wad of money at that time) to pose nude on a red velvet background.

A couple of years later, the Playboy magazine owned by Hugh Hefner bought the rights to publish one of her calendar shots named “Golden Dreams”.

It was the centerfold of Playboy’s first issue and made an astounding impact to the Americans. Marilyn Monroe owned the spotlight as a sexpot and starlet of the Hollywood during this time also and continues to be a sex symbol today.

Today pin-up is still very popular and still as captivating as it was in the 1940s. There are also many amazing women who have succeeded in pin-up such as Bettie Page (massive success in the pin up world), Bridgette Bardot, Sophia Loren, Jayne Mansfield, and Lili St.Claire - just to name a few!

I encourage you to get in front of that camera and channel the sex goddess in you. You can find some great lingerie on our site to use in your shoot: www.nkonline.biz



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