pin ups Archive

3January 24, 2012
Signs Of The Times, 1945

A vintage photo, taken by photographer Joseph Jasgur, of Earl Carroll’s Vanities pin-up girls picketing in front of a Los Angeles movie theater — a staged publicity event “against” the…
0October 17, 2011
Beefcake: A River Runs Through It

Sorry, it’s not Brad Pitt or anyone else in that film; it’s this guy.
0October 11, 2011
Misogyny & Mini-Bowling Alleys

This vintage matchbook was from the Curtiss Tavern, “on Hi-Way 57 at Plymouth, Wisconsin,” Carl Senglaub, Proprietor. If features a cute little pinup, “The High-Way,” on the front cover. (Which…
0September 22, 2011
Make Up For Breasts?

No offense to Mr. Vargas, but I think he misunderstood the task… This vintage ad was for “Twin Make Up,” not makeup for “the twins.” The original artwork by Alberto…
0August 23, 2011
Big-Eyed Art Is Sexy

Big or sad-eyed art was sexy enough for this vintage pinup photo-shoot. My thoughts on this are rather covered here. (Image via.)
4December 8, 2010
Marjorie Hellen: “Identification Girl” The Ultimate Objectification Or Not?

Featured on the cover of People Today, September 22, 1954, was “Marjorie Hellen… TV’s Golden Girl.” Her story begins on page 55, filed under “People In TV,” Hellen’s story is…
6October 16, 2010
The Original Garter Girl’s Estate Shows Something More Shocking Than Lingerie

When I spotted this post at Slip of a Girl’s lingerie blog, I thought I had remembered something about the former burlesque star, “The Original Garter Girl,” Lynne O’Neill… Sadly,…
2October 4, 2010
Pinups Perverting With Pink Plush

This is Jayne Mansfield, surrounded by her pink plushies; but lots of babes of yesteryear posed with stuffed animals and little girl gear (yes, I now are a “tumbl tard”)….
0September 6, 2010
Sign Of The Times: 1976 (Labor Day Edition)

Which serves as a good reminder for this Labor Day… Playboy Bunnies, models, phone sex operators, and sex workers work hard too. That’s not a joke; we have to treat…
2August 11, 2010
For Those Who Think Pin-Ups Are Stuck-Up, I Guess…

A vintage ceramic pinup — pencil holder?! While I struggle with the idea of such a pencil holder, what else could it be? The seller, luxebetty,shares the following details: Made…
1August 9, 2010
Back When Women Were Women, And A Slab Of Meat Was $4.25

Though I have no idea what the women may have cost, I suspect both slabs of meat were mouth-watering and choice cut. Vintage menu and mailing souvenir from the Colony…
2February 14, 2010
Please, Daddy, Buy Me A Pageant

Say, “Hello!” to Miss Kentucky Automotive Wholesalers Association of 1960, Miss Frieda Friedli. (Just one ‘N’ away from Frieda Friendli!) The photo appeared in the February, 1961, issue of Magic…
0December 2, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Placement Of Butts

Once upon a time, it was common place to park your butts on a pinup’s bottom — as in the case of this vintage ashtray.
1August 7, 2009
Fabric Swatch Friday: Sleep With A Pinup (Not So Much A ‘Swatch’ As A Review Of Sin In Linen Bedding)

Just the name alone, Sin in Linen (I’ve been doing that for years!) draws me in. Clever name, Sandy, a very clever name… but what about the sheets themselves? Joie…
0June 25, 2009
Sit On A Pin-Up

I should probably save this for Fabric Swatch Friday, but I was too excited to tell you that Samantha Hahn made this fabric for a chair: Yes, I said “made…
2April 2, 2009
Naughty Secretaries Vs. Bosses Gone Bad

The myth of the naughty secretary was created & used to perpetuate fears among Victorian housewives, who, as the arbitrators and guardians of morality, were thought to be able to…
0April 1, 2009
1950′s April Fool’s Pin-Up

A vintage French mechanical greeting card with a jungle girl pin up on the cover. When you open it up, will she be naked? Nope! There’s a… fish?! I guess…