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Pin Up Girls Took The World By Storm
Glamour and romance was the order of the day, Hollywood opened a wind
ow to the world with their motion pictures, and the world was introduced to the ultimate women of the era, names such as Betty Grable, Hedy Lamarr, Marlene Dietrich, Jane Russell, Jean Harlow, Marie Mac Donald and more recent names such as Elizabeth Taylor, Marylyn Munroe, sent messages of perfection, beauty, style, glamour and romance to many hearts both male and female.
Photographs of these beautiful woman were popular and nearly every man in the forces had their favourite pin up girl on the inside of their lockers, painted on the noses of their aircraft, post cards tucked into wallets to be take out when they had a moment between their arduous and difficult lives.
Many women aspired to imitate these screen goddesses, their clothing was copied, hairstyles were changed, make up imitated. Cinemas were usually played to packed audiences thrilling to see their favourite actress.
This was an era when women represented perfection, perfect curves in al the right places, they posed in clothing that showed enough but not too much, allowing the imagination to run wild. Photographers captured an aura of mystery, provocative poses sent pulses racing.
In its heyday pin up girl posters and calendars were extremely popular, and could be found almost everywhere. Magazines not to be outdone published pictures of these sweethearts, and these in turn would be cut out and pinned up in schoolboys lockers, swapped among classmates, young hearts sighing and wishing that they could meet the girl of their dreams.
Betty Grable, was sighed over in her Academy award nomination film The Gay Divorcee (1934), and her other Academy Award nomination Film The Pin up Girl (1944) she set a standard that many aspiring actresses strived to follow.
And in 1936, Dorothy Lamour shot to fame with her movie Jungle Princess(1936).
And Lana Turner whose sultry looks sent heart racing in her movie The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
A forerunner to the pin up girls was the Gibson Girls, Charles Dana Gibson, produced the first Hollywood pin up girls, they were depicted with hour glass figures, bouffant hairstyles, long shapely necks and pixie faces. The style was certainly glamorous, and a perfect forerunner for what was to come. It is believed that Charles Gibson used his wife as the first Gibson girl.
Why do women inspire men, and why is it that women posing provocatively as pin up girls will send hearts racing? It is part of human nature to be inspired by beauty, although many of these glamour women were not classically beautiful, then gave a picture of sensual allure that was captivating. Hollywood did their part in promoting these pin up girls, the millions of calendars, posters, postcards, magazine, newspaper articles on each star, was the forerunner to today’s media frenzy of the rich, famous and glamorous who grace our screen today.
Although this era is long past, today there are people who still collect pictures of these glamour pin up girls. One cannot forget that they certainly captured the imagination of the people.
Black Pinups
I wanted to know if there were/are any African American Pinup women that are in the online search. To my surprise there are! I have posted below what I found. Ive tried to give credit to each but if Ive missed any please correct me.
This one is from the pinupblog.com sie.
Found: African American Cheesecake!
You know I’m always looking for diversity in the pinup industry. Meet Char E’ (Pronounced Shar-A), she’s been modelling in the pinup style since 1999. She is the epitome of diversity, being part African American, part Native American and part Irish. I discovered Char E’ at CafePress, where you can find many more of her pinup images. To get the full lowdown on Char E’ check out her interview at Black Men in America.
Katy Perry’s Famous Vintage Pinup Style
Her breakthrough single “I Kissed a Girl” established Katy Perry in the music world. However, her fashion caught the attention of designers even before she released the song that became a world-wide hit. Born as Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson in California US, Katy Perry (as she likes to be called) is distinguished for wearing unconventional style of dresses, often combining colors and vintage fashion, as well as associating outfits with fruits.
The young pop star has generated as much controversy with her songs, particularly “Ur So Gay” and “I Kissed a Girl”, as much as she did with her costumes, some as weird as ice-cream cones and carousels. What’s remarkable is that Katy pulls off the craziest of outfits flawlessly and they look fabulous on her. An established singer-songwriter and musician, Katy can be as effortless in facing millions of her fan over a guitar as she is posing as a pin-up girl in flowery outfits teamed with sexy high heel stilettos, her dark tresses styled in soft Dita von Teese curls to give her a timeless seductive look.
Katy’s famous vintage style
Katy Perry is very stylish but she is always in the eyes of the fashion police. According to the songstress herself, she “doesn’t mind being a regular on the worst dressed lists”. As long as she is experimenting she is “totally OK with ending up in the ‘worst dressed.’ It’s happened many, many times, but I’m proud of those outfits,” Katy claims.
The singer describes her unconventional fashion style as “a bit of a concoction of different things”. Though she also claims, “I have my own look, which I call ‘Lolita meets old Hollywood Glam.’”. She pompously names actress and burlesque performer Dita Von Teese and Cyndi Lauper as her icons. “I’m a big fan of Dita Von Teese, because she does it all herself. That is her job: to look fabulous going to the grocery store.”
Her stylist Johnny Wujek, who’s worked with her for album and magazine covers, red carpets, and music videos, describes her style as “very colorful and vintage”. She is not afraid to make a statement. If there is something that Wujek thinks would be too much; Katy would be like, “Amazing idea!” The celebrity stylist during an interview stated, “I think it’s cool that Katy’s so free-spirited and just kind of loves fashion as an art form.”
“A nice dose of sexiness” makes a person look stylish according to Perry and says she likes to wear dresses that are fun, colorful and happy. According to some fashionistas, the most enchanting facet of Katy’s fashion sense is that she can look ravishingly sexy and innocent at the same time. While many pop stars try hard but miserably fail to achieve this look, but with Perry, you get the sense that it’s no act.
Her fruit fixation
A peculiar aspect of Perry’s style is her noticeable fixation for fruit accessories. “It started with my obsession of the 1940s and cherry charm bracelets and strawberry and cherry pattern baskets on women’s dresses,” explains the star who “loves anything fruit”. You can often notice her eclectic get-up complimented with fruit-shaped accessories such as strawberry barrettes, watermelon earrings or sequined bananas. For her performance at the Grammy’s, Katy chose a bedazzled, fruit-encrusted mini-dress complete with watermelon-shaped bra cups. Stylists often comment that fruits accessories have become a staple of Katy’s dressing.
Her affinity for shoes
Fashionistas who have watched Perry’s fashion sense closely claim that the pop sensation loves clothes, shoes and accessories possibly even more than recording a number one single. If you observe her pictures, you can easily notice that Katy is head over heels about high heel shoes. Perry’s selection of shoes is often appreciated by the accessories watchers. The color, style and heels of her shoes gel naturally with her costume and other accessories. If you just take a look at the choice of her shoes, you can observe just how sexy the right pair of shoes can look.
According to experts, Katy’s preference of shoes displays the influence of old school pop-rockers such as Cindy Lauper and Pat Banatar. The ‘Ur So Gay’ singer’s immaculate taste in shoes shows that Perry is well aware of the fact that the key to looking great is on paying attention to all the details.
Katy’s fondness for a fabulous pair of stiletto shoes is famous. Her sporty colorful high heel stilettos always seem to do justice to her funky and often jaw-drooping outfits. Pumps, court shoes, ankle strap sandals and t-bar shoes appear to be her favorite style provided they are fitted with spindly stiletto heels. Perry can often be seen sporting shoes by Christian Louboutin and Sonia Rykiel. Her favorite shoe designers though are Nicholas Kirkwood and Steve Madden. Katy often adorns her fancy feet with their vibrant and exotic creations.
This Article is written by Glena Jess to know High Heels, Stilettos, Sexy Shoes and Boots Styles of popular celebrities.