Pinup has many similarities with Grind-house. It has fantasy, art, emotion, danger, sex, and a little dash of horror. When using these categories you can go in many directions. Grindhouse movies like Sweet Sweetbacks Baaadass Song. These movies can create a cult following. Wikipedia says: Grindhouse is an American term for a theatre that mainly showed exploitation films. It is named after the defunct burlesque theatres, on 42nd Street, New York, where ‘bump n’ grind’ dancing and striptease used to be on the bill. In the 1960s these theatres were put to new use as venues for exploitation films.

Dr Sketchy is a world-wide sensation the is run by independent producers. WHat takes place at one of Dr Sketchy event is drawing by local folk that sketch half-naked women in pinup, burlesque, or vintage pinup clothing. There is one on our hometown of Northampton MA at The Elevens on the 1st Friday of the month.

Factory 1019 is a group of artist that put women in bazaar outfits and create artistic photography. The site reads: Jeffery Scott is Factory 1019 CCA. Jeffery Scott create photographic images that stretch boundaries and redefine standards. His photographs are powerful juxtapositions of light and darkness.