Pinup
Joi Lansing: 'Beverly Hillbillies' Gladys Flatt And All...
April 6, 2021
Joi Lansing, 1950's. (Photo by Film Favorites/Getty Images) Joi Lansing was an actress and model popular in the age of the blonde bombshells, and while she di...
Bettie Page Story: The Fetish And Fashion Icon's Strang...
August 12, 2020
Bettie Page left an indelible mark on popular culture -- first as an in-demand model and later as a symbol or template of the mid-century American good girl/...
Nancy Sinatra Then And Now: Young Pop Icon Who Changed ...
February 26, 2020
Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns Nancy Sinatra in go-go boots singing "These Boots Are Made For Waking" is an era-defining image and sound. No time capsule of th...
Betty Grable: The Young Pinup Queen Who Helped Win Wars
December 18, 2019
Actress Betty Grable's 1943 back shot in a one-piece swimsuit, with that playful over-the-shoulder smile, is the gold standard of pinups. It's not the greatest ...
Vargas Girls: From WWII Cheesecake To The Cars' 'Candy-...
May 1, 2019
Early in the 20th century, an American visual style was invented by the Peruvian-born artist Alberto Vargas. The "Vargas Girls" he painted, as they were late...
