I feel that the pin up club owes quite a bit to Bettie Page, one of the most prominent pinup models of the 1950s, and arguably the most influential pinup girl since Evelyn Nesbit and the Gibson Girl created in her image. Bettie Page, born on April 22nd, 1923, was a college-educated pinup and bondage model throughout the 1950s. She appeared in Playboy in January of 1955, and was named Miss Pinup Girl of the World that same year. After joining a Baptist ministry in 1960, she retired from modeling and shied away from the spotlight until the 1980s, when she consented to a few interviews.
Though only active for a short time, her attitude and look has influenced pinup art and photography for nearly 60 years, and her image has become the paradigm of rockabilly fashion.
For more information on Bettie Page: Wikipedia - informative and up to date info Vampiress.net's Bettie Shrine - beautifully constructed and informative site with more than 1200 Bettie Page images
Welcome one and all to the Pin-Up Club! I'm talking Vargas' Girls, Jayne Mansfield, and Bettie Page. A time when you didn't have to show everything you had to make people believe you were sexy. For all those that love the good ol' girls of pin-up, and those that want to keep the tradition alive, this is the club for you.
since this club is for everyone, pin-ups do not have to exclusively be of women. if you made a sassy male pin-up, feel free to submit it. just make sure it's in keeping with the spirit of the old pin-ups: classy, coy, and tasteful.
in addition, submissions i feel do not embody the "classy, coy, and tasteful" ideal will be removed. please make sure that any nudity is marked mature, and that it is done tastefully. this isn't a club for pornographers and perverts.