1000 Pin-Up Girls (25th Anniversary Special Edtn)
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Creator: Taschen PublishingEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Unknown); German (Unknown); French (Original Language); German (Original Language); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-01
ISBN: 3836505053
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Taschen
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Book Review: Not nearly enough
Summary: 5 Stars
This book originally was planned for 1956 but somehow the gallies [no pun?] wound up buried beneath Ed Norton's collection of books on Astrology. I guess he became friendly with the original publisher who had an office near his worksite on Madison Avenue.
Just a little fantasy...on a fanatsy. The "fantasy" today is that femininity cannot square with workplace and social assertiveness. We're on the androgyny tip today...not that there's anything wrong with that.
Just like today, "sex sells" in these classic covers from "Beauty Parade", "Mink", et. al magz. But back then, it was actually "sexism sells". The models looked in to the camera eye with a touch of....forgive me......"vulnerability"?
Va-va-va-voom!!!
Summary of 1000 Pin-Up Girls (25th Anniversary Special Edtn)
"Girls, Gags & Giggles" - this was publisher Robert Harrison's recipe for dishing up the American pin-up to the U.S. male. In the 1950s, his girlie magazines sold by the millions, before becoming icons of pulp and trash culture.These skilfully illustrated girls with their curvaceous forms and inviting lingerie soon overtook America's national dessert, in terms of popularity, and even developed considerable potential as a cultural export during the 1940s. 'Never show everything,' was always the motto. Smiling prettily at the camera, the models exuded just the right amount of sex appeal without seeming too sophisticated or artful. They were the 'girls next door' whose wholesome attraction soon made one forget the magazines' deliberately trashy presentation. Their rosy complexions and innocent allures still titillate even in an age when far more graphic material is the norm. This is for everyone who enjoys pin-ups, push-ups and pulp style!Fashion Books
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