Pin Up art is making a comeback. Once throwaway sketches of 1940's women, drawn to evoke charm and cheeky sensuality for the benefit of homesick soliders, pin up style images are once again dominating artist's imaginations. Pin Up girls always possessed an innocent sort of sexuality, and were often depicted doing the most mudnane things while unaware of their state of undress, or showing amazement at their own nakedness. Their facial expresssions were exaggerated, as were the poses they stretched their bodies into, but instead of the pictures looking seedy or exploitative, they were almost always charming and fun, as though the model were in on the joke. Perhaps the best known Pin Up girl of all time was Bettie Page, a dear favourite of ours who personified free-spirited sexuality and an innocent sense of life, which is why we asked Milena May to channel Bettie for us in this latest series.
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