40s & 50s Pin-up

A pin -up girl, also known as a pin-up model is a model whose photographs are mass produced to appeal to popular culture. The term pin-up may also refer to drawings, paintings, and other illustrations. Pin-up photos can be found in magazines, calendars, newspapers, on postcards and chromo-lithographs.

Many pin-up photographs were of celebrities who were considered sex symbols, the most famous pin-up girl was Betty Grable.

Today I'm going take inspiration from the photos of pin-up girls I've found on Google and do some fashion sketches. Pin-up girls were intended for informal display but the photographs I've seem and admire are all very

elegant and tasteful. They may have been considered trashy in their time but today they're adored and many people try to capture this elegant look with celebrities today.

I admire 40's pin-up girl Betty Grable and 50's pin-up Marilyn Monroe. They're both elegant, graceful and poised in their photographs. So I hope my sketches today can show that too.

Moodboard I've created for inspiration.