The Modern Pin Up

Pin up as a culture still inspires and influences women in modern day society as well as the modern day 'celebritys' many contemporary music artists have used inspiration from this time era 1940's and 50's and the pin up culture within there own work. Below are a few music videos that take inspiration from the pin up girls style.
Each video wether it be inspired by the hair such as in Katy Perry's video clearly taking inspiration from Bettie Pages short box fringe and loose hair or Beyonce's video enrapturing the ideal woman trying to be perfect and glamorous for a man to Lana del Rey whom uses the pin up girl as inspiration for the lyrics to her song. The era is still so predominate today this may be because it changed that way women were viewed and celebrated female identity in a male run world, from the pin up illustrations to the real pin up girls of the 1940's and 50's to today the visual encompasses femininity and perfection.

Dita Von Teese a famous burlesque dancer model and occasional actress has used the pin up look to create herself and is now referred to as the modern day pin up girl. Dita grew up looking at her fathers Playboy magazines were many of the original Pin up models featured and from there began her love for lingerie, this is were her career began in lingerie modelling, Dita has never had a stylists and took inspiration for her style by icons such as Isabella Blow whom is the muse for famous hat designer Philip Tracey. 

It’s Dita Von Teese! (no date). Dita Von Teese! Sexy Burlesque dancer & the most famous Pin Up of our time. Available at: http://www.pinuppassion.com/Dita-Von-Teese.html (Accessed: 22 October 2014).

 & The Pin Up 

The original mens magazine Playboy set up by American Hugh Hefner the first magazine was published in 1953 featuring Marilyn Monroe and sold over 50,000 copies. Playboy is still as popular today as in the 50's and is know as one of the main adult entertainment magazines in the world.

Playboy featured many of the original Pin Up idols of the 50's within there centre folds including Marilyn Monroe in 1953, Jayne Mansfield  and Bettie Page in 1955. 

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Playboy have further featured many of todays celebrities within there centrefolds and front covers including Dita Von Teese and top world model Kate Moss among just a few. 

(no date g). Dita Von Teese’s Playboy Cover. Available at: http://yasfx.buzznet.com/photos/theevolutionofditavonteese/?id=63758041 (Accessed: 22 October 2014).

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Blog (no date). ‘Playboy’ kicks off 60th anniversary with Kate Moss. Available at: https://shootthecenterfold.com/playboy-kicks-off-60th-anniversary-with-kate-moss/ (Accessed: 22 October 2014).

I Feel the Ideals of the Pin Up haven't changed from looking at Playboys centre folds and covers from the 50's showing the celebrities of there time to now showing the 2014 cover featuring Kate Moss the ethos of the perfect woman is the same. These images are presented for and to men a key element in the ideal of the Pin Up girl the original illustrations of Pin Up Girls were mainly drawn by men. 

These models have just replicated this looking a feminine way to impress a man although Pin Up is still so predominate today this may be because it changed that way women were viewed and celebrated female identity in a male run world, from the pin up illustrations to the real pin up girls of the 1940's and 50's to todays celebrity pin ups the visual for these women encompass femininity and perfection in a way giving them power over a man, appealing to men though the way they look actually put the Pin Up Girls in the spot light.