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65 Playful Pin-Up Pictorials

These Photo Shoots Marry Retro-Chic and Modern Sensuality

— January 8, 2012 — Pop Culture
Retro is back in style and these 65 pin-up pictorials are proof of just that. Travel back in time to the age of subtle sensuality with each of these shoots, which epitomize playful, yet tasteful seduction. While modern ideas of what is sexy differ drastically from the standards of the '40s and '50s, each of these modern-day shoots showcase the appeal of leaving a little for the imagination.

From the pages of Vogue to fashion ad campaigns, designers, photographers and models are toying with retro revivals that show that less isn't always more. Moving from little-boy chic and into more extreme territory, these shoots show high-waisted skirts on full-figured women. From swimwear to workwear, these shoots show you don't need a time machine to visit the past.
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Forties Film Fashion Campaigns
Forties Film Fashion Campaigns
The Hailee Steinfeld Miu Miu Shots are Classically Elegant
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Passionate Pin-Up Shoots
Passionate Pin-Up Shoots
The Bregje Heinen L'Officiel Paris Editorial Gets Retro Flowing
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Fierce 40s Fashion
Fierce 40s Fashion
The Prada 2012 Spring/Summer Collection Oozes Retro-Modern Glamour
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Pin-Up Shoe Shoots
Pin-Up Shoe Shoots
The Puma Bodytrain Campaign Stars English Popstar Kimberly Walsh
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Sensual Retro Shoots
Sensual Retro Shoots
The Julia Valimaki Noblesse Korea Shoot Channels Bettie Page
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Lonely Retro Editorials
Lonely Retro Editorials
The Tiah Eckhardt 'LoveSexDance' Shoot is Solitary
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Pin-Up Celeb Posters
Pin-Up Celeb Posters
The Divas Salute the Troops Poster is Superstar Sexy
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Steamy Salon Captures
Steamy Salon Captures
The Anja Konstantinova Jalouse Magazine Editorial Screams Sensual Innocence
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Funky '40s-Revived Fashion
Funky '40s-Revived Fashion
The Frida Gustavsson Ellen Sweden 2011 Editorial is Chic
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Retro Pin-Up Styles
Retro Pin-Up Styles
The Nicola Roberts Pop Tart Shoot Features Daring High-Waisted Fashions
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Poodled Pin-Up Photography
Poodled Pin-Up Photography
The Karolina Kurkova Vogue Spain September 2010 Spread
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Fiery Red-Headed Pin-Ups
Fiery Red-Headed Pin-Ups
Tiah Eckhardt for Wheels and Dollbaby Fall 2011 Campaign is Sizzling Hot
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Animalistic Pin-Ups
Animalistic Pin-Ups
The Christina Hendricks CHOnline Exclusive Photoshoot
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Pin-Up Girl Swimwear
Pin-Up Girl Swimwear
The Minnow Bathers Line Offers Retrofied Swim Fashion
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Pin-Up Summertography
Pin-Up Summertography
Kate Moss Vogue Paris June/July 2010 Issue is Summer Sexy
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Quirky Pin-Up Doll Lingerie
Quirky Pin-Up Doll Lingerie
The Lily Cole Triumph Award Photoshoot Features Odd Undergarments
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Sassy Pin-Up Girl Snapshots
Sassy Pin-Up Girl Snapshots
Fall in Love with the Sizzlingly Wild Michael Youssef ‘Models'
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Eccentric Pin-Up Calendars
Eccentric Pin-Up Calendars
The 'Kittens of 2012' by Lovecat Magazine is Seductive and Sassy
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Pin-Up Fashion
Pin-Up Fashion
Louis Vuitton Goes Retro for Spring-Summer 2008 with Six Top Models
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Hot Housewife Photography
Hot Housewife Photography
The Alejandro Sonoro 'That's My Wife' Channels Old Hollywood Glam
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Provocative Pin-Up Photography
Provocative Pin-Up Photography
The Patricia van der Vliet for Antidote #2 Shoot is Super Sultry
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Pin-Up Lingerie Lookbooks
Pin-Up Lingerie Lookbooks
Andreas Stavrinides Captures Style and Sex Appeal for Bordelle W' 11
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Plus-Size Pin-Up Spreads
Plus-Size Pin-Up Spreads
The Steamy Robyn Lawley Vogue Australia September 2011 Shoot
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Postmodern Pin-Ups
Postmodern Pin-Ups
Miranda Kerr and Ana Beatriz Barros in 'Pin Me Up, Pin Me Down'
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Iconic Homage Editorials
Iconic Homage Editorials
The Michelle Williams October 2011 Vogue US Shoot Revives Marilyn Monroe
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Pin-Up Pictorials
Pin-Up Pictorials
Mateusz Stankiewicz Elle Poland Editorial Does 40's Lingerie to Perfection
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Vintage Hipster Pin-Ups
Vintage Hipster Pin-Ups
'Phocal Point Photography' Shoots a Retro-Look Spread
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Funky 50s Fashion
Funky 50s Fashion
The Meghan Collison Vogue Russia Editorial is Retro Geek-Chic
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Pin-up Grafitti Girls
Pin-up Grafitti Girls
The Flirty Dioni Tabbers Bebe Spring Summer 2011 Campaign
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Retro Housewife Shoots
Retro Housewife Shoots
The Lindsay Lohan Vogue Italia August 2010 Editorial is Old School
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Buxom Bombshell Almanacs
Buxom Bombshell Almanacs
The Bar Rafeli Passionata Calendar is Captivating
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Slimming Pin-Up Swimwear
Slimming Pin-Up Swimwear
For Luna's Vintage-Styled Suits Camouflage Figure Flaws
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Hot Bubblegum Pin-Ups
Hot Bubblegum Pin-Ups
Gary Heller's Jade Vixen Photos Sizzle
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Vintage Housewife Shoots
Vintage Housewife Shoots
Natascha Zivadinovic Makes Staying at Home Look Hot
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Sultry Monochromatic Pin-Ups
Sultry Monochromatic Pin-Ups
The Vogue Turkey April 2011 Spread is Sensual in Black & White
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Retro Pin-Up Revivals
Retro Pin-Up Revivals
Daniel Couto Manipulates Photos into these Provocative Painterly Portraits
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Susie Homemaker Shoots
Susie Homemaker Shoots
Mary-Louise Parker Poses in her Underwear For Esquire Magazine
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Pin-Up Fashion
Pin-Up Fashion
Wonderbra Signs Dita von Teese
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Pin-Up Lingerie Shoots
Pin-Up Lingerie Shoots
Bar Rafaeli Works Her Perfect Pout For Passionata Lingerie 2010
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Weapon-Wielding Cheerleaders
Weapon-Wielding Cheerleaders
The 'Dangerous Women: Pin-Up Girls' Photo Series Gets Risky
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Gothic Pin-uptography
Gothic Pin-uptography
AnOther Spring 2010 is Freakishly Fashionable
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50s Housewife Shoots
50s Housewife Shoots
The V Magazine Summer 2010 Issue Brings a New Vision of Womanhood
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Retro Bathing Suit Babes
Retro Bathing Suit Babes
Ana Dias' Big Girls Don't Cry Series Does Pin-Up Shoots Right
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Punk Pin-Up Pictorials
Punk Pin-Up Pictorials
A Darkened Retro Spread Sizzles in the Candice Boucher A Magazine
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Vintage Pin-Up Fashiontography
Vintage Pin-Up Fashiontography
Dita Von Teese for Bizarre is a Hot Throwback
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Playful Pin-Ups
Playful Pin-Ups
Fun and Fanciful Retro-Inspired ‘Modern Pin-Up Girls With Animals'
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Retro Pin-Up Photography
Retro Pin-Up Photography
Maelle Andre Focuses on Vintage-Esque Portraits
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Sensual '40s Photography
Sensual '40s Photography
Fanny by Esperanza Moya is Sensually Prim and Proper
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Seductive Housewife Photography
Seductive Housewife Photography
The Elegantly Scant SS11 Lookbook Stars Tiah Eckhardt
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Seductive Modern Pin-Ups
Seductive Modern Pin-Ups
Mona Johannesson Channels Old Hollywood Glamour for Gravure May 2011
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Playful Pin-Up Shoots
Playful Pin-Up Shoots
Irina Davis Photography Brings Back the Fun of the 1950s
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Sensual Pin-Up Swimsuits
Sensual Pin-Up Swimsuits
Eniko Mihalik Poses for Bergdorf Goodman Resort 2010
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Bawdy Burlesque Photography
Bawdy Burlesque Photography
The Tara Gill Pulp 3 Editorial is a Titillating Display of Color
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Vain Vixen Photography
Vain Vixen Photography
Maurizio Fantini's 'Marina's-Up' Series is Sexily Narcissistic
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Playful Russian Impressionist Pin-Ups
Playful Russian Impressionist Pin-Ups
Konstantin Razumov Contemporizes the Classic Painting Style
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Gothic Pin-Ups
Gothic Pin-Ups
Michael Park Photography Brings a Modern Edge to Classic Horror
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Inked Pin-Up Studios
Inked Pin-Up Studios
666photography Has Handmade Costumes, Props & Burlesque Tattoos
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Naughty Pin-Up Protests
Naughty Pin-Up Protests
Air Comet Flight Attendants Strip Down to Draw Attention to Unpaid Wages
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Illustrated Naughty Pin-Ups
Illustrated Naughty Pin-Ups
Charlie's Angels, Meet Garv's Girls
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Voluptuous Vintage Photoshoots
Voluptuous Vintage Photoshoots
Plus Size Pin-Up April Flores Gives Big Time Glamor
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