· ADVERTISING, ILLUSTRATION ·
The Sociables Prefer Pepsi… 1959During the pin-up era of the 50′s and 60′s, Pepsi communicated using these beautifully illustrated print ads with slogans such as ‘The Sociables Prefer Pepsi’, ‘Pespi-Cola Refresh without Filling’, ‘The Fine art of Staying Lovely’… I’m sure you will enjoy these prints as much as I do.
· EXCLUSIVITY, MUSIC ·
Fujiya & Miyagi Talk With TrendlandListen to “Ecstatic Dancer” here BUY HERE Casting a line of exoticism into a pool of vibratos, David Best, Matt Hainsby, Steve Lewis and Lee Adams of Fujiya & Miyagi are at it again. It is nearly sinful to cover Fujiya & Miyagi releases more than an hour past release, but embarrassing not to at all. Soundwaves [...]
· ILLUSTRATION, MIXED MEDIA ·
Pin-up Collages by HandiedanSome more Pin-up Love! Handiedan’s mixed media artworks are delicate cut & paste mixtures wrapped in contemporary antiquity. “She meticulously combines classic pin-ups and movie images with paint, ink, yellowed sheet music, old fashioned playing cards, money, stamps, Chinese papers, old wood, rusted metal and doodles as a
· ILLUSTRATION ·
New Arn0 IllustrationsWe introduced you to French illustrator Arn0 a while back, here are some of his latest works. Still love his illustration style, very pop/80s like his roller skate pin-ups (below)
· DESIGN, FOOD ·
Mindy’s Hot Chocolate PackagingWe love Pin-ups & we love packaging (chocolate too!). So props to Kyle Tezak for his beautiful packaging Mindy’s Hot Chocolate in Chicago. Loving it!
· MIXED MEDIA ·
Natasa Denic’s Animal KingdomYou already know our obsession with Pin-ups, so when we find some funny & cute photo manipulation pin-ups and animals, we have to publish it! These collages are from Belgian artist Natasa Denic.
· ILLUSTRATION ·
Gil Elvgren Pin-upIn our favorite Pin-up illustrator serie, here is Gil Elvgren (1914-1980). Elvgren has joined the ranks of George Petty and Enoch Bolles as one of the premiere American pin-up artists. His heroines are often caught in humorous but distressing situations. Too bad that nowadays the garter-belt is not as much as popular…
· EDITORIAL ·
Pin Me Up, Pin Me Down by Willy Vanderperre for V Mag 62You know we love Pin-ups ( especially me ! ) and when an editorial uses it as theme (and it looks nice) I have to post it. Here is a preview of the upcoming V Magazine #62
· FEATURED, ILLUSTRATION ·
George Petty – Curvy Pin-up from 1947Wow, how amazingly inspirational are the curvy Pin-ups of George Petty ! He was one of the top “cheesecake” illustrators of the 30s and 40s. He began his career with a series of cartoons featuring beautiful girls and their far from handsome beaus.
· EDITORIAL, TRENDS ·
1950′s Trendss there a Trend Spotting on the 1950′s era !? Think Stewardess, Nautical and Pin-ups… Looks like it, right ! We have been felling this Trend for a while now, and it start happening more and more… Look at the Tim Walker shoot of Lily Donaldson for Vogue UK in March[...]
· CELEBRITY, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Fantasy of the 50′s Pin-UpWhile surfing the net I found an amazing compilation of photographs of celebrities shot as Pin-Ups. There was no information on the photographers and at first I thought it may have been one pin-up editorial, but after looking although through it you could recognize that there was a great distinction in style and light of the photography. The commonality was in the trend of shooting these onscreen icons as sexy 50′s pin-ups to allude to…
· ART ·
Pin-Up by Mel RamosAmerican Pop Artist, Mel Ramos is famous for his 1960′s paintings of Pin-up calendars and magazines , I Love his series on the Pin-up, its just Amazing!! [little parentheses Pin-ups are arriving strong as a Trend in Fashion Inspiration boards]. His work is humorous as he often poses the women with [...]