Queen of Burlesque Dita Von Teese

             Queen of Burlesque Dita Von Teese

The Queen of Burlesque or Pin Up Perfection? Both we'd have to say! Dita Von Teese has that perfect vintage look about her without even trying...Decades between, with ease, picture her in black and white film wearing a 1920s flapper dress...Believable? How about a 1950s Pinup? Character from the set of Mad Men? What about a character from Pleasantville? Yes, yes, yes, and no...Pleasantville would have gone color crazy far too soon if Dita was the object of desire...

A future cinematic masterpiece we would love to see...Quentin Tarrantino directing a prohibition-era (think Boardwalk Empire) gangster-based plot with the leading Queen of Burlesque as Boss! We can't think of any other fitting comparison than to suggest that Dita Von Teese is a modern-day Marilyn (Monroe not Manson)...Stunning in black and white or color, an undeniable prescence on stage and on film...Sultry, classy, sexy, sophisticated, if looks could kill; many would have perished long ago...

Inspiration for a Pin Up Girl? We think yes! One of the key reasons that Burlesque has made a dramatic comeback in recent times, and motivation enough for many more to carry on with the show...Perhaps we are giving you the impression that we are slightly biased in our praise of this lady of glamour? Heavens...What on earth would have given you that idea??? Guilty as charged! Dita fans we are, it's always refreshing to be able to seek inspiration from a modern style icon who emulates and encapulates everything we adore about the Hollywood starlets of the past...today...

Dita; you have our absolute admiration, and due respect!

10 Classic Pin Up Hairstyles

10 classic pin up hair styles by one of our favorite girls the lovely Ashley of the Lisa Freemont Pages from her Classic Pin Up Series. Perfecting the pin up look can be quite challenging when considering everything that goes into the transformation from 'plain jane' to pin up perfection! The clothes, the shoes, the makeup, and probably the most time-consuming...the hair...

Even the most seasoned pin up girl sometimes takes short-cuts (shhh) and has their stylist do their hair when pressed for time; especially when trying to get oneself organized for a particular event or show in between all the other time-consuming aspects of a girl's life like work (ugh)...But for every other occasion, most girls actually do 'do' their hair themselves!

Pin up hairstyles can be influenced from a whole variety of sources, however for this introduction to pin up hairstyling, we put our trust into the hands of the lovely Ashley who shares her wonderful fashion, beauty, and makeup tips for us all to enjoy! Each tutorial video on how to do the each different pin up hairstyle is influenced by the talent of a particular pinup artist from the 1940s and/or 1950s...

And so, without further ado...here are 10 classic pin up hairstyle video tutorials for 'pinupafying' your hair...

1. Pinup Hairstyle: Rolf Armstrong Inspired

2. Pinup Hairstyle: Vargas Inspired 

3. Pinup Hairstyle: Billy De Vorss Inspired

4. Pinup Hairstyle: Ballantyne Inspired

4. Pinup Hairstyle: Ballantyne Inspired

6. Pinup Hairstyle: George Petty Inspired

7. Pinup Hairstyle: Al Buell Inspired

8. Pinup Hairstyle: Earl MacPherson Inspired

9. Pinup Hairstyle: Pearl Frush Inspired

10. Pinup Hairstyle: Art Frahm Inspired

Rockabilly

                                       

 

Rockabilly is not just about the music….it’s also a lifestyle. And while the youth of ’50s America were quick to embrace the sounds of rockabilly, they were also just as quick to adopot the “look”. It’s a culture that’s managed to stretch through five decades.  Rockabilly clothing  has had an influence on fashion trends from the Teds in the UK to the Mods, Punks and right through to today’s psychobilly.

Back in the ’50s the rock ‘n’ rollers adopted a look to match the crazy music they were making. Rockabilly clothing was all about sharp cuts, swept back hair, piled high. For the teeangers that took on the look, rockabilly clothes were pretty much clean cut with a dash of edge. For the boys it was pants with wide cuffs, simple shirts and jackets while for girls it was full skirt dresses and lots of crinolines, flats and ponytails.

The more rebellious teenagers took Rockabilly clothing to its limit …crazy patterns and colours in menswear – two-tone shirts and jackets as well as leather jackets. Girls wanting to show off their bad side opted for the scandalous pencil skirt and tight sweater, stiletto heels and red lipstick.

And while it all died down in the ’60s, the subculture’s influence lived on.  Rockabilly fashion  has provided a template for most every pop style that’s followed. You could say today’s psychobilly is just a younger relation the Rockabilly of the 1950’s…taking its place in a family that refuses to go away.

History of Pin-up Art Part 2 - Modern Pin-up Art

                                                                                                                                              

Modern Pin-up Art

The modern antecedents of the pin-up can be traced to the Gibson Girl in America, who made her debut in 1887, and the Art Nouveau posters of Alphonso Mucha and Jules Cheret in Europe. The prototypical pin-up postcard artist of the nineteenth century, Raphael Kirchner, contributed to the establishment of the "pretty girl" format. Also becoming publicly acceptable was such mainstream popular art as 'Psyche at Nature's Mirror' by Paul Thumann, first seen in Munsey's December 1893 Issue. White Rock beverages then adopted it as their trademark and, by 1947, the demure Psyche was attending parties topless! Two popular Glamour icons to follow the Gibson Girl, were those of Howard Chandler Christy and Harrison Fisher.
At the turn of the century, the calendar was the most prominent form of pin-up material, especially the early "glamour girl" formats by Angelo Asti. In 1913 the controversial nude 'September Morn' by Paul Chabas was censored by the New York Society for the Supression of Vice. Still, the image was subsequently printed on literally hundreds of thousands of calendars, in addition to candy boxes, postcards and more. The Art Deco period also made respectable any art featuring Romantic nudity, such as that of Mabel Rollins Harris, Maxfield Parrish and Hy Hintermeister

By the 1920s, the golden age of illustration was in full flower. The new film industry fueled the public's appetite for magazines devoted to their celluloid heroes. In the 1800s, a glimpse of a woman's bare ankle could be considered scandalous. Compare that with the blatantly sexual girls of the Roaring Twenties by Enoch Bolles, George Quintana and Earle K. Bergey just a generation later! Corporations and advertising agencies were likewise vying for the services of talented artists to create identities the public would respond to. A significant pre-war American advertising icon was the Arrow Shirt man, portrayed brilliantly by J.C. Leyendecker. Although Leyendecker is primarily known for his depictions of men, he had a profound influence upon popular illustrators such as Norman Rockwell and many who followed.

As popular culture devoured its forbidden voyeuristic fantasies in pulp magazines, and later paperback books, another trend had begun to legitimize the pin-up as a serious art form: Higher brow fare offered by such slick periodicals as Esquire (an important predecessor of Playboy), Cosmopolitan, The Saturday Evening Post and others. Art Deco depictions of the female form were considered tasteful enough for inclusion in these magazines. Alberto Vargas makes for a convenient figure as we watch his style evolve from coy to more explicit. The fact that he started at Esquire and ended up at Playboy also makes for a barometer of trends within pin-up.

While Vargas was refining the centerfold concept, a contemporary of his was pursuing an even higher profile venue - that of superstar commercial artist. George Petty had worked for Esquire (Vargas replaced him after a dispute over salary), but the 'Petty Girl' was a fixture from the 1930s until the 1950s. The Petty Girl pitched a dizzying array of products to a national audience. She became so firmly entrenched in the public's consciousness that a movie was actually made about her - a fictitious airbrushed icon.

During World War Two, pin-ups accompanied G.I.s in the form of movie star photos like Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. Vargas pin-ups were also very much in evidence in the barracks and as nose-art of the Airforce. Additionally, the Louis F. Dow Calendar Company produced special booklets of pin-up art created by their star artist Gillette Elvgren to be mailed overseas. Check out the Collector's Press Military Pin-Up Kits for example.

After the war, Christian Dior introduced his 'new look', war restrictions on luxury items such as nylons were lifted and undergarments finally made the transition to two separate pieces, the bra and the girdle. Society had moved past the androgynous flappers and the economically depressed 1930s to a new age of prosperity. The move towards commercialization was well under way. If a pretty, wholesome girl-next-door could be utilized to sell a product, why not a girl in stockings modestly flashing some skin (But she's always a 'good girl' - Its not her fault that playful puppy pulled her skirt over her head!). If anyone is responsible for the explosion of vibrant beautiful pitchwomen, it is Chicago artist Haddon Sundblom.

Sundblom's lush oil technique influenced a roster of important pin-up artists. The most famous pupil was Gil Elvgren, who worked at Sundblom's Stevens-Gross advertising agency along with such notable artisans as Al Buell, Harry Ekman, Bill Medcalf and Joyce Ballantyne. Their technique of using thick layers of paint to achieve a warmth and glow was dubbed 'the mayonnaise school'. Other descendants of this style of luminous illustration included Donald 'Rusty' Rust, Art Frahm, Peter Driben, Edward D'Ancona, Edward Runci, Vaughan Alden Bass, Al Brule and Pearl Frush.

Independent of the national accounts for specific products and services, there were other fertile markets for pin-up art. Brown & Bigelow, for example, consider themselves in the 'rememberance advertising' business. They produce office supplies, playing cards and calendars, many of which are designed to be imprinted by small companies and then given away as promotions. They employed some of the best talent to design both generic and industry-specific artwork. Although they, as well as other calendar publishers, occasionally produced nude or 'racy' product, they sought not to alienate their conservative or religious customers with such fare.

Brown & Bigelow also supported several styles of pin-up. In addition to the strait-forward realistic oil paintings of Elvgren and others, they also utilized pastel artists, such as Rolf Armstrong, Earl Moran, Billy de Vorss and Zoe Mozert and originated the 'sketch book' genre pioneered by Earl MacPherson and used to great success by Ballantyne, T.N. Thompson, Fritz Willis, K.O. Munson, Freeman Elliot, Ted Withers and others.

Playboy created a sensation with their centerfold of Marilyn Monroe in 1953. Until that time, it was primarily Esquire who provided opportunities for a generation of pin-up artists, including Ben-Hur Baz, Ernest Chiriaka, Mike Ludlow and J. Frederick Smith. Although Esquire had presented photographic pinups previously, they never contained overt nudity.

An interesting footnote to the Pop Art movement of the 1960's is the work of Mel Ramos, who combined nude pin-ups with recognizable corporate images for a satiric blend of cheesecake and commercialism. Another modern artist of mention is Patrick Nagel, who died tragically early in his promising career. Although Nagel's work has the cool aesthetic of woodblocks and don't invite the viewer into a realistic depiction, the fact that his original paintings, and that of his modern contemporaries, commands incredible prices speaks to the current attitudes towardsthe subject of pin-up as a modern art form.

                                                                                                                                      

The introduction of explicit men's magazines (Penthouse introduced the world to pubic hair in 1970) made such innocent depictions seem quaint and old-fashioned. Photography was a quick and easy means to satisfy the pressures of monthly deadlines. Today's sex symbols seem to be comprised of pre-packaged teen sensations, silicone-enhanced quasi porn stars and anorexic 'supermodels'. Modern pin-up artists such as Olivia de Berardinis, Hajime Sorayama, Carlos Cartagena, Jennifer Janesko, Alain Aslan and John Kacere have turned their vision towards photorealistic fantasy or fetishistic subjects and lack the innocence of their predecessors. (Many also tend to specialize in airbrush, a technique that can leave a cold, hard and artificial look.)

Still there are those, such as Dave Stevens, who have not forgotten how to draw a good girl in a bad situation without showing us every anatomical detail of his subjects. We must thank Dave, not only for creating the Rocketeer character, but for reviving interest in the great photo pin-up gal of the 1950s, Bettie Page. I am also particularly fond of some modern European illustrators such as Milo Manara. (There's also Eric Stanton, who provided us with bad girls in bad situations, but that is the opposite direction of cheesecake!) To draw the line arbitrarily, I have created a page specifically for another interest of mine, comics. Although Stevens, Greg Hildebrandt, Jay Pike, Bill Ward and others have experience in the comic world (Which includes the sub-genres of 'good girl', 'bad girl', superheroine and Anime), their depictions continue to expand my precepts of successful pin-up art and are documented elsewhere.

Pin-Up Artists:

  Addams, Lara

  Armstrong, Rolf

  Ballantyne, Joyce

  Olivia de Berardinis

  Blanton, Mark

  Bolles, Enoch

  Brule, Al

  Chiriaka, Ernest

  D'Ancona, Edward

  Driben, Peter

  Ekman, Harry

  Elvgren, Gil

  Erbit, Jules

  Harrison, Fisher

  Henslee, Jack

  Hildebrandt, Greg

  Janesko, Jennifer

  Kacere, John

  Layne, Bill

  Jerry von Lind

  Medcalf, Bill

  Meunier, Susanne

  Moran, Earl

  Mozert, Zoe

  Munson, K.O.

  Nagel, Patrick

  Pearl, Frush

  Petty, George

  Ramos, Meir

  Randall, Bill

  Runci, Edward

  Sarger, Xavier

  Sorayama, Hajime

  Thompson, T.N.

  Vargas, Alberto

  Billy de Vorss

  Willis, Fritz

  Withers, Ted

History of Pin-Up Art

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The History of Pin-Up Art  The Art History Archive - Erotica


The History of Pin-Up Art Prehistoric man obviously had some degree of veneration for the female form, judging by Paleolithic sculptures of well endowed women. Anthropologists are unsure if they symbols of fertility or erotic talismans passed around by horney hunters. These Venuses served a need or the common good somehow, even if they don't follow our strict definition of pin-up... Ancient Greeks were unashamed by modern standards in acceptance of the nude figure. The original Olympics were contested by naked athletes. Male athletes. Still, there are many examples of Hellenic Godesses, all in fashionable dishabille. The Greek Gods also had a tendency to interact with mere mortals in many carnal stories. Depictions of these sorts of encounters call for a degree of audience participation, understanding and involvement. In Pompeii and the Roman world, erotic art was woven into the fabric of everyday life. Frank sexual depictions were found in public marketplaces, murals and sculptures. Once Christianity became the official religion of the state under Emperor Constantine in the Fourth Century, immoral 'pagan' imagry was banished and driven underground. Thus, unless you have a fetish for Mary Magdeline, the Dark Ages had begun. Beyond religious artifacts and decorative arts, there was scant representation of sacriligious pleasures of the flesh during Medieval times.
When a merchant class could support artists instead of just The Church, a new definition of feminine beauty could be commissioned. With municipal buildings and private villas to decorate in the city states of Italy, the myths and historical figures of ancient Rome provided ample material. Leda and the Swan, the birth of Venus and other fables provided convenient excuses to display comely nudes. All facets of science and secular humanism were brought to bear in creating the great body of works known as the Renaissance. Such classical values were imparted by Da Vinci (1452-1519), Michaelangelo (1475-1564), Titian (1485-1576) and others. In Europe during the 1800s, there were movements to escape the excesses of the Baroque and Rococo periods and return to classical simplicity. Neoclassicism was formalized in Europe as an outgrowth of Academic Art and again the popular characters from the past were represented by mostly nude models, such as Paul Thurman's 'Psyche'. Orientalists could display nude alegorical figures in lush exotic settings without reproach. An odalisque, or harem concubine was a popular subject. Also in the 19th Century, Classicism was taken to an extreme by the English movement called the Pre-Raphaelites. While their strict adherence to Renaissance styles did not last long, their works were very influential on the Golden Age of Illustration. Early American influences in magazine and print illustration include Howard Pyle (1853-1911), his Brandywine school and students such as N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945), Harvey Dunn (1884-1952), Frank Schoonover (1877-1972) and Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966). Dean Cornwell (1892-1960), John La Gatta (1894 - 1976) and Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) were also major forces in magazine and advertising illustration. The Arts and Crafts and decorative Art Nouveau movements in Europe also contributed to the artistry and styles of the times.
What good is a work of art if only a select few can view it? The middle ages offered illuminated manuscripts, available only to wealthy patrons. Even the development of printing didn't democratize illustration because of the small scale and painstaking process in producing graphics. The intersection of economics and technology would provide an improved means of distribution over the last two centuries. Lithography was invented in the end of the Eighteenth Century. The birth of photography soon after provided new techniques for printing and the adoption of the offset method at the turn of the twentieth century allowed for larger, faster and better quality print jobs. Once printed materials were available to a vast public, the Golden Age of Illustration was said to begin. The Golden Age is conveniently placed from 1880 to 1920, although there are arguments which can take it from the end of the Civil War until World War Two. The development of economical high speed printing and an increased literacy built a tremendous audience for the only available forms of mass communications at the time: Books, papers and magazines. Publishers and later advertising agencies competed for the services of those artists, such as Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) who could generate memorable images for mass consumption, oftentimes on strict deadlines. Following the War, the realistic end of the spectrum was consigned to photographs of varying quality. With such a glut of magazines to fill, skilled photographers and attractive models were in short supply. The art world was overtaken by the Abstract Impressionists, a style that is not condusive to the pin-up genre! If art can be said to hold up a mirror to society, then the pin-up occupies a particular place of honor in modern art, particularly that of the latter half of the Twentieth Century. Prior to that, Duchamp and dadists explored the concept of what constitutes art. A painting of a pipe, a 'fountain' made from a urinal and other works challenged the role an artist played in relation to the world around themselves. Provocative images, particularly used in advertising, were on the blade's edge between sex and commerce. As consumerism rose, particularly after World War II, the icon of pitchwoman was particularly ripe for lampooning. The Pop (for Popular) Art revolution had begun. Drawing on atavistic figures like Marilyn Monroe or an anonymous sex symbol, reality is processed and packaged up Since such artists' work is exhibited in museums, galleries and coffee table books, they do not strictly pass the test for mass-produced pin-up designation. Still, their very existence proves how durable an architype the pin-up model is.
Additionally, there are several contemporary artists such as Nagel, Kacere and Koons who reassert what it is to take command of their media and use a photorealistic or painterly approach. A pin-up girl is a woman whose physical attractiveness would entice one to place a picture of her on a wall. The term was first attested to in English in 1941; however the practice is documented back at least to the 1890s. The “pin up” images could be cut out of magazines or newspapers, or be from postcard or chromo-lithographs, and so on. Such photos often appear on calendars, which are meant to be pinned up anyway. Later, posters of “pin-up girls” were mass-produced. Many “pin ups” were photographs of celebrities who were considered sex symbols. One of the most popular early pin-up girls was Betty Grable. Her poster was ubiquitous in the lockers of GIs during World War II. Others pin-ups were artwork, often depicting idealized versions of what some thought particularly a beautiful or attractive woman should look like. An early example of the latter type was the Gibson girl, drawn by Charles Dana Gibson. The genre also gave rise to several well-known artists specializing in the field, including Alberto Vargas and George Petty, and numerous lesser artists such as Art Frahm. These days men can be considered “pin ups” as well and there are male equivalents of attractive and sexy actors such as Brad Pitt or numerous male models. The counterpart term to “cheesecake” is “beefcake”.

Pinup Tattoos

Pinup Tattoos

Amazing women showcased in ink on your skin!

The tattoo I proudly wear

Pictures of these glamour queens have been a favorite piece of art to get permanently added to human bodies for years.

And why wouldn't they be?

They represent the best in women. Class. Innocence. Unreal sex appeal. Elegance.

How to choose the best pin-up tattoo for you!

There are so many designs of pin ups available out there because they are so popular. Most likely you will walk into a tattoo parlor and they will provide you with a book of a trillion different pin ups you can get permanently inked on you.

You may choose to get a tattoo design for various reasons:

1) Because you want to

2) You think it looks cool

3) It has special meaning to you

4) You want to be a rebel

5) Your mom told you to.

It doesn't depend on anyone why you get inked. Most important thing is, make sure you like the design and the placement and think about these two things:

When you're old and wrinkly, will you regret it?

If you have a job that requires you to be professional, will the placement of the tattoo prevent you from being professional and getting into the profession you want to?

If you answered no to both of the above questions just do it! But really think about it!

We all love pin up girls, who wouldn't? That's why most people choose to have pinup tattoos on their bodies!

Now, if you're thinking about getting inked, then there are a lot of pinup tattoos for you to choose from!

These tattoos often revolve on pin up icons like, Betty Grable and Bettie Page. They are often seen inked on the bodies of men and women who chose to have such tattoos. There is nothing wrong with these tattoos, in fact, it is a wonderful idea!

This will definitely set you apart from people who have tattoos because yours will be so much sexier. 

Aside from this, these tattoos represent history and beautiful women. Although they are considered to be sex symbols back then, they are now considered as role models and icons of the ideal women.

Having one or even a couple of these tattoos on your body will express your love and appreciate for them and how much you value their contribution to women today. Or...more realistically...you just love how amazing these women are! :)

I love pin up tats...

These designs harken back to an earlier simpler time, and they have a great vintage feel to them.

These tattoos are gaining more popularity these days as people look fondly back upon the past. When you are having your pin up girl tattoo, you might want to tell your artist to exaggerate on it a little bit. Tell your artist to use bright colors and stylistic license when drafting it. This will look great on your skin and will look totally noticeable which is something you want in the first place!

Lets see your pin up tattoo or picture!!

Cyber Monday

5 Safety Tips for Online Shopping 

No, you aren't going to get toppled by someone racing you to get that door buster deal, but Cyber Monday comes with its own host of dangers.

Online Black Friday shopping was already up 26 percent from last year according to comScore and if you review some of the online security from the past year, you'll realize that this is the year to start being incredibly vigilant about how and where you are typing in your personal data online.

Before you fork over your credit card number and other info, make sure you're following these five safety tips.

1. Make sure you are buying from a secure site.
"The first thing you want to do is look at the URL and make sure it says HTTPS," says Natalie Severino, a security expert at Trend Micro. Along with the HTTPS in the web address you want to make sure you see the small padlock icon in the address bar when you get to the payment steps. Both of those will indicate that you are shopping on a secure site, which has a trusted and safe backend system.

2. Make sure your security software is up to date.
It seems like the obvious and boring tip, but it really is important. Every security expert we spoke with stressed that keeping the anti-virus software up to date and running should stop you from going to an unsafe shopping site.

3. Don't trust all those emails.
If you're like any of us, your inbox is flooded with more "great Cyber Monday deal" messages than you can stand. But not all those emails are safe. "Some of the emails and the deals seem too good to be true. And they are," says Claudia Lombana, PayPal's Shopping Specialist. "The best thing to do is not to click the link, and go to a new webpage and try and go to it that way. It is only clicking links from those direct e-mail sources that can get you in trouble."

4. Use a different password at every site.
If you can learn anything from this year's online security disasters it is never use the same password across your accounts or sites. If you are prompted to sign up for a new account to make a purchase make sure to create a new password. Both Lombana and Severino suggested a password with a combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters. Christina stressed to stay away from your name and family names; social media has made those passwords easier to crack.

5. Be even more mindful when shopping on your phone or tablet. 
According to PayPal, there was a 193 percent increase in mobile shopping on Black Friday 2012 over last year. And that's just the start -- the number of people shopping on their phone or tablet this holiday season is only going to go up. The experts say, however, that those mobile shoppers need to be even more vigilant about security. "The number one thing when shopping on a mobile device is to password-protect the phone or tablet," Lombana said. Also, make sure to keep in mind all the other tips and always make purchases over a secure and password-protected WiFi network.

I hope you all have energy left from all the turkey and Black Friday shopping.

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"Queen of Pinups"... Bettie Page

9/19/12
Bettie Page born April, 22, 1923 was a American model who became famous in the 1950's for her pinup photos. She was referred to as the " Queen of Pinups", with her jet black hair, blue eyes. and trademark bangs she has influenced artists and women even today. As a cult figure, Page was most famous for the estimated 20,000 4-by-5-inch black-and-white glossy photographs taken by amateur shutterbugs from 1949 to 1957. The photos showed her in high heels and bikinis or negligees, bondage apparel -- or nothing at all. Decades later, those images inspired biographies, comic books, fan clubs, websites, commercial products -- Bettie Page playing cards, dress-up magnet sets, action figures, Zippo lighters, shot glasses -- and, in 2005, a film about her life and times, "The Notorious Bettie Page." It also has inspired many women to the sub culture of Pinup fashion.
 Page was Miss January 1955, one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy Magazine. " I think that she was a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had tremendous impact on our society." Said Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Hefner described Page's appeal as "a combination of wholesome innocence and fetish-oriented poses that is at once retro and very modern."
A religious woman in her later life, Page was mystified by her influence on modern popular culture. "I have no idea why I'm the only model who has had so much fame so long after quitting work," she said in an interview with The Times in 2006. She had one request for that interview: that her face not be photographed."I want to be remembered," she said, "as I was when I was young and in my golden times. . . . I want to be remembered as the woman who changed people's perspectives concerning nudity in its natural form."
Bettie Page, the brunet pinup queen with a shoulder-length pageboy hairdo and kitschy bangs whose saucy photos helped usher in the sexual revolution of the 1960s, passed away December, 6, 2008   She was 85.