The pinnacle of success was in the 40s, however, that the pin-up girls (or “hanging girls”) lived. At a time when showing the legs was subversive attitude and be photographed nude, indecent assault, pencil and ink gave way to these women, affectionately called “secret weapons” by American soldiers – World War II, they served as a relief to guards who risked their lives on the battlefields. Betty Grable was one of the most popular early “pin-ups”. Her poster was ubiquitous in the lockers of these soldiers
The concept of pin-up girls was quite clear: they were sexy and innocent at the same time. The real pin-up could never be vulgar or offered only inviting. Assured by the sophisticated features coming from art-nouveau, they wore clothes that subtly to the left shows sumptuous legs and defined waists. It was enough to feed the fantasy of the big guys. Illustrations of paper, pin-ups logo to life by being embodied by actresses such as Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe, or photographed by voluptuous models like Bettie Page, also called the “queen of curves”.
