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    Bunny Themelis: ""The Modern Pinup" seems, in its postmodern obliviousness, to take what it wanted of the era and conveniently forget the rest." And this is a problem... more »
    nacho_supreme: I totally agree with LacyBones. Jesus, Jezebels. '"The Modern Pinup" seems, in its postmodern obliviousness, to take what it wanted of the era and con... more »
    Fatwetdog: There's a fair amount of tension between women who dress like that. I love the clothes, and the hair. I love the rockabilly aesthetic, and the fully m... more »
    hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: that sort of look has always struck me as a female empowerment symbol... and i don't mean empowered to bake cupcakes. meanwhile, spending that much t... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: I like the fashion, but hell no I will not live like my grandmothers - raising children, doing all the housework and cooking by themselves, being unde... more »
    applejuice: This reminds me of some weird Japanese dress-up sex-play kind of thing. Just throwing that out there! more »
    PicosPardos: Feminism is not about "choices," but about equality. more »
    prettycool: The girls I knew like this were pinup-ey punks. They wore peep-toed pumps to school with thick ass eyeliner pencil skirts and cardigans over their rip... more »
    feministabroad: Im sorry. I will admit it. I hate the times, but I love the look. The 50s are my favorite fashion era. I love pin up girl styles. And yes, I even reco... more »
    veronykah: I don't know, I've always idolized Mae West. more »
    bluebears: a-hem (whispers) I don't even like the clothes. Commence rotten fruit throwing more »
    LacyBones: I'm so tired of this argument. Jezebel covered it less than a year ago when Do Good Feminists Bake Cupcakes? came out in The Guardian. So the argument... more »
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): I think this might be a little unfair. I've been heavy into this culture - women who go out of their way to wear vintage Cuban heel stockings, vintag... more »
    rednrowdy: as great as the clothes were, are we forgetting that the varga girls and their ilk were DRAWINGS?! they weren't actual women! a guy by the name of var... more »
    LaComtesse: A life based on pretense or, more kindly, "performance art" irks me. In the long-run, if it makes you happy, be my guest, but, in my judgmental, storm... more »
  • #livingthedream

    You, Madam, Are No Bettie Page

    As a few articles from the weekend prove, women who fancy themselves "Modern Pin-Ups" often ignore the realities of the 1950s. (But, yes, the hair was great!) More »
  • #rip

    Pinup Girl, Pop Culture Icon Bettie Page Dead At 85

    Bettie Page, the iconic pinup and cult figure, died yesterday in Los Angeles, at the age of 85. She suffered a heart attack last week and had been in a coma ever since.
  • #inbrief

    Pulp Fiction