A Supposedly Feminist Website
ShopSubscribe
A Supposedly Feminist Website

Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched

whitneytilden
Whitney Jefferson
169
Save
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched

Buzzfeed calls our attention to this gallery of before-and-after images of vintage pin-up ladies — proving women have been retouched in photos, paintings, and advertisements long before Photoshop came into our lives. In this era, artists were "fixing" imperfections on their models with an actual paintbrush.

Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
Advertisement
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
G/O Media may get a commission
Apple AirPods Pro
Apple AirPods Pro
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
Advertisement
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
Advertisement
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched
Advertisement
Illustration for article titled Even Classic Pin-Ups Were Retouched


20 Classic Pin-Up Girls Before And After [Buzzfeed]
TIL that pinup girls looked different in real life... [Reddit]

Share This Story

Get our `newsletter`

DISCUSSION

TooOld

serious jezebel, whats up? were we ever supposed to believe those were ACTUAL photographs in the first place? why has your quality declined so badly? desperate baiting articles. half the time i can't actually click on things. or my comments fail. i think it is time for an intervention.