Vintage Issue - including PinUp!

[Lipstick Royalty Magazine]

In March 09, 'LR' is planning a Vintage issue, and we're interviewing one of PL's members, Roxie Roulette, as a part of it.

But... we want to know what draws people to the lifestyle? Why do you love vintage pinup modelling?

Give us a good answer, and you might find yourself on our pages... viewed by thousands of fashionistas worldwide! It's a great oppertunity to get yourself known outside of pinup circles - so let us know!

[Desirée {PL Team}]

Very cool! Congrats, Roxie!
I can't wait to see the final product!!

[Tula Amatista]

Well, I'm not even American, but I find the Pinup style very amusing and cute. I think it's just the way women should look: sexy and elegant. I can use it both on a night-out or in my classroom, at work. Also, the pin-up attitude is one i like: naughty but also kind of innocent. I feel quite identified with it.
I like the music from that era as well. I love jazz, r&b and everything around it.

[Delyssia LaBelle {Madam}]

this is awesome, i cant wait to see who wins! we have some amazing gals here!

[Lipstick Royalty Magazine]

Ok, I should probably explain a little more...
I'm interviewing Roxie Roulette for the article, but I'm going to have a side-column held back for photos and opinions of other pin-ups on this site! So give me a good reason for loving the lifestyle... and I might be asking you for photo permissions!

~ Amy xxxx

[GOOD-BYE]

I Lenion Vile,
Adore pinup because I am able to express myself in a way that was lost through time

[Lipstick Royalty Magazine]

Perfect! (=

[LuLu]

I love pinup modeling first and foremost because It represents beautiful ladies of all shapes & sizes. There is also a level of classiness that goes along with it, nude or clothed. For me, I got hooked by looking at pictures of my Grandmother from the 50s. She has so much class and beauty and I knew that I wanted to be like that. Lucky for me I got her curves! Once I started researching and realized that there are many others like me, I just got engulfed in it. The clothes, the cars, the culture...everything! Now, for a living I am a pinup model and I buy, sell, & trade vintage clothing, jewelry, & trinkets. It is so addictive and I couldn't live without being a part of this lifestyle.

xoxo,
LuLu

[Kitty]

I love pinup culture because it allows us dolls to be sexy and sweet with a touch of naughty

[Kim Bombshell]

I am not a pin-up but I am attracted to the style of the mid-20th century pin-ups for the mystique that women possessed then. Women were still on a more virtuous pedestal than they are in modern times. Their beauty was more revered, even as artists like Elgren and Vargas created a more risque, yet playful image that is quite tame by today's standards.

[Lipstick Royalty Magazine]

Wow! My desicion is getting harder and harder to make!
I'll be in touch with those I'd like to feature in a week or a little more; keep posting!

Amy

[Wink Holliday]

I grew up around "vintage" when it was merely "old." The neighborhood I grew up in was built in the ’20s-’30s, so worn hardwood floors and cut glass doorknobs were normal for me. One of my grandmothers was a seamstress, and was a little girl during the Depression. She wouldn't buy new when she could mend! My other grandmother was an antiques dealer, who taught me to beware of manufacturing shortcuts. I always loved their "old" dresses... the flattering cuts, the beautiful fabrics, and the attention to detail. I suppose that dressing in their look is a way for me to step back into their old photographs, and spend a little more time with them.

(Steps away from her computer to make a phone call to her grandma.)

[Lipstick Royalty Magazine]

That's a wonderful story! :)

Amy x