Mess Me Up

They’ll always be there for you: A new pin-up to brighten your every day
There’ll never be a weary morning with these delightful dolls on your desktop. For those of you whose datebooks have been replaced by smartphones, let these pin-up lovelies help you rediscover that warm feeling of marking the date with the touch, and turn, of a page. Each day presents a new model alongside saucy soundbites, as well as the birthdays of pin-ups’ finest. These sweethearts are more steadfast than they might suggest too-at the end of the year, simply turn back to the beginning and find them waiting for you as peachy as before.

One big slice of cheesecake, brought to you by Dian Hanson. This extra-large, extra-lush compendium gathers nearly 100 pin-up artists, with showcase chapters for the top 10, including Gil Elvgren and Alberto Vargas. Each chapter opens with a tipped-in reproduction of an original calendar or magazine cover and boasts original model photos as well as preparatory sketches.

La fabuleuse histoire de la reine des pin-up en bande dessinée
Icône subliminale du monde du fétichisme depuis soixante années, Bettie Mae Page, dite Betty Page, est l'objet d'une merveilleuse bande dessinée d'humour qui fut éditée une première fois en 1995 et que La Musardine reprend dans une version remasterisée, corrigée et contextualisée. Le récit pastiche les célèbres histoires de l'Oncle Paul, publiées autrefois dans l'hebdomadaire Spirou, et narre par le menu l'édifiante ascension de la pin-up Page aux États-Unis, de son enfance, car elle développa très tôt un goût prononcé pour les talons aiguilles et les porte-jarretelles, jusqu'aux années Cinquante, où les nombreux clichés prises d'elle la portèrent aux nues dans la fantasmagorie érotique moderne.

Gillette Elvgren (1914 1980, ) known as Gil, created some 700 pin-up oils during his long career, more than any other calendar artist. His subjects were flirty, sassy, playful and spirited, quintessential American girls who found themselves unintentionally exposed in myriad ways. They first rose to popularity among troops in World War II, and continued inspiring male fantasies well into the 1970s. Today Elvgren s recognition factor is greater than ever, as his images are collected by men and women alike.