Pin-up girl nose art on the restored World War II B-25J aircraft Take-off Timeīeginning in the early 19th century, pin-up modeling had "theatrical origins" burlesque performers and actresses sometimes used photographic advertisement as business cards to advertise shows. In particular, pictures of popular male celebrities were targeted at women or girls examples include James Dean, Jim Morrison, and Fabio. Male pin-ups (known as beefcake) were less common than their female counterparts throughout the 20th century, but they have existed for the same length of time. Posters of these types of images were mass-produced and became popular starting from the mid-20th century. Such pictures often appear on walls, desks, or calendars. Pin-up images could be cut out of magazines or newspapers, or they could be on a postcard or lithograph. The term was first attested to in English in 1941 even though the practice is documented at least back to the 1890s. The term pin-up may refer to drawings, paintings, and other illustrations as well as photographs. Cheesecake was an American slang word that became a publicly acceptable term for scantily-clad, semi-nude, or nude photos of women because pin-up was considered taboo in the early 20th century.
These pictures are also sometimes known as cheesecake photos. meant to be " pinned-up" on a wall, which is the basis for the etymology of the phrase. Pin-up models were variously glamour models, fashion models, or actresses whose pictures were intended for informal display, i.e. Betty Grable's famous pin-up photo from 1943Ī pin-up model (known as a pin-up girl for a female and less commonly male pin-up for a male) is a model whose mass-produced pictures see widespread appeal as part of popular culture.
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