"More Navy Pin-Ups"

She’s risqué, flirtatious, fiercely independent. She’s erotic, sometimes exotic always an alluring sight for you and your buddies. She’s the pin-up girl, an all-natural American sweetheart created to win the adoration of men across the country. You’d know her if you saw her — the rosy cheeks, bouncy curls, hourglass figure and penchant for thematic lingerie are pretty much a dead giveaway …

During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson formed the Division of Pictorial Publicity to stir up patriotism and inspire new troops to fight. Pretty women, often dressed in sexy military ensembles and announcing messages like…

“Gee, I Wish I Was A Man Man. I’d Join the Navy,”

… and …

“Be a Man and Do It.”

At the time were not too subtle.

World War II captured the pin-ups, as carefully designed by the U.S. government to boost morale by presenting an all-American sweetheart waiting for him — the girls worth fighting for. These pin-up photos were found pasted inside barracks, hung in Navy ships, and tucked into soldiers’ pockets.

Hugh Hefner launched his notorious nudie mag, using pin-up magazines as his muse, yet aware that the future of the female image lied in photography. By 1955, most magazines looked more like Playboy than the pin-up covers so popular ten years before. American Pin-ups are as traditional as baseball and apple-pie!

Enjoy the ladies, Boys!!!