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Qu'est-ce qu'une pin-up ?
10-04-2025

What is a pin-up?

3 min read

How to become a pin-up

Fashion and style trends are a cyclical process. The retro look of the Pin-up girl is making a comeback . Having been popularized by burlesque models in the early 40s to 80s, these pin-up model photos were mass-produced and attracted a wider audience with the need to spread their pop culture appeal. These informal posters were found everywhere, on walls, poles, stakes, and even on Lucky Strike cigarette packs.

After reading this article you will be able to become a real 50s pin-up. In summary, a pin-up is a woman who:

  • Wear pin-up look tops
  • Hairstyle pin-up style
  • Wears pin-up style makeup
  • Wear pin-up style skirts and dresses
  • Wear pin-up shoes

Celebrities with pin-up looks

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Christina Aguilera , Dita Von Teese , Gwen Stefani

Christina Aguilera and Gwen Stefani have been spotted on red carpets. Some of their music videos have a touch of pin-up style in hairstyles used, dance styles, and costumes. Christina Aguilera starred in the 2010 film " Burlesque with Cher ." Katy Perry's music and music videos are all inspired by pin-up fashion. Dita Von Teese also wears this style on stage and in private.

Pin-up look tops

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Regarding Typical pin-up clothing comes in different variations and styles. There are dresses, sailor-inspired pieces, skirts, and bustiers. Most have plaid prints, stripes, leopard prints, polka dots, and cherry prints.

The same goes for halter tops, tube tops, button-down shirts, and even vests.

Pin-up dress

Pin-up hairstyles

A pin-up hairstyle has always been neat and sexy, whether it's pin curls, victory rolls, bangs, or anything else. All you need is a large curling iron, good old-fashioned hairspray, hair clips... and more and more hairspray to keep your curls together. You can also use pin-up hair accessories like headbands, bandanas, flower pins, and hats as accents and to emphasize your neat, untouched hairstyle.

When it comes to hair color, it used to be said that blondes had more fun, but these days, that doesn't matter anymore. You can opt for highlights, ombres, pastels, and dark hair dyes.

Pin-up style makeup

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The eyebrows were well-groomed and well-arched, the crease of the eye was contoured with a muted brown eyeshadow. The eyelids were heavily lined with liquid or gel eyeliner, making them the signature cat eye or winged liner. Add lashes of your choice to create the illusion of full lashes even when looking down.

The cheeks are strongly contoured to create the illusion of high cheekbones and a slimmer face, and as for the lips, a long-lasting matte red lipstick is preferred over glossy reds. For the lips, a dark red lip liner is used first.

If you're too lazy to do cat eyes, wear red lipstick and pair it with dark sunglasses.

You will look instantly made up.

Pin-up nail art

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General rule: Bright red lips should be paired with bright red nails . If bright red bores you, you can try pin-up nails and even stiletto nails, as well as Dita Von Teese's famous half-moon nails. She's been wearing them for almost 20 years now. She never ages.

Pin-up skirts and dresses

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Pin-ups wear high-waisted stockings for highlight their curves and hips . These can be high-waisted skinny jeans with buttons on both sides, capri pants, high-waisted shorts, or pencil skirts.

Pin-up shoes

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Classic women's shoes are another important requirement of pin-up fashion for pin-up lovers, as their common pose for photos showed off legs. 2- to 4-inch pumps, platform pumps, strappy wedges, cherry prints, polka dots, leopard prints, and lace speak to the chic pin-up woman.

Pin-up swimsuits

Show off your best assets by wearing vintage swimsuits. Often polka dotted or striped, they are paired with high-waisted bikini bottoms. Pin-up inspired bikinis have a somewhat conservative yet sophisticated look, showing less of what they're supposed to show, while still enhancing curves and screaming "SEXY."