Pinups
Pinups refer to images of glamorous women intended to be displayed on walls; the term derives from the practice of pinning posters or photographs to surfaces. Pinups may be photographs, illustrations, or mixed-media works, and span styles from photographic glamour shots to painterly calendar art. They typically emphasize femininity, fashion, and flirtatious charm, presented in a tasteful or stylized manner within the cultural norms of their era.
Pinups have roots in early 20th-century illustration and advertising, but the contemporary term gained prominence in
During the postwar period, pinups diversified into different substyles, including illustration-based glossy glamour and later photographic