Pinup Dresses

In order to look like a Hollywood Bombshell, you will need Pin Up Dresses, pin curls, gorgeous shoes, and makeup to die for! The Hollywood bombshell was all woman, and proud to show off her curves in dresses that were stunning, with halter necklines, portrait necklines or off the shoulder cap sleeves, the full curves of the bust were pushed up and out over long, tight bodices that hugged the midriff. Pin Up Dresses for modern women have been designed to fit the fuller, rounder figures of today's silhouettes, but they have lost none of their exquisite details. Dresses are available from almost every decade since the pin up girls hit their stride in the 1940's, with design elements that set them apart from any other fashions.

1940's Pin Up Dresses

After being denied fashionable clothing during WWII, women craved something spectacular when it ended, and the Pin Up Dresses of the 1940's were the result. With their eye on glamour, and looking like a woman once more, they could now be seen wearing dresses that showed their curves, skirts were full and had beautiful draping qualities, center pleats on dresses with clinging fabric through the hip line, broad shoulders and cinched in waist showed off the bust line, while the pencil skirts on other designs took care of the lower torso. Halter tops were the fashionable neckline for evening dresses, and the addition of lace and sheer fabrics for the ties and bodices gave the Pin Up Dresses their sensual appeal.

Wearing the vintage styles of the Pin Up Dresses from the 1940's would be gorgeous in any setting today. Many of these glamorous gowns from this period would make beautiful Prom dresses for any venue.

1950's Pin Up Dresses

Sensual appeal was the keyword for the Pin Up Dresses during the 1950's; one look at Marilyn Monroe moving down the walkway at the train station in "Some Like It Hot', and you will know where the term "Swing Dresses" came from! With a blend of innocence, sexuality, and sensuality the fashionable Pin Up Dresses from the 50's were all about showcasing the feminine form. With a broad sense of highlighting every curve, the dresses were scaled to fit over and never disguise a single line of the female body. With their bright colors and bold patterns, the Pin Up Dresses created the hour glass silhouette to perfection. look at Elizabeth Taylors silhouette in the movie "Father of the Bride". In this you can see the exposed shoulder lines, cinched waist, thrusting breast, and the two types of skirts, pencil thin, and circle, both cinched tightly at the waist.

Even the day 1950's dresses would be perfect for wearing today as a cocktail dress, and you would be wearing one of the 1950's Pin Up Dresses.

Wearing Pin Up Dresses today can be just as fun and fashionable, choose a gown or dress that fits your personality and you can channel the sexiness of Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, and many others. Adding the dresses to your wardrobe for use as period pieces or even your newest style statement, is extremely doable with the wide range of vintage clothing styles available. Even the Pin Up Dresses of the later decades of the 60's and 70's is now considered vintage.

Like today's women are influenced by the fashions of the stars, the vintage women were as well. The Pin Up Dresses worn by Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, gene Tierney, and later on Julie Newmar, and others carried the Pin Up Dresses down through the decades. The vintage styles are still popular among the stars, look at Julie Roberts as she wears vintage dresses to the Emmy's. Style icons love the look the vintage Pin Up Dresses give them, and you will too; glamour and sensual movement in every step, and always picture perfect.