Top Secret Tips: 6 TST’s to Rock the Rockabilly and Become a Pin-Up Model!

There is just something about the Pin-Up look. A Pin-Up Model is flirty and confident, but with a hint of naivety. Pin-ups can be fierce, or they can be cute, or sexy. Being a pin-up not only takes extreme confidence, a beautiful smile, and deep comfort in one’s sexuality, and can pull off the innocence.

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When most people hear pin-up, they think of famous retro honeys like Bettie Page, Marilyn Monroe, Gretta Garbo, and Grace Kelly, to name a few. But to be a true pin-up, you can channel the looks of any decade that suit your personality, and own sense of style.

Are you a bit of a tomboy? Why not sport the doe-eyed [and black shadowed] flapper-look from the 1920′s?

Are you a lover of old Hollywood? Why not rock the over-sized lips of the 30s spotted on actresses, dancers and signers, when Hollywood was new.

To be a pinup you need to have a knowledge in the hair, the undergarments, the music, and the cultural influences of the time. Being a pinup isn’t simply slapping on ruby red lipstick and flirty eyeliner!

Here are UvKITTY’s top secret tips to start thinking, and looking like a pin-up model. Whether you are just adding a little bit of rockabilly infused into your own personal style, or plan on going all out pinup, you’ll be in the pin-up know!

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1. Exude Confidence

If you don’t believe you can be a beautiful Pin Up model, then you can’t. For some people, being really confident and outwardly friendly is as easy and just comes naturally. For others it can be awkward, tough, and just cause un-needed stress. If you are one of those who can make friends on cue, then you can skip this step!

If you are a shy gal though, you are going to need to kick off your heels and dive in.  Start by just smiling to strangers. Start your day with the goal to smile at every person who’s path crosses yours.  Before you notice, you won’t even have to think about it anymore. Simple smiling at people displays friendliness, and makes it easier for people to approach you, and notice you.

Stand tall. Put your shoulders back, suck in your stomach, and don’t think about your hands. Place them on your waist, your hips, hold them gracefully behind your back, or rest them on something. Keep them out of the way, and don’t worry about them.

2. Learn More About Pinups and the Rockabilly Lifestyle.

How can you become a Pinup if you don’t know how they act, what they listened to, who they were? If googling facts and studying time periods doesn’t float your boat, try and check out a burlesque event near you, or check out a rockabilly band or show. Some cities even have theatre events, burlesque shows, and fairs weekly! Check out the pin-ups in your area. See what they wear, how they hold themselves, who they are, what they do for a living. Many of them are accountants and bankers by day, and sexy burlesque pin-ups by night!

Besides taking a glimpse into the life of today’s pin-ups, be sure you know where they came from. You’ve picked your era, now pick your role models. Here is a list of some of the most famous pin-ups of each decade.

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3. Wiggle into the Wardrobe.

Invest in some curve loving, retro inspired pieces, that mach your time period.

For example, if you are going to the classic 50s, think pencil skirts, cardigans, and halter necks. Pick colors that are flirty, fun and accentuate your skintone and eye-color. Powder blues, rich reds, chocolate browns.

Slowly incorporate them into your everyday wardrobe. Make every day dressy-casual.

Your first stops for inspiration, and maybe even a little shopping, are pinupgirlclothing.com, and collectif.co.uk.

4. Sex-essorize.

A few key accessories are needed to rock the perfect look. Don’t overdo it though, keep it plain and streamline.

Invest in some killer pumps or maryjanes, and some seamed stockings. while you’re picking up the stockings, get some thigh highs, and a garter [for intimate occasions of course].

For more casual and flirty styles, pick up some hairbows or hairflowers.

If you are going for a look more ‘classic’ than just inspired by, be sure to search the types of hats or fascinators, purses, and jewelry worn at the time. Visit vintage stores in your area and create a collection!

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5. Perfect, Shiny, In Place Hair.

Browse the internet for some pin-up styles you can achieve yourself with your hair length, and courseness. This may be pincurls, victory rolls, or just a retro bob or bangs. Remember, pin-ups wear their hair flawlessly everyday. Be sure you choose one you can execute groggily in the morning.

Most pin-ups kept a signature hairstyle. One they kept throughout their pin-up careers. The Betty Page Bangs, for one example. Try updating a classic look and making it your own.

6. The Flawless Finish.

Each decade represented a different facial design in make-up. Some eras over-exaggerated the lip, some were heavy on smokey eyes and blush, and others were all about the brow. The typical pin-up goes for the classic 50′s look, which is a perfect brow, an eyeshadow-less eye, accentuated with a flawless black liner, and a perfectly defined lip, often red.

Do your research, and find the make-up look for the era you’d like to re-vamp. Practice on yourself until you can comfortably play with, slightly alter, and wear daily. Can you do a formal look? An evening look? An out-to-pick-up-tampons-at-the-drugstore look?

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