Oh, the epic girlyness of this boudoir! Hmmm, but she doesn’t look too happy. Think pink, girl!
Carole Landis c. 1944
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A Sailor Saying Goodbye to His Family as His Leave Comes to an End, 1942
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Gentlemen in uniform courting ladies in their hoop skirts. The men are in the 1940s but the women remain in the 1860s, their lower halves declared off-limits by bell jars of fabric.
Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1943
Esquire pin-up, “Calamity”, 1947
Illustration by Ben-Hur Baz
Elizabeth Taylor
In 1948, Mark Kauffman captured the young actress and her home life. Here, she gazes into the distance while wearing an “All America” sweatshirt; the pin she wears belonged to Glenn Davis, a 1946 Heisman Trophy-winning athlete she was dating at the time.






