CHANNELLING BETTIE PAGE QUEEN OF THE PIN-UPS

[Bettie Mae Page was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos]

REBECCA GEORGE

A language of seduction I am sure that every reader is familiar with the amazing Bettie Page, the 1950s glamour and fetish icon. Through her modelling skills and captivating personality - projected through both films and still-photography - Bettie almost single-handedly changed a generation’s perception of glamour, fetish and female sexuality. She was beautiful. She was confident. She was mischievous and funny. Bettie accomplished all this in an era when models had almost no control over the business of modelling, and during a time when fetish themes and attire were locked away in the collective closet. She was a model who precipitated a major shift in attitudes towards erotic photography and sex-appeal. Bettie Page’s allure is based on the external signs of seduction: skyscraper heels, seamed stockings, intricate foundation-wear, garter…

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