Retro Arcade Game Ads from the 70s and 80s: A Nostalgic Look at the Cheesy Marketing of the Past
In the 1970s and 1980s, arcade games were all the rage, and marketers knew it. They created ads that played up the sexy and tough image of the typical arcade game player, trying to appeal to adults who were the primary consumers of these coin-operated machines. Continue reading »
Intimate Pin-Up Beauties by Artist Sveta Shubina
Sveta Shubina is a beautiful artist from Rostov-on-Don, who draws adorable pin-up girls of all kinds of shapes and colors. Her lines are so gracefully converging with each other that the painted beauties look so seductive that you really wish you were a cartoon character, otherwise you’d have a romantic rendezvous with each of them. Continue reading »
Flirty Witches and Naughty Demonic Beauties In Pin-Up Illustrations By Alejandra Oviedo
Based in Bogotá, Colombia, Alejandra Oviedo draws funny and seductive pinup girls in all kinds of variations. Sometimes they are classic beauties, but most of the time Oviedo draws very unusual women – vampires, zombies and even pumpkinheads. And in each work there is a perfect balance of humor and sex – a real art. Continue reading »
“The Last Summer in St. Tropez”: International Exotic Glamourwear Catalogue, 1980
The International Exotic Glamourwear Catalogue clearly was the clothing outlet of choice for 1980s prostitutes. But that’s not to say these sleazy styles aren’t worthy of ogling – indeed, there’s something about the tacky splendor of 80s “exotic glamourwear” that guys love. Continue reading »
“Life is Good”: Sensual Close-Up Photography by Alisa Karin
Close-ups, play on fabrics, fashionable creations… Alisa Karin’s Instagram account is light, sensual and fun. By placing women – and more precisely their mouth – at the heart of her compositions, the 22-year-old photographer plays with the diktat of the male gaze by diverting its codes. Continue reading »
