vintage / pinup

Vintage Erotic Pictures is a site where fans of vintage erotic "post cards" can go to purchase high quality digital copies of said erotic art. So far they haven't set it up so that you can buy single images, instead you must purchase "volumes" of about 25 pictures - for $10. The pictures themselves are quite lovely and beautifully restored. Overall the site has a good concept and a good product, but the website itself is still a little clunky and could use some updating. I also can't help thinking that they should also be offering framed prints of images for sale as well, rather than exclusively digital copies. Still, if you're a fan of vintage porn, you'll def want to check this site out, whether you decide to buy the volumes or not. - Shay

Date Reviewed: 2009-06-26
Cost: $10 per Volume Advertising Content: med
Category Listings: Books / Zines, vintage / pinup

Speaking as someone who thoroughly enjoyed porn through the 70's, mustaches & black socks and all, this site is a pleasant walk down memory lane. The content is constantly changing depending on inventory - men's and sexual magazines from the golden days of porn, for sale, along with a handful of DVDs. Condition varies and they offer the categories of coondition fairly clearly. Price is all in Euro's as is shipping, and they ship to Europe or North America. They have many galleries which in turn link to retro pay sites where you can download the entire gallery or video that they highlight. Shipment is from the Netherlands and contact for queries or returns is via an online form. If you are timely in returns they offer a money-back guarantee. Nice clean site and a lot of fun to see all this old stuff again. - Peter

Date Reviewed: 2009-06-16
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Lowish
Category Listings: Books / Zines, Mainstream Video/DVD, vintage / pinup

There are lots and lots of retro erotica and pin-up sites out there, but this has to be one of my absolute favorites. While it certainly has retro pictures (1920s-1970s) of everything under the sun (lesbians, solo, straight, fetish, pin up, softcore, hardcore and more), it is so much more than just a naughty voyeur site. Each page also includes lots of information about the photos, photographers, artists, models and more that are included on these pages. Think a sexy cross between the history channel, the adorable classic cheesecake pin ups, and oh yes, some hot and heavy action. Their are both pictures and video - the videos require Windows Media Viewer. I love this site - it's a great way to combine porn and history, and I've been totally nerdy out over the hot, historic erotica available at Classic Seduction. - EssinEm » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2009-05-06
Cost: $17.95/month, recurring Advertising Content: None
Category Listings: vintage / pinup

I adore vintage erotica. Is it the natural bodies? The delightful clothing? The sense that the photos were handled extensively before coming to rest on the internet? On sites such as Erotica-Vintage.com? Whatever the draw is, you can get your vintage on here. Before handing over your credit card, view a couple dozen smaller images, send a sexy e-card, consider purchasing a vintage movie, and ogle the "picture of the day." After joining, enjoy access to thousands of images, all nicely categorized and slotted into easily viewable sets. I had a great time looking through the "homosexual" section, which included a subcategory of men in posing pouches. Rrowr. A category called "bizarre" features such gems as a woman fucking herself on a replica of the Eiffel Tower and another getting frisky with a wine bottle. I loved the "Erotic Arts" section, which consists of sexy works from 50+ artists. These are absolutely brilliant. Also included is an hour's worth of downloadable MPG movies. Don't expect perfection here. These are old movies shot by amateurs. But that's a great part of their charm. A five-day trial option is available for just $8.95. Keep in mind that the regular rate kicks in though, unless you cancel.

Date Reviewed: 2009-04-15
Cost: $19.95 / 30 days recurring Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: vintage / pinup

John W. DeFeo of 50nudes.com has set himself an intriguing task. He's collecting and restoring pinup photographs from the 1950s, an era in which obscenity laws forced photographers to develop sexy pictures in their own homes. His site features a small but stunning collection of images that he's restored; you can view these for free or order high-quality prints. These charming images painstakingly restored made me smile with delight. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2008-11-14
Cost: free Advertising Content: nil
Category Listings: vintage / pinup

Alexandra de Marco goes by various names: "a seductress, a girl next door, a Mystress, a dark and ravishing temptress, a nerd, a Bettie look-a-like, a princess, a Goddess, and a slut." Her site bills her as a Fetish PinUp Goddess. There are a few free picture galleries to give you a taste of what lies inside; everything from a gothic temptress to the girl next store in jeans and a t-shirt. There are tons and tons of ways to pay for membership; five, including via US mail, so regardless of who you are and where you live, you too can become a member. Once inside the members area, there are 8 videos, all in WMV. They aren't very long, nor is the quality incredibly high, but they range from lipstick application to playing with toys, so there is a little of everything. There are 24 sets exclusive to members only, with each set having 50-100 photos. It's kind of nice to have an amateur site with everything from pin-up to full pink, and I've really enjoyed my visit! - Essin'Em

Date Reviewed: 2008-10-08
Cost: $12.95/mo. non-recurring, other options Advertising Content: None
Category Listings: softcore, Solo Amateurs, vintage / pinup

If you are a fan of retro modern pinups and rockabilly style, you'll love this place! Irish posts fabulous professional and amateur modern pinup pictures and credits the models, photographers, and stylists responsible. You can subscribe and have the content sent to your email, or visit the blog. If you have images to contribute, the process for submitting them is pretty easy. No nude images are allowed. Irish says, "If you love hot rods, kustom kulture and the lowbrow life - then you love these girls as much as I do. I’m sick of the Plastic Fantastic fakes that the dominant mindless mass-consumer mentality has been pumping out at me for decades!" These images really are a blast from the past, and the girls are gorgeous. There is often a short blurb that gives a bit more detail about the images, which is also very nice. All that, and it is free. Can ya beat that? - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-10-03
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: vintage / pinup

Do you like vintage lingerie? Does chiffon make you swoon? This place will keep you busy for a long time! The author posts a lot of pictures of old lingerie ads, current retro lingerie, and such. There is also a nod to vintage erotica and a lot of good humor as well. An example of this was the commentary on an old bullet bra photo, "It's difficult to say which is pointier in this vintage lingerie photo: the heels, bullet bra tips, or the eyeliner corners." I'm sure that if I chased down all the links provided here, I'd be busy for quite awhile. An enjoyable read with lots of neat pics. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-09-29
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Panties/Stockings, Sexuality Info, vintage / pinup

I love the new trend toward rockabilly hairstyles and vintage outfits, and this blog is written by a woman who adores them too. It is devoted to girdles, bullet bras, pantyhose, seamed stockings, high heels, see through panties, two piece bathing suits, corsets, opera gloves, bikinis, and feminine clothing. Some of the images are from the past, and some of them are quite modern. I really loved the video that showed you how to apply vintage style makeup. A neat blog for men and women! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-09-24
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Sexuality Info, vintage / pinup

DeltaOfVenus.com, described by the site owner as "part historical archive, and part enlightened porn website," is chock-full of a century's worth of images, films and stories, digitally restored whenever possible. Dozens of Quicktime movies can be streamed from the site or downloaded. These are absolutely charming, both in terms of action, setting and background music. You'll also find hundreds upon hundreds of images categorized by gender, time period and activity. Rounding out the site are about a dozen fun and informative articles, as well as selections of erotic literature and art (these may have been my favorite things of all). One last awesome detail? The webmaster will do his very best to fulfill specific member requests. How cool is that? Join through CCBill with a credit card or online check; prices are more than reasonable for the enormous amount of truly unique content here. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2008-08-20
Cost: $9.95/month, other options available Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: fine art nudes, vintage / pinup

One word: Woof! Kelly Abbass is a deliciously pert raven haired beauty that absolutely shines in her photo sets. Her member's area offers over 2000 photographs and over 65 video clips. Her photo sets are amazing; I particularly enjoyed a photo set called Alien Queen in which she has had her body painted to look like a very muscled alien. Photos are all high res and very creative. Her videos are a mix of behind the scenes at photoshoot clips and unique self made clips. In addition, she offers a personal journal and live chat for her members. Kelly is unique, sexy, and damned fine! Highly recommended. - Wolfe

Date Reviewed: 2008-03-13
Cost: $9.95/month recurs @ $6.95/month Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Downloadable Video, model / glamour, softcore, Solo Amateurs, vintage / pinup

My first review of the day is a site featuring the very striking Ann, a burlesque and glamour model based out of Chicago. Members get access to over 220 images and 15 videos of Ann in a variety of different outfits ranging from early burlesque to modern fetish photography. Her images are all very good quality, though a tad on the small side. The videos are offered in streaming or downloadable quicktime format and feature Ann performing burlesque dances, playing strip poker, and even going through her bed time routine. Ann also keeps a diary which is accessible to anyone that visits her website. She's made a great start to her site and with more content it will only get better. - Wolfe

Date Reviewed: 2007-11-16
Cost: $12.95/month recurs @ $9.95/month Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Downloadable Video, model / glamour, Solo Amateurs, Streaming Video, vintage / pinup

This blog site is perfectly charming. What an enjoyable time I had here. Your hostess, and the site, is named Silent Porn Star - with no doubt interesting and untold stories behind the name. The focus here is in curating - and celebrating - sexual iconography. I browsed the site's last couple of years of archives, hip hopping over such delights as old pulp fiction cover art, black & white vintage photography, occasional contemporary censorship issues, and even - to my delight - a link to a YouTube clip of Cher and Raquel Welch, all glitter-glamoured up in their prime and glory, singing Peggy Lee's "I'm A Woman". If that isn't as iconic as you could ask for, you're not looking. The commentary is smart, positive, and insightful. This is just the sort of unique site we love to encourage. - Peter » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-11-05
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Moderate
Category Listings: Blogs / Journals - Sex, mainstream erotica, vintage / pinup

Inspired by classic pin up style photography, the photos at Pin-up Wow take that classic element and give it a modern twist. The site features gorgeous British models that look like they could have jumped off the pages of a 1950's pin up calendar. Inside the member's area you'll see over 140 photo sets and over 28 high quality windows media videos. The photos max out at about 700x1100 pixels in size, and the videos are offered in high and low bandwidth formats. There is a small selection of 'WOW' photos offered at 2800x4200 pixels. The site is tastefully done and the focus is on the sexy outfits and topless nudity rather than full on pink spread shots. Trust me when I tell you that the content is that much more alluring because something is left to the imagination. They have only been open since March of 2007, but in that time they have amassed a huge amount of content with their very regular updates. Pin-up WOW is a really unique niche site featuring truly original material. You can't go wrong with purchasing a membership. Highly recommended! » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-10
Cost: $24.95/30 days recurring Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: model / glamour, Panties/Stockings, vintage / pinup

This blog is both free and a non-stop commercial ad, and somehow I came to enjoy all of it. For those of us who cut our teeth on smut featuring guys who didn't take their sox off and gals who never heard of the phrase 'Brazilian trim', this site is a central clearing house for nostalgic arousal. Now, I gotta warn you - most of the times you look to follow a picture thumbnail, when you click it you won't get an enlargement, but rather you'll get a entry page for a pay site. Often on the various pay sites you'll find short film clips of vintage video. They have continual updates so that you'll always be finding new tantalizing links to yesteryear. I started off irritated by the continual pay site links, but ended up enjoying just wandering around and around and around. I'm giving them a Q just for the many walks down memory lane I took while I was wandering. - Peter

Date Reviewed: 2007-09-27
Cost: Free Advertising Content: As described above
Category Listings: vintage / pinup

Vintage taboo offers vintage porn photos and videos from before 1920 through to the 1960's. The site owners collect material from private collectors and import them into digital format. You'll find everything from nudes and pinups to catfights and hardcore sex scenes. The tour is generous with 39 click to enlarge photo samples and 4 sample video clips in Quicktime format. Members enjoy access to thousands of photos and over 125 downloadable vintage porn movies. The site owners have done a great job of re-mastering the videos and photos. My only criticism of the site is that photo galleries do not open up to a thumbnail gallery so you can choose which images you want to see. Instead, galleries open to a single image and you have to keep hitting the next button to scroll through the entire gallery. Otherwise, the site is a real blast from the past. Lots of fun! - Wolfe

Date Reviewed: 2007-08-15
Cost: $9.95/7days recurs @ $22.95/month Advertising Content: nil
Category Listings: Downloadable Video, Fighting / Wrestling, vintage / pinup

You are going to have to try not to think about your grandparents having sex when you visit RetroPornArchive.com. Try hard. It's a site dedicated to tracking down decades-old smut for your viewing pleasure. A brief tour shows off several pages of montaged pictures and a few short video loops. Basically the tour shows you accurately what to expect in the member's area. Inside, both photos and videos are divided into hardcore and softcore categories. There are hundreds upon hundreds of pictures with no way to search by any particular characteristic ("corsets," for example, or "blowjobs"). You'll find images that look to be 100 years old next to ones from the 1970s; nothing is grouped or organized in any manner. Also, there is no way to click from one picture to the next. However, the images are fascinating. Some are in color but most are in black and white, or even sepia prints. They are sexy and genuine in a way that little current porn can match. The videos, at least the ones I previewed, are mostly dark & grainy, and appear to be ... well, from a retro archive. Don't take that as a negative statement necessarily - speaking as someone who was watching porno films 30-40 years ago, they looked the same to me then! All in all, the lack of labelling or sorting is a nuisance, but if retro porn is your thing [or if you just really want to hunt to see if that wild Aunt Lucille really did on film what the cousins said she did] this place is a fun one to visit. - Peter [and AAG, in a cooperative review]. » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-07-16
Cost: $29.95/month recurring Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Downloadable Video, Hardcore, softcore, vintage / pinup

Whatever you are doing right now, just drop it and go to this site. I'm not kidding, it is that wonderful! This is a very well organized, classy, and extremely erotic collection of nude, fine art, fetish, glamour, and pornographic photography. You'll find a wide variety of impressive photographers, information about photo books, and even a steamy and dirty-sexy section featuring polaroids. Yummy! This is a really great place to find out about rising stars and old favorites. Highly recommended! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2007-07-02
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: fine art nudes, model / glamour, vintage / pinup

Ah, Vintage Seduction makes me happy, so very very happy. You know why? First of all, it's free. Yes, totally and completely free. There aren't even any annoying ads; if some of the links go to affiliate sites, it's all done in such a low-key and tasteful manner that you'll never know. Also, Vintage Seduction features models who have pubic hair! Some of them even have armpit hair! This rocks, in my book. The site contains galleries from the Victoria Era through the 70s; the webmaster provides a short history lesson in each gallery. This is a nice touch when the history lesson focuses on fashions and consumer prices. It's a little creepy when the lesson is about Jack the Ripper, and pictures of his victims are interspersed with pictures of cute girls in their stockings. Nevertheless, if you like non-silicone, un-airbrushed girls from your grandparents' era, check out Vintage Seduction. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-06-08
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: vintage / pinup

If you peek inside RetroStrippers.com, you'll find a selection of about 40 DVDs available for purchase in categories such as "Nudie Cuties" and "Tit Queens." Compiled from archival films up to 70 years old, these DVD cater to the lover of natural big titties, full bushes and sweetly innocent faces. Almost half the DVDs have short trailers available on the site. No information is provided about returns; ask before you order. The webmaster lists a physical address, phone, fax and email. Expect these films to be of variable quality, scratchy, jumpy and amateurish. Therein lies the charm! - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-05-02
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Amateur / Indie Video / DVD, vintage / pinup