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

Until a few years ago, artist Michael Berkowitz was known as a sculptor and performance artist. After viewing a book of vintage erotic photography, he decided to experiment with some erotic photography of his own. Soon the experiment turned into his main artistic focus. Berkowitz creates richly-layered settings from fabrics, furniture, costumes and jewelry, then uses a large-format camera to capture images of real women (and a few men) in sultry poses. Berkowitz's site showcases many of his photos and information on how to purchase his work. You can also hire Berkowitz to take photos of you, you and your lover, or even you and a group. Many of the images are really arresting; unfortunately, you'll have to view fairly small pictures (approximately 500x500 pixels) so that no nefarious folks will pilfer his work. Also on the site right now is a gallery of vintage nudes Berkowitz purchased while visiting Istanbul. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-04-30
Cost: free Advertising Content: nil
Category Listings: Photographer Portfolios, vintage / pinup

Fun stuff! Ron Werner is an artist currently in Portland, Oregon, who has a wonderful eye for the pin-up genre. His color illustrations use live models and classic styles. In this free site you can wander amongst his gallery, and I did enjoy doing just that. Some were custom pieces for others and are only here to observe, and some are available via PayPal in limited edition prints. He has a journal for those interested in keeping up with his adventures, updates on projects he may be working on, and so forth. Custom illustration from your provided photographs are negotiable via email with the artist. Talented guy, and a nice clean website. - Peter » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-02-28
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: anime / toons, Fine Art Prints, vintage / pinup

When you enter the main page of this site you need to pay attention and look for the links below the vintage photo that appears. Otherwise you might find yourself visiting a sponsor that doesn’t really have what you’re looking for. The rest of the site is mostly free of advertising. There are nine galleries containing approximately 81 photographs. These photos are all pre 1970’s with most of them being done in the 50’s and 60’s. I wish that there would have been more names associated with the pictures. It would have been great to know who you were looking at. At the time of review there were five video clips for your viewing pleasure. Each of the clips is between two and 4 minutes long. If you’d like to start or add to your own collection of vintage photographs check out Slim’s EBay store where you can purchase original prints. Successful bids on photographs are mailed out once a week on Mondays. If you win several photographs they will be bundled and sent at the same time. - Koi

Date Reviewed: 2007-02-20
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Minimal
Category Listings: auctions, vintage / pinup

Based from Dallas, the folks at this pin-up and bondage site draw their models from all over. At time of review there were close to 30 different models - many thin young beauties and some a bit more mature or BBW. They promise a bondage themed photo set to be posted every week and a pin-up style photo set every other week. You'll find a little nudity, although often I found models in classic lingerie or corsets, latex or costumes. Imagery is all softcore. Although I enjoyed the photography, not all was high def. - Peter » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-01-15
Cost: $12.95/mo/recurring Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Female Bondage, Girls w/glasses, Latex / PVC / Rubber, model / glamour, Panties/Stockings, vintage / pinup

I like this site. It has great appeal because I love looking at vintage porn photos. I’ve also discovered that true vintage porn is a little harder to track down. The site is well put together and a snap to navigate. The majority of reviews are for pay sites that offer reviews on vintage, retro and classic porn sites. The reviews come in two flavors: a preliminary review which is a quick look at the website in question, and a full review which is a more extensive look at the website. Either type of review provides great information on what you can expect to get from the website membership and the cost. Each review also comes with some free samples to view so you can see what you will be getting. I’m not sure how frequent the updates are but the site is definitely worth keeping an eye on.

Date Reviewed: 2006-11-22
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Minimal
Category Listings: Other Web Review sites, vintage / pinup

This is a blog site that features vintage pictures and excerpts from old erotic novels. You will also find pictures of magazine covers from Eyeful and many other vintage magazines. It’s very entertaining to browse through; it’s kind of neat to see some of the old pictures and realize how much some things have changed and how others have stayed the same. Some of the pictures do lead to a full page ad for another website but this is not exclusively the case. There are several links to other vintage sites as well that are worth having a look at.

Date Reviewed: 2006-05-29
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Medium
Category Listings: vintage / pinup

This is a fun site for vintage mag collectors. There is a huge selection here of mens magazines from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Each has a large photo of the cover, and a text description of the particular content. You'll find old "Beauty Parade" mags with Bettie Page, a huge collection of "Modern Man" from the 50's, a section for famous models, vintage swinger magazines, etc. The site is searchable if you're looking for a particular title or model. Each magazine has a condition rating, and there is a link to explain what the terms mean for those of us unfamiliar with collecting. Payment is via mailorder or PayPal.

Date Reviewed: 2005-12-13
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Books / Zines, vintage / pinup

Striporama is a fairly new UK website about the UK stripping and burlesque scene. The best part of the site for me was the news blog, which had stories of all kinds about strippers and nudity in the news. There are listings and reviews for books, DVDs, music and so on with a stripper theme, or about burlesque. The galleries have photos of many a famous burlesque diva. It's an interesting free site for those with an interest in the subject matter. » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2005-12-05
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Uncategorizable, vintage / pinup

These have to be some of the finest foot fetish pictures I've ever seen. If you are a fan of Leg Show, then you may already be familiar with Johnny Jean's work. He tends to take a somewhat classical approach, often working in black and white and spending a lot of time setting up the perfect composition. I was very fond of all of his images of stockings, but especially the close ups that showed the fine detail and texture of them against the skin of the sole. In addition to these posed shots, he offers a lot of candid images (including a lot of pics showing women dangling shoes). There are three small tribute galleries to Elmer Batters. I assume he holds the copyright on these, as he has a posted copyright statement and refers to them as being part of his collection. If you like what you see, there is info given about where to go to procure prints and links to other sites you might like (including his personal blog). Great site for anyone interested in photography, but I'd bet the farm it will be VERY popular with anyone with a serious foot/leg/stocking/heel fetish. - Vamp » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2005-11-22
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Fine Art Prints, Foot Fetish, Panties/Stockings, Photographer Portfolios, vintage / pinup

This directory lists special interest sites that focus on stockings, legs, upskirt photos, high heels, lingerie, feet. boots, pantyhose, and pin up style photography. The webmasters fill out forms that ask lots of questions about the content and number/type of pictures. Some sites are "featured sites" which means that in addition to this type of description, there will be a few click to enlarge thumbnail images and a bit more writing about the website. A neat addition to the main directory and the featured sites is the area for visitors to leave comments about their experiences with the links listed. In addition to this, there is a TGP area that includes teaser pictures for urls with free pic galleries. I like that they offer the teaser pic, since it lets you know right away what you are headed for. There is a pic of the day, and a link to a pay-per-view movie store that is on topic. While it is made to look as if it is a part of this website, the store is actually run by aebn.com. The DVD section is still unfinished. Nice little one stop shopping center for the folks with a serious leg/stocking fetish. Just be aware that people are writing their own descriptions. - Vamp » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2005-11-21
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Foot Fetish, Links Lists, model / glamour, Panties/Stockings, vintage / pinup, Voyeur / Upskirt

KaraMae is a pinup and fine-art nude model whose personal site is in a state of flux between various projects. She does have a Yahoo fan group that you can access from the site, a small shop with a few prints for sale (both photos and drawings of her) and 3 galleries of stunning images from favorite photographers she's worked with.

Date Reviewed: 2005-10-18
Cost: Free Advertising Content: None
Category Listings: Fine Art Prints, vintage / pinup

Tallulah's is both online gallery and shop, with a focus on classical and vintage nudes. There are galleries of paintings, drawings, french postcards, etc. along with info on painting techniques used. The shop has vintage prints as well as CDs of vintage images, books and magazines, and note cards. Their ordering and shipping policies are easy to find, ordering is via PayPal secure servers. » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2005-10-17
Cost: Free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: art / digital art, Books / Zines, fine art nudes, Fine Art Prints, Postcards, vintage / pinup

Kate, the statuesque brunette highlighted in this website is the sort of woman who was born to be painted on the nose of a WWII B-52. That is exactly the spirit of the site she and her Hubby have been creating since the fall of 2000. Right up front she tells the visitor that they won't find hardcore, toys, pink, or anything that could in the least be considered 'vulgar'. Those who leave after reading that are the losers. Kate and Hubby have a mission, and they are accomplishing it quite well. Their inspiration? Such names as Vargas, Bettie Page, Betty Grable, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, and other classic beauties of days gone by. The entire site has a consistent and well done motif. Visitors on the front end have around a dozen galleries each of which offer about a dozen half sized tame and tasteful thumbnails. Inside members have around 5 years worth of galleries, updated 2-3 times a month. The images are full sized and include full and tasteful nudity. The archive rotates various content, so there are always several thousand photos at any given time. They have added a e-postcard option with 35 of her images available, and also downloadable wallpaper. Planned for the near future are a website store, galleries of monthly field trips to visit friends who have similar retro interests, and they also plan to add galleries of guest models. Right now they have a contest inviting other girls to send in their pictures in a given theme [currently it's Rockabilly Cowgirl] and surfers to vote on them. For folks with minimal web, photo, and modelling experience prior to this, and considering their site is only about six months old at time of review, this is really quite a well done and content filled site.

Date Reviewed: 2005-10-17
Cost: $19.95/month recurring Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: for women, vintage / pinup, Worn Items