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           Pin ups were technically first seen in the early 1900s, yet they truly became popular during World War II when soldiers "pinned up" these models' pictures (hence the name "Pin Up girl"). The types of risque photos that were truly introduced in the 40s stirred up quite a bit of controversy, considering nothing like it had ever been seen before. Pin Ups had a unique style overall, but there were different styles within that style, such as: the Bad Girl/Vamp, the Virginal Good Girl, and the Flapper (a combination of the previous two). A few famous pin ups were Bettie Page, Bettie Grable, and Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe's naked centerfold in 1953 (Playboy Magazine's first issue) began changing the style of the Pin Up. Pin Ups began losing the mystery that they once possessed in a sense that, more skin became more of a demand at that point. This new vulgarity and graphic imagery changed the face of Pin Ups and more recently, the demand for the vintage style of Pin Ups is returning with a modern twist to it.

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