11/21/2017 0 Comments Columnist Dianna PrinceDianna Prince. Professional Pinup and Vintage Model. Pinup and vintage stylist. Owner of The Dianna Prince Pinup Academy. Pinup writer and columnist. Creator and executive producer of the ONLY online pinup course in the world, The Pinup Master Course! Spokes model. Internationally published model & columnist. Image above by Tony White Photography Gwendolyn Tundermann Photography Memories in a Vintage Classic Hello readers. Hot Rides, Hot Gals. Delicious Dolls has them! Welcome to another brilliant and exciting special edition issue. Seems to me classic cars and hot rods go hand in hand with sexy chicks. Looking back in history, pretty much everyone was into nice cars back in the day, as much as now. Classic car owners really take pride in owning a piece of history and I don't blame them. Men have notoriously been fascinated and focused on both, cars and hot chicks. Women have always been intrigued with hot guys who own fast, loud, fancy looking cars. The attraction is real and undeniably strong with both genders. Rockabilly guys with loud, fast, spruced up rides, are totally hot. Gotta love an attractive man who's rough around the edges on the outside but has style sense. I love worker bees like my husband. Rarely suited and booted. Usually in work clothes, dirty finger nails or rough looking, " man hands ". To see a well dressed man, groomed and in uosvake attire drive up in a classic sports car, is also a major turn on. Clean cut, ivy league, car in impeccable condition and fine tuned like their appearance is. Another thing from the dawn if time that's common is the gentle way and total concern over a car and a woman, that most men can relate to. I've seen men be very territorial about both. I've seen men spend hours on end maintain their rides and equal time maintaining a relationship or focused on women. Both great investments if you ask me. I wonder how many of us were conceived in the back seat of a classic car? That's a funny thought. It definitely wasn't solely the Rockabilly bad girls and guys who made out or had sex in their cars or parents cars back in the day. I'm sure it's still common. But back then the cars were so classically beautiful. It just have really been awesome to own a fast car, in the 50's as a teen. Here's a list of the most popular cars back in the 50's. I'd have never guessed it. I think of the 57 Chevy or 1950's Mustang. This list was found on Wikipedia. " 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, one of the most iconic autos of the era. 1957 Nash Cosmopolitan. 1950 Crosley station wagon. 1951 Studebaker 2-door sedan. 1951 Muntz. 1954 Hudson Hornet. 1956 Imperial dash-mounted, push-button "PowerFlite" transmission. First generation Chevrolet 265 CID engine ". I'd give anything to own a classic Mustang one day. Just the purr of the engine and classic look would make me happy all year around! Thank you for reading. Thank you to Rene and Bonnie. Happy reading. Pinup Talk host Dianna Prince Las Vegas Delicious Dolls Magazine Pinup Talk by Dianna Prince " The Vintage Pink Peignoir " Vintage lingerie is a passion of mine! I collect it, model in it, style models in it and blog about it. I have a series of articles on vintage lingerie and under garments. The series covers everything from pantyhose, the bullet bra, girdles, peignoir's and more. About 10 thousand words! Included is the history of each piece. Peignoir is French and means, " to brush the hair ". Used to describe nightgown or negligee. Dressing gowns are also similar. Something you'd wear to groom yourself in before you leave home. Much fancier than a bath robe or house coat. I think a true peignoir isn't a dressing gown because it's sexy and meant to entice. Peignoir's are fancy, usually with either sheer, lace or both and maybe feathers, etc. Not a typical garment you'd wear to do your hair in, where as the dressing gown would be worn more often to groom. Peignoir's are also worn in performance by burleque performers on stage. I honestly think rich people back in the 1940's, 1950's had so much money it was like designers said, " ok let's creare a coat or jacket for about every occasion and moment in your life ". Or they took a coat design that was made for a practical purpose and created a fashion appeal. House coats to do housework in or lounge in, bed jackets to sleep in, bath robes for after shower, dressing gowns for grooming, swing coats and jackets for high fashion, trench coats, fur coatsfor fashion and more. One of the most interesting shots and very few like it, was a model on the beach in a sheer peignoir with bathing suit! Then I saw a famous pinup, Bettie Page on the beach in a sheer peignoir totally nude, and not implied I may add. I remember an image of a starlet in like the mid to late 1940's coming out of a pool with a sheer peignoir on. I think in general top designers, high end, high fashion designers are always catering to the rich and famous 1st, not mainstream. Not young buyers simply because these are very expensive clothes. Most vintage under garments and lingerie have a history sometimes before a famous starlet wore them. Some starlets made certain garments popular. But so many under garments were created for practical purposes. Holding up stockings before they had elastic, keeping you warm, shaping the body under outter wear. Etc. One thing I've learned 1st hand is women feel sexy in lingerie. Lingerie being something they want to reveal and show. Under garments may be just to hold breasts up, girdle to tuck tummy in, panties that show no line underneath clothing. Lingerie being worn for less of a practical use, and more so for romance. I own about 30 beautiful vintage lingerie garments from the 40's, 50's and many from the 60's! Vintage bra's or vintage looking, vintage garters or vintage looking, vintage corsets or vintage looking, high waist panties, must have them under actual vintage peignoir's. Here is the quote from my beautiful model Scarlet Rose Venom, on vintage lingerie. " I love being in vintage lingerie. It makes me feel unbelievably sexy. It makes me feel sexier than I do in modern lingerie "! Scarlet Rose Venom Thank you to the awesome Peter Smith! Thank you to my gorgeous doll Scarlet Rose Venom from San Diego. And thanks to the readers. Xoxo Vintage Stylist Dianna Prince Scarlet Rose Venom by Dianna Prince Las Vegas, NV " It Was a Noir Halloween in Vegas " Welcome to Halloween time 2017! Thank you to all my fabulous readers and fellow pinups. Thank you always to Peter Smith for my awesome column! Halloween pinup, Noir style. I just adore 1940's Halloween pinup the most. Noir is a long time favorite of mine. Halloween Noir is like Old Hollywood but without the glam and instead a Cheesecake Pinup feel. Black and white images and dramatic facial expressions and poses. Can also be smiling and silly facial expressions like in classic Cheesecake Pinup. I love black and white images because they show every detail of my models styling I did as well as things like shadows. Another similar aspect that is within Old Hollywood, the use of purposely placing shadows on your model. I styled these 2 beautiful dolls and photographed them. The amazing graphics were done by La Kiss Boutique, www.lakiss.com. Brianna Elise is a super sweet and gorgeous 18 year old doll, brand new to pinup. It was a pleasure styling her and taking images of her as a pinup. She did fabulously and needed very little direction. I really love her hairdo and wardrobe I pieced together. Sandy Rocket is my 2nd featured model. She has been in pinup years and recently began shooting a lot and creating goals for a part time career as a pinup model. She researches, great communication and she has drive. Sandy is serious about pinup modeling and it shows because she constantly invests time and money. Both a sheer pleasure to work with, both models are sweet as pie. Brianna's look was 1950's inspired and Sandy's was 1960's. Both sexy gals. Please find The Dianna Prince Pinup Academy on Facebook. Located in Las Vegas. I have the only pinup academy in town, in the entire state! I am the only pinup and vintage stylist in town who also sets up shoots and helps pinups get published. Have a safe and fulfilled Halloween folks. Be creative and please enjoy this cool issue. The Pinup Profile by Dianna Prince Pinupworship Magazine Above The Pinup Profile Pinupworship Magazine You're known in our industry as the best, no one better. How does that make you feel?\n \n Wow, what a lovely thing to say, thank you! \n I have worked so painstakingly hard (80+ hours a week for 4 years solid) to get DOLLHOUSE to the level it has reached, and I really\n can’t believe how popular my work is worldwide - I am very fortunate to do something I absolutely love - anyone who knows me knows that I eat, breathe and sleep DOLLHOUSE! I invest almost every penny I make into the business and there is an undeniable fire\n in my belly to constantly improve my work and see DOLLHOUSE grow from strength to strength.\n What was it that inspired you to set up DOLLHOUSE? I simply adore the pin up genre as it is so stylised and visually indulgent. Becoming a photographer was actually unplanned though! I did a pin up shoot for fun with a few friends using a camera I had bought for my graphic design work… After posting the digitally enhanced photos on Facebook, seemingly out of no where all of these pin up fans started sharing my images, and before I knew it I had quite a following. Because I enjoyed it so much and felt that I could creatively stretch my wings as a photographer, I left a career in property marketing/design in London to start DOLLHOUSE, and my feet haven’t touched the floor since! What training did you do before becoming a photographer? I had no formal training in photography, I just experimented with light and settings to get results I liked - I still shoot without modelling lights or a light meter in fact, and I do all of my editing on a laptop with a 3-inch built in track pad which is pretty unorthodox for a professional photographer. I learned basic photoshop at school as a teen and became instantly hooked - I spent up to 15 hours a day experimenting on Photoshop for 15 years before DOLLHOUSE was born… this spring-boarded my post production techniques into a level that allows me to create literally anything I imagine - hence the extravagant and surreal style of a lot of my work. I spend up to 8 hours on some of my composites but typically 1-2 hours per image in post production, and I get a buzz like nothing else when I finish a special new piece. What is it about the vintage, pin up style that you enjoy so much? Why did you choose this era? I love the saucy almost innocent cheekiness of vintage pin-up – it puts a smile on your face and there were several famous artists/exponents of the genre who elevated it to an art form. The era in which pin up developed – war torn ‘40s has become so romanticised, and I love to recreate some of the classic poses and to construct new ones of my own. How many photoshoots are carried out each week at DOLLHOUSE? At our huge DOLLHOUSE studio in Birmingham England, typically we shoot 10am-7pm four or five days a week, and this can be anything from 5 to 15 clients a week who travel from all over the place - we had 2 clients from Australia last month and one from Hong Kong, as well as regular USA clients, and of course many from London and other parts of the UK. I also tour the USA 3-4 times a year and shoot several lovely clients per day across Florida, New York, Texas, Nevada, Louisiana and California. I actually shoot very quickly but the shoots take a lot of time due to the elaborate styling and costume changes - in between each set I shoot I am glued to my laptop editing, I tend to edit for around 10-12 hours a day, every day of the week. Are women nervous when they come in for their photoshoots? All but the most professional models are nervous. Some are almost crippled by their nerves and I and other members of my team take a great deal of care in helping them to relax and enjoy their shoot - they are always walking on air as they leave and I find that the “Before and After” shots that clients have given me permission to use are also very helpful in settling nerves. How long does it take to transform a woman for her shoot? (Hair, make up, clothes etc) It varies greatly on what look/theme they want in their shoot. If we have someone with very short hair who wants curls to the waist or someone who chooses a wide range of clothes and props, this greatly affects the length of the transformation. What kind of lighting and techniques are used to transform the women into flawless, glamorous pin up models? How long have you got? ,) My Stylists are amazingly talented and we work so well together from consultation with the client that she understands exactly what I want for the particular client. My Stylists can make the best of a person’s skintone and overall colouring and I can tell on sight what angles and lighting I need to use to bring out the best in a fact or the client's body. What kind of props are used for the shoots? We use everything from a motorbike, to a bale of hay, to valuable vintage furniture, to a bespoke gown in the style of Dita von Teese. My props wardrobe is looking like the backroom at a theatre because of the many elements I use in my shoots - our wardrobe is insured for £200,000 and my team and I are like little girls playing dress up with our clients a lot of the time - there is never a dull moment at DOLLHOUSE! How much is a pin up photoshoot at DOLLHOUSE Unless it is a specially commissioned shoot, all of our numerous styled shoots are listed and fully described on our website - we are not cheap, but nothing high quality is ,) What is the main reason for women to come and have a DOLLHOUSE photoshoot? Apart from professional models who want shots for calendars, photobooks, commercial products etc. there is no “main reason” why women want a DOLLHOUSE photoshoot. Many want a set of beautiful photographs in fabulous surroundings and clothes as a keepsake for their own satisfaction or as a gift for their partner. Some of my older clients want a set before they think they are too old (I say “never” – my oldest client was late 60s). Some love the romance encapsulated in a shoot and some who struggle with a disability in their everyday life want to see themselves in their best light. However, I am proud to say that all of my clients love to have a set of shots in which they look beautiful - many say more beautiful than they ever thought they could look. I work so hard to ensure every photo I take is produced with the attention to detail of a mini work of art, and the incredibly heart-warming and uplifting messages I get from clients after they receive their pictures, make all the early mornings and late nights worth every moment. www.dollhousephotography.co.uk Hardy N Photography My Interview with Brooklyn Brat Images Please tell us when, where and how you began shooting pinup? I started shooting Pinup Specifically back in 2013 when I met some beautiful ladies that wanted to do a retro shoot and this wonderful car museum in northern Georgia. And why, what made you choose this industry? It was such a wonderful experience between the ladies looks and fashion alongside with the beautiful cars that it brought me back to my days with my dad who was a mechanic, race car driver and lover of the 50s style. I was instantly hooked. What is your personal favorite style of pinup? Cheesecake, Rockabilly, Old Hollywood, Alt? And why? Oh, that’s really tough, I don't think I could choose, I love them all. I love the variety and what women bring to the table with their ideas and creativity. What is your biggest accomplishment to date? When was it, who did it involve and why do you see it as your biggest achievement, thus far? I would have to say my biggest accomplishment to date is just the fact of the growth of my business, between word of mouth and those i work with in the business, wonderful Makeup/Hair Artists, Car owners, shop owners, artist in general that work with me now is just amazing. But if I had to be specific, I would say being at Viva in Vegas and meeting new people and experiencing all that is Viva, was a major accomplishment! You photograph pinups in Georgia and surrounding areas. Do you have a studio and mainly shoot indoors or out? I do have a studio at my house, full studio with backdrops, props, lighting. I love to shoot indoors where I can control the lighting and I love when I can create a set/theme. I also love to shoot outdoors as well, Georgia is full of such a wonderful variety between lakes, beaches, mountains as well as city, using natural light and what’s around you can be wonderful, but you have to plan between time and hope mother nature plays nice when outdoors. What's your favorite set up or location? My favorite studio set had to be the Candy Shop we did, it was huge seller and everyone loved how fun it was. On location, I would have to say Historic Downtown Suwanee, its close by me and it’s just this small street that is most times vacant and quiet. It has some old buildings, a permanently parked train caboose, and of course train tracks. Its quaint and beautiful and have shot some of my favorites photos there. What are your current plans and goals for 2018? What's in the works to end 2017? Planning to rent a home in Vegas for Viva 2018 to do shoots and working with another amazing photographer David Rose from Twisted Pinup Images, as well as Makeup/Hair Artist Always Pretty by Kimber. As for 2017, the end of the year is always the busiest for me, starting next month, August will roll out some final summer shoots then start set design for Halloween, followed by Christmas theme. I won't see a break until after January. What do you love most about pinup and what’s your biggest pet peeve, in pinup? What I love most about pinup is the retro fashion and style, I also love working with men and women who live it every day. My biggest pet peeve must be drama, no matter how much you try to be professional and laid back there is always people that try to bring drama into your life. I try real hard to distance myself from that, life is too short to be hateful, hurtful and petty. Brooklyn Brat Images Columnist Dianna Prince RMH Photography Foxy Lady Magazine - above. 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