Calendar Girls - 2008
In 2008, after buying a poster-sized calendar page from March 1957, with a photo of a beautiful young girl on it, I was inspired to shoot my own “pin-up” calendar. I decided that my calendar would be somewhere in between the racy and objectified pin-ups of yesteryear (a la Betty Paige) and the fresh-faced, wholesome, future house wives of America, like Ms. March 1957 (at left). Though these 12 ladies are wearing authentic vintage swim wear, unlike the original calendars, these women appear strong, not smiling and represent many races and ethnicities. These women did their own hair and make-up, all but two are 30 or older (including some mothers) and not one of them looks like she will clean up after you. They are Mid-western girls.
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In 2008, after buying a poster-sized calendar page from March 1957, with a photo of a beautiful young girl on it, I was inspired to shoot my own “pin-up” calendar. I decided that my calendar would be somewhere in between the racy and objectified pin-ups of yesteryear (a la Betty Paige) and the fresh-faced, wholesome, future house wives of America, like Ms. March 1957 (at left). Though these 12 ladies are wearing authentic vintage swim wear, unlike the original calendars, these women appear strong, not smiling and represent many races and ethnicities. These women did their own hair and make-up, all but two are 30 or older (including some mothers) and not one of them looks like she will clean up after you. They are Mid-western girls.
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