Meet Hilda, The Forgotten Plus Size Pinup Girl From The 1950s (10 Pics)
Hilda might be missing some clothes, but that doesn't stop her from getting involved in the most ridiculous situations where her endless curiosity and a charming character always shines through. Take a look at these illustrations from the 1950s to the 1980s America's calendars, to see what we mean!
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You'd be pretty accurate when saying that the media in the 1950s was promoting the image of a woman's beauty that was skewed towards the curvy slender models like typical pinup girls. But it wasn't all like that as the illustrator Duane Bryers (1911-2012) proved with Hilda, a plus-sized pinup model.
Hilda might be missing some clothes, but that doesn't stop her from getting involved in the most ridiculous situations where her endless curiosity and a charming character always shines through. Take a look at these illustrations from the 1950s to the 1980s America's calendars to see what we mean!
(h/t: vintageeveryday, boredpanda)
Oh and here are some cats which look exactly like pinup girls.
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