I am a strong believer in that representation matters; that’s why I started Thatpinup. I want to help women who want to get into pinup fashion and lifestyle feel fairly represented. I spoke toAngelique Noire, a model with a love for classic fashion that was featured in Dita Von Teese's book entitled: "Your Beauty Mark.”
Where she talks about how she got involved with the pin-up/vintage fashion community - despite the lack of representation of women of color. I wanted to know how she feels about there still being a lack of representation, despite more women of color joining the lifestyle.
Q: How does it make you feel knowing that you inspired so manywomen of color to get into pinup fashion and lifestyle?
A:"Before I started sharing about my adoration for 1930s-1950s styling, it was my goal to show that Black women who love pinup/ vintage fashion exist. Just because the media of yesteryears rarely showed Black women as glamorous and beautiful in this style, doesn’t mean they …
Where she talks about how she got involved with the pin-up/vintage fashion community - despite the lack of representation of women of color. I wanted to know how she feels about there still being a lack of representation, despite more women of color joining the lifestyle.
Q: How does it make you feel knowing that you inspired so manywomen of color to get into pinup fashion and lifestyle?
A:"Before I started sharing about my adoration for 1930s-1950s styling, it was my goal to show that Black women who love pinup/ vintage fashion exist. Just because the media of yesteryears rarely showed Black women as glamorous and beautiful in this style, doesn’t mean they …