Are you wondering which era of vintage clothing will offer you the best selection for your particular body style? Check out the pin-up girls from each decade and choose the years where those women most closely resemble you. We haven’t always considered tall and thin to be the ideal of beauty and fashion. If you’re curvy or full figured you don’t have to look back much further than the 1950’s. Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield were not small women.

Moving forward in time to the 1970’s, pin-up girls became a little more diverse. You could still find buxom sex symbols like Adrienne Barbeau, Jacqueline Bissett and Lynda Carter, but slimmer pin-ups girls like the athletic Olivia Newton-John, Suzanne Somers, and the timeless Cheryl Tiegs were equally popular. The difference in body styles for the pin-up girls was reflected in the clothing of the era which is the vintage clothing of today.

The 80’s brought even more beautiful women to the walls and offices of men everywhere. Popular favorites were Christie Brinkley, Tawny Kitaen, Brooke Shields, Kelly LeBrock, and of course, Catherine Bach with her contribution to the vintage fashion world, the Daisy Duke denim shorts. Take a look at some of the clothing worn by these women and you’ll get a good idea of the vintage clothing styles available from the 80’s

Finding that just-right outfit is easier when you shop vintage than when you shop retail. The popularity of the pin-up girls throughout the years has dictated the availability of the styles of clothing that matched their body styles, so all you need to do is look back and you’ll find where to start looking. You don’t have to look like Marilyn, Cheryl, Olivia, Adrienne or Tawny to wear the same clothes they made popular. Use them as a guide and find something that works for you.

In the 1990’s the worlds of fashion and pin-up were closer together than at any other point in history. Cindy Crawford and Tyra Banks were everywhere. Pamela Anderson, with her hit show “Baywatch” and a body men drooled over, took America by storm. The 90’s styles of clothing are beginning to hit vintage clothing racks now and much of it is perfect for you. How do you know where to begin looking? Look at the pin-ups girls from years past and pick one who best matches your body style. Then begin your vintage clothing search in the years when she was popular.