{"id":3648,"date":"2013-09-26T15:27:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T07:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taramoss.com\/?p=3648"},"modified":"2013-10-05T07:03:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T23:03:56","slug":"wii-pin-up-shoot-with-bexterity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taramoss.com\/wii-pin-up-shoot-with-bexterity\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII pin-up shoot with Bexterity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meet Bek Morris, Australia’s\u00a0Bunny Yeager.<\/p>\n

Bek is the powerhouse behind\u00a0Bexterity<\/a>\u00a0Pin-Up Photography. She runs her own photography business and reproduction vintage clothing store<\/a>, and has a talent for creating classic 40s and 50s pin-up looks on all her varied clients from 18 year olds to seniors, and women of all shapes and sizes. Bek personally handles every aspect of her photo shoots.\u00a0In a quarter of a century of being photographed (Gasp. Has it been that long?) I have never before worked with a photographer who also did makeup, hair and styling.<\/p>\n

Like Bunny Yeager<\/a>, the pin-up photographer and former model who famously photographed Bettie Page’s best cheeky and exuberant pin-ups in the 1950s, Bek knows how to bring out the fun in her subjects. And the subjects she prefers are everyday women.<\/p>\n

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“I love the feeling of knowing that I have helped change the way a woman sees herself,” Bek told me. “Most of my clients have never had a makeover, never had makeup or hair done…Most have children and have ‘forgotten’ about themselves, or think they are ‘too fat’, or ‘wouldn’t suit it’. I think every woman needs to make some time for themselves, even if just for a day and do something that is just for them. There is a 1950s bombshell in everyone.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After long-admiring<\/a> the classic pin-ups of the WWII era and recently embracing a more vintage look to suit my post-baby curves<\/a>, I finally had the chance to walk into Bexterity’s luscious studio (above) and have my own dream 1940s themed pin-up shoot for my upcoming 40th, as a gift from my husband, Berndt. Complete with victory rolls, bullet bra, a custom navy dress from Doll Deluxe<\/a> and 1940s planes to drape myself over (and even seamed stockings so I didn’t need to draw the line up the back of my legs, a luxury a lot of ladies in the 40s didn’t have) I very much felt the part – though my young daughter had all the best moves, as is evident in the shots below.<\/p>\n

Here is a behind the scenes look at the experience, and some of the finished shots, below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Above: A stunning 1940s Tiger Moth. Below: Shooting on a 40s\u00a0de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Above: ‘Me sit on plane too, mummy. Me sit, too.’<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After quite possibly shocking a few innocent pilots at the airfield, I sat down with Bek Morris to ask her about her love of vintage pin-ups:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What first made you interested in vintage and particularly 50s vintage?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love the cars of the era and it was from there that my passion grew to the fashion and the styling. I love mid century and atomic furniture as well – my entire house is furnished in authentic bits and bobs from this era. I live and breathe the lifestyle, right down to my automobiles. Currently in the garage are a 1962 EK Holden, 1951 Pontiac Chieftain and 1966 Mercedes Benz. I dress 50s style every single day and I love how glamourous it makes you look and feel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What do you love about vintage pin-ups and who is your favourite vintage pin-up and artist\/photographer?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love that it is about celebrating real women [and] body shapes. It suits every woman no matter what size they are or what part of the world they are from. It’s very feminine, and accentuates our best assets! Of course my initial inspiration came from the original artists of the 40s and 50s… Gil Elvgren… and from there my eyes were opened to the likes of Vargas, and one of my latest favourites, Peter Dribben.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What made you start Bexterity?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Six and a half years ago I was doing my pin-up makeovers for fun every now and then, and working full time in the city for a financial firm. I had had enough of the ‘rat race’ and literally walked out of my job and never looked back, only to find out a few days later I was pregnant and it was then that I decided to put all of my time into making Bexterity transform from my hobby to my career. I started out as a small at-home based business and have now grown nationally with a studio and Your One Stop PinUp Shop<\/a> in both Campbelltown and Brisbane.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bek gets some incredible feedback from her shoots. This comment really moved me:\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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“I had always promised myself a glamour shot, but the time never seemed right, I was carrying a bit of weight, my hair was wrong\u2026. As I neared the year of my 60th birthday I reflected on my past years of significant health problems. In my youth I was a stunner, but for the last 20 years I felt old, ugly, overweight, white streaks in my gun-metal grey hair and very very frumpy.\u00a0The shoot itself was so much fun. Bek weaved her magic and turned me from a frumpy aged house wife to a glamorous and sexy pin up girl.\u00a0That day changed my life. With a few tweaks of my wardrobe, hair and makeup, I am loving the new me.\u00a0Thank you Bek for such a wonderful and life changing experience, I owe you! -Vikki”<\/em><\/div>\n
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If your inner bombshell is dying to get out, check out Bexterity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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* Behind the scenes photographs copyright of Berndt Sellheim, 2013.<\/strong>\u00a0Pin-up shots above, copyright of Bek Morris, 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n

* This blog has not been sponsored. (In fact, none of my blogs have.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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