Bettie Page was one of the most influential women in American sexuality. Her smouldering good looks made her a favorite of photographers in the 50s and 60s, and she helped launch the career of Hugh Hefner and others. Her ventures into bondage, spanking and other kink helped popularize abnormal sexuality in the mainstream as well. Needless to say, tons of people are still on the Bettie bandwagon and you can buy a wide variety of products with her likeness on them. Here is the best and worst Bettie Page merchandise.
The Best And Worst Bettie Page Merchandise
One woman symbolizes the start of the Sexual Revolution in our book: Bettie Page. The raven-haired, pin-up goddess was a ubiquitous presence in smut rags of the 50s, and is still a major influence on style today. Here's the best and worst Bettie Page merchandise.
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By K. Thor Jensen August 24, 2011 |
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| 11 | Vintage Photos |
The absolute best way to show your love for Bettie Page is to buy some of her vintage photographs. Taken by cheesecake legends like Bunny Yeager and Irving Klaw, they show the raven-haired beauty as millions of men have slavered over her - frolicking on the beach, posing in the jungle or being tied up and spanked by other hotties. She usually keeps some clothes on in these, so don't worry about freaking out your parents. It's art, gosh darn it!
Credit: Entertainment Earth
| 10 | Fishing Lures |
Then there's the weird stuff. Why exactly would you put Bettie Page on a fishing lure? It's not like fish get boners. Do they? Nevermind. Relic Lures for some reason made these "Molotov Mixer" lures with photos of Bettie in a variety of outfits. These are going to spend the majority of their time under the water. I guess people buy them as collectibles, if you have the unique Venn diagram of being into fishing and hot chicks.
Credit: Dark Horse
| 9 | Poker Set |
Wouldn't losing a pile of cash at your weekly poker game be easier to swallow if you got to peek at hot chicks the whole time? This awesome Bettie Page poker set comes in a gorgeous wooden box, with Page's signature burned into the lid. It also features 100 poker chips in different denominations with high-quality Bettie Page photos on the face, as well as two decks of cards with a classic beach photo on the back.
Credit: Etsy
| 8 | Skull Painting |
I took a digital stroll through Etsy, looking for weird Bettie Page stuff, and hit the motherload. Sure, there's the usual assortment of magnets, buttons and other cheap craft kitsch, but the real winners were the weird paintings. I wonder what kind of symbolism an image of Bettie Page with a skull instead of a face is trying to communicate? I'm sure there's a deep inner meaning here that, were you to hang this in your house, people would be just fascinated by.
Credit: Dark Horse
| 7 | Statue |
No, I'm not talking a life-size Bettie Page effigy in your rec room - although that would be sort of badass, in a really creepy way. Dark Horse makes a number of incredibly sexy little sculptures of Miss Page that replicate some of her most famous poses and outfits. Seeing these classic cheesecake photographs translated into the third dimension brings them to a whole new kind of life, and they're classy enough that you could display them openly without looking like a weirdo.
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