Gorgeous and racy, with her trademark blue eyes and bangs, Bettie Page is one of the most enduring sex symbol of the last sixty years. But Bettie was more than just a pretty face. This mysterious creature was a Pin-Up Queen turned actress who was forever known by her many lovers as ‘the One Who Got Away.’ This week we Dare you to explore the pose, the clothes and the expression of the immortal Bettie Page.
Truth: Bettie the Starlet
“Bettie is sexuality in its sparkly cleanest most beautiful charming smiliest!” noted Leonard Maltin. A famed photographer added that she could give you any ‘look’ you wanted, and that she could “smile with her whole body.”
Bare: Set aside time this week to explore the ‘Starlet’ in you. Mix and match light colors and innocent-looking ensembles with sheer, silky garments underneath. Practice posing as sweet, bubbly, and flirtatious. What does it feel like to smile with your whole body?
Truth: Bettie the Bombshell
“God gave her a lovely body, and she knew it,” wrote one admirer. Bettie the Bombshell gave herself permission to be gorgeous. Whether in risqué outfits or posing nude, Bettie was strong and direct. Yet there was always an openness and vulnerability to her pictures.
Bare: What clothes and poses does the ‘Bombshell’ in you long to explore? Perhaps super long black gloves and a haughty smile or a bustiere to match the saucy look in your eyes? And don’t forget, whether posing alone or playing with others, the Bombshell’s vulnerability is her greatest strength.
Truth: Bettie the Goddess
“No one ever dominated Bettie,” said Brigadier General and former lover Charles West. “She was her own person.” Bettie the Goddess was always comfortable with her own body and her sexuality. In fact, a favorite pasttime of hers was the ‘air bath.’ She describes it in her 2012 documentary Bettie Page Reveals All: “You don’t have a stitch of clothes on. You’re running around the house for 15 to 20 minutes, [and] you gotta have the windows open. You oughta try it sometime!”
Bare: Fan the flames of your inner ‘Goddess.’ Strip away all the clothes and the baggage and just bathe in the air. Take five minutes or take thirty. Own the moment. Breathe deep. Let go.