The Beautiful Bettina Scarlett

The Beautiful Bettina Scarlett

by Cary

Classic pinup has become a huge phenomena lately, what about it first captured your interest?

I've been brought up with music from the 1950s thanks to my parents loving Rock n Roll and Rockabilly so I've always loved the culture that comes with it including fashion, tattoos and art which is of course pin up art

I've wanted to model from a young age and I thought pin up was what suited me and my own personal interests.

What do you think about pinup becoming part of the mainstream culture?

I have quite mixed views really, I love the fact that women are now starting to dress in this "pin up" way thanks to programmes such as mad men and others however I have noticed a lot that are doing it for the sake of it not because they are generally interested in the era.

What is it that excites you about pinup modeling?

I think its a lot of fun and I can be myself when doing it, I love working with different photographers who interpret it differently to each other

Are there any other creative mediums you work in?

No not really, I have my blog that I write for and I also write a fifties fashion article in a magazine called UK ROCK N ROLL magazine but that's as exciting as it gets for now!

What are your favorite types of outfits to model in?

The majority of clothes in my images are my own so I love to model in all of my own clothes, I've started buying clothes now specifically for shoots, not so good on the bank balance!

What are your least favorites?

I don't really have any I don't like, I did a fashion event recently when I had to wear some seventies style clothes which I didn't really think suited me but it was a lot of fun!

What is it about Tattoos that intrigues you?

I've adored tattoos from a young age thanks to my dad owning quite a few and have wanted them and have been getting tattooed since I was 16, I think people nowadays are much more creative in what tattoos they get nowadays which is good because there's some amazing artists out there! I can't wait to get my next half sleeve started!!

What kind of music do you like?

I am very eclectic when it comes to music, my main love is 50s rock n roll, rhythm and blues and Rockabilly but my brother got me into punk music when I was a teenager so I love punk, ska, metal, you name it I probably like it!

I love going to many different types of gigs because they all have completely different atmospheres which is great

What do you like to do for fun?

I go to a lot of rockabilly gigs with my friends, family and boyfriend, I collect vintage clothing and like any girl I love shopping and going out dancing with the girls!

See more of Bettina Scarlett:

http://www.nothingbutbettinascarlett.blogspot.com/ my blog

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bettina-Scarlett/118846518164009 Face book fan page

http://twitter.com/#!/BettinaScarlett twitter

http://www.modelmayhem.com/342899 Model mayhem

Photos by:

Lee Baddeley, Bud Goldston Banning, Ian Bramley, Norman Buckley and David Nuttall