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Dior New Look and crystal fantasy-inspired pinup shoots with Bombshell Pinup!

Two wonderful pinup shoots with Liz of Bombshell Pinup recently published, and so it’s time to share! The first is Dior New Look-inspired set featuring one of my trusty-dusty Nicois hats, and the second is a fantasy-boudoir mashup featuring Liz’s crystal curtains set and accessories, my “Bride of Dracula” crown, and lingerie by Dita von Teese. 

The New Look-inspired shots – including a cover – are in the latest Pinup Nouveau magazine issue, while the crystal images are in the September edition of Bombshell Magazine! 

New Look shoot with leopard
New Look shoot with leopard. 

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New Tiki pinup in Atomic Beauties’ 2026 Tiki & Tropical special edition!

Hallooooo everybody, it’s been awhile! My great Tiki-themed pinup images from November have have finally published in Atomic Beauties Tiki/Tropical Vol. 1 special edition issue! I’m the “Model Shoutout” feature for this issue. 🙂 

Marilee Caruso is the photographer and hair/makeup goddess for the shoot, which took place at the gorgeous Birds of Paradise Lounge home tiki bar.  

Thanks to Marilee, Birds of Paradise Lounge, and Johnny at Atomic Beauties for making these images a success! 

Catherine Morland Tiki photo by Marilee Caruso
Catherine Morland Tiki photo by Marilee Caruso.

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Two fresh pinup publications for my 50th birthday: Atomic Beauties “Bathing Cuties” special issue and this month’s Bombshell!

For my big birthday, Marilee Caruso and I shot a couple of cute sets at our favorite mid century central-coast California hotel. We created some cute 1960s-inspired images in our suite’s pink bathroom and some glamour-gown photos in the main areas of the room.

The room, like all the suites at the hotel, has a name – “Old Fashioned Honeymoon” – and features decor based firmly in the nostalgic Victorian craze of the late 1960s and early 1970s. 

Pink birthday images by Marilee!
Pink birthday images by Marilee!

The pink bathroom shots – which found a home in this month’s “Bathing Cuties” special edition by Atomic Beauties magazine – are probably my favorite. I found a 60s-ish pink babydoll set at Adoreme with a giant pink satin bow at the bust and bought a pink velvet bow from Vixen by Micheline Pitt to match.

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A Regency costume picnic for Jane Austen’s 250th birthday

Back in May, my friend Elizabeth and I attended the Greater Bay Area Costumers’ Guild picnic in honor of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday! Austen’s my favorite writer (my pinup name is an allusion to the heroine of Northanger Abbey), and I really like Regency historic fashions, so of course we had to go! 

New Regency gown at McNears Park
New Regency gown at McNears Park.

Like the Persuasion event our group sponsored three years ago in honor of Austen’s novel, this picnic took place at McNears Beach in San Rafael. The park at McNears is the former site of a 19th century bayside resort, so the views are lovely and there are a lot of weird old palms dotted picturesquely throughout the lawn areas. 

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Blue Velvet cosplay images in Atomic Beauties David Lynch special edition!

I’m proud to announce that my Dorothy Vallens cosplay images, inspired by the David Lynch film Blue Velvet, appear in the new Atomic Beauties David Lynch memorial special edition! We even got a cover! 

Catherine Morland's Dorothy Vallens Blue Velvet cosplay
Catherine Morland’s Dorothy Vallens Blue Velvet cosplay.
Catherine Morland's Dorothy Vallens Blue Velvet cosplay
Catherine Morland’s Dorothy Vallens Blue Velvet cosplay.
Edition Cover: Blue Velvet cosplay.

The photos, makeup, wig styling, and lighting are all by the fabulous Marilee Caruso! Fittingly, Isabella Rossellini wore a similar wig during production, so I think we really could not have done better in replicating Dorothy’s big 80s performance hair. 

I put together the outfit, featuring the Golden Era gown from Vixen by Micheline Pitt and vintage 1980s earrings that are a pretty close match to the ones worn by Isabella as Dorothy in the movie. 

I’m super-happy with how these photos turned out! 

If you want to support Atomic Beauties, please purchase a copy of the issue and/or a cover poster via my Linktree. 

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New Glamour pics by Marilee in Retro Lovely’s Godiva

Hi all! Long time no see! Popping back in to mention that my red Dita Von Teese lingerie pics are in Retro Lovely‘s Godiva magazine (Vols. 5/6 for 2025). Marilee Caruso designed the set and lighting, did my makeup and hair, and took all the photos! 

Catherine Morland in Dita Von Teese lingerie
Catherine Morland in Dita Von Teese lingerie. 
Catherine Morland in Dita Von Teese lingerie
Catherine Morland in Dita Von Teese lingerie. 

You can always purchase copies of my issues via my Linktree. 

More coming soon! 

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Merry Christmas! New holiday pinup is here!

My August shoot with Liz of Bombshell PinUp Photography included a great “vintage pink” Christmas tree set that I have been eager to share! Some of these Christmas pinup pics are in the 2024 holiday issue of Bombshell magazine!

Catherine Morland by Bombshell PinUp Photography
Catherine Morland by Bombshell PinUp Photography.
Catherine Morland by Bombshell PinUp Photography
Catherine Morland by Bombshell PinUp Photography.
Catherine Morland by Bombshell PinUp Photography
Catherine Morland by Bombshell PinUp Photography.
Catherine Morland by Bombshell PinUp Photography
Catherine Morland by Bombshell PinUp Photography.

Samantha White did the amazing makeup while NM Beautybar did the superlative hair. Sam suggested I looked like Martha May Whovier of live-action Grinch film fame, and I’ll take it! 😉

This issue (and all of my publications) can be found via my Linktree.

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A Retro Lovely pinup cover in Bettie Page Lingerie!

Thanks to Retro Lovely, I’m on the cover of Vol. 244 of the flagship! The photography, set, makeup, and hair are the work of the always-fabulous Marilee Caruso, while the wardrobe was provided by Bettie Page Lingerie!

Catherine Morland on the cover of Retro Lovely Magazine
Catherine Morland on the cover of Retro Lovely Magazine.

The Bettie Page set is the Cleo Contrast Stitch Retro set, in stunning pink and light turquoise! Marilee reconstructed her pink and teal boudoir set for the occasion, creating an all-new seamless background with pretty gold stars. We love how it turned out!

The Cleo set is sized up to about 20 US. I usually wear size 18 US in Bettie Page Lingerie bottoms, but this panty and girdle are size 20 US and fit very big on me (we clipped them for the photos). The 40F bra they sent was just perfect (it’s my usual size for most brands, including Bettie Page).

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