Look on google images at some of the top fashion models of the 1940s-50s
Lisa Fonssagrives http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=gsis,i18n%3Dtrue&cp=8&gs_id=10&xhr=t&q=lisa+fonssagrives&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1280&bih=540&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi
Dorian Leigh http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=540&q=dorian+leigh&gbv=2&oq=dorian+leigh&aq=f&aqi=g3&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=1008l2631l0l3007l12l11l0l2l2l1l232l1281l3.5.1l9l0
Suzy Parkerhttp://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=540&q=suzy+parker&gbv=2&oq=suzy+parker&aq=f&aqi=g7g-m3&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=14294l15469l1l15670l11l9l0l0l0l0l186l997l4.5l9l0
Also sex symbols like Rita Hayworth
http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=540&q=rita+hayworth&gbv=2&oq=rita+hayworth&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=21030l22861l2l23094l13l10l0l2l2l0l190l927l3.5l8l0
Betty Grable http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=540&q=betty+grable&gbv=2&oq=betty+grable&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=17549l19614l3l19772l12l11l0l0l0l0l208l1549l3.7.1l11l0
and of course for burlesque poses check out Bettie Page http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=540&q=bettie+page&gbv=2&oq=bettie+page&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=23005l25436l4l25692l11l10l4l2l2l0l195l566l0.4l4l0
and Lili St Cyr http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=540&q=lili+st+cyr&gbv=2&oq=lili+st+cyr&aq=f&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=2004l4579l0l4804l13l12l1l1l1l0l206l1378l3.6.1l10l0