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Vintage Sex Advertisements
How do you sell sex? The golden age of Mad Men-esque advertising gets all the credit for the "sex sells" mantra. Riddled with sexual undertones, those mainstream advertisements sold the American dream, both outside and inside the bedroom. The often overlooked stacks of magazines stuffed in your father’s sock drawer are treasure chests of vintage copy and satirical subliminal messages. The classic magazines from the golden age of erotica mastered the art of selling sex directly in a way that mainstream agencies today could never dare attempt. The advent of the internet and instant access to adult material, devalued the mystique of over 100 years of developing copy, typesetting and printing. All that, was reduced to a pop up advertisement that tells you there is someone who wants to have sex with you in a five square mile radius.
By Lizzie Boudoir10 years ago in Filthy
Bob Guccione's Favorite Penthouse Pets. Created with: OG Collection.
Bob Guccione’s muses manifested themselves as Penthouse Pets. His photography of these beautiful women defined erotic art for the latter part of the 20th century. At one point in time, muses were the Greek goddesses of inspiration in literature, science, and the arts. Without them, Homer would have never written The Illiad, and Euclid would have never had created the Elements of Euclid. Although these two visionaries are long gone, new generations of artists likeJeff Koons and Richard Prince have continued to find their own muses in order to create both beautiful and controversial works of art. For Bob Guccione, his muses came in the form of beautiful women. From Sheila Kennedy to Pia Zadora, these women helped shape Penthouse magazine. With their dazzling personalities and to their alluring figures, Guccione’s muses helped shape 1970s and 80s views on beauty and sexuality as a whole. While it is difficult to determine which of the 1000s of women were the most important in Penthouse magazine history, it is clear that there were a few dozen that were absolutely Bob Guccione's favorites.
By OG Collection 10 years ago in Filthy
What is Femen?
“Our mission is protest! Our weapons are bare breasts!” The first thing you’re going to notice about a FEMEN protest is naked bodies, covered in slogans painted on skin and crowns of flowers in their hair. Breasts are the marker of the movement. Women taking off their shirts and showing their breasts is good press for FEMEN, the now-French based international women’s movement intent on improving women’s rights.
By Lindsie Polhemus12 years ago in Filthy
