Presenting historical images that celebrate the Golden Age of Burlesque and Striptease..
Winnie Garrett is featured in the January 1949 edition of ‘SIR!’ magazine..
It wasn’t uncommon for 40’s-era Men’s mag publishers to have their Art Departments “paint in” additional clothing to skirt prevailing obscenity laws.. Hence, the odd-looking (black) shorts and wide bands on Winnie’s bra!
Gypsy Romaine appears in a pictorial scanned from the pages of the September ‘52 issue of ‘GALA’ magazine..
Burlesk cartoon by Bill Ward.. aka. “McCartney”
From the pages of the April ‘57 issue of ‘CABARET’ magazine..
AMERICA’S MOST SAVAGE STRIPPER
Dolores Del Raye graces the cover of the May ‘57 issue of ‘CABARET’ magazine..
Candy Barr (aka. Juanita Slusher) is featured in an article scanned from the September ‘56 issue of ‘MODERN MAN’ magazine..
DANCE MAGIC
Nancy Lewis appears in a color pictorial scanned from the pages of the June ‘63 issue of ‘GALA’ magazine..
A nude Sequin postcard..
From a vintage color photoset sold thru her Fan Club address..
Lili St. Cyr graces the cover of the November 1948 edition of ‘LAFF’ magazine..
Added Bonus: “Do Showgals Make Good Wives?”..
Gene Gemay (and her Genie) appears in a pictorial scanned from the July ‘53 issue of ‘GALA’ magazine..
Her strip routine was themed around the “Arabian Nights” mythology.. Dancing in a harem outfit & rubbing a large Aladdin’s Lamp onstage,— a rubber mannequin “Genie” would magically arise!
