okiesmen:

Ropework by 3feathers.

Woman Once a Bird ~ JOEL-PETER WITKIN (American, b. 1939) 1990 Platinum print.  via

wet wrap ~ Attributed to DAVID BAILEY (British, b. 1938) Untitled Platinum print

hair master ~ Toshio Saeki,  chinto printing  via

with a half-naked girl in a noose, and the rather discomforting catchline: “If you don’t buy this magazine, we will hang this girl” – considering the targeted public a rather problematic choice…   via

oldhollywood:

Catherine Deneuve on promotional tour for Belle de Jour (1967, dir. Luis Bunuel)

“I prefer to be associated with Belle de Jour than a lot of other things, frankly. I think it’s a great film. I was very lucky to do films like that, and like Umbrellas of Cherbourg, at a young age. I think it was great luck for an actor to be involved with very important directors young, because it gives you another view of cinema.”

What, in particular, did they teach her? “It’s not what they taught me,” she says, “it’s what I learned through the making of the film. It’s like being with intelligent people - it’s very difficult to say or to know what you’ve learned, because sometimes you learn without them trying to say anything. I suppose you always read things differently, you see things differently, when you’ve done films like that.”

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“In Merciless Hands” by Frank Richards. British 1928.  via

all tied up ~ vintage bondage photo.  via

The Martyr of the Solway ~ Sir John Everett Millais, (British, 1829 - 1896), 1871. via

Bettie Page (left) & Paula Klaw ~ posed in countless scenes of contrived bondage. via

Eric Stanton (1926 - 1999)  via

He was born Ernest A. Stanten in Brooklyn, NY on September 20th, 1926, and became world famous for his artwork. He had worked for the Daily News in NY as a cartoonist and the Brooklyn Mirror where he drew the comic strip “Smiling Jack”. He was also a co-creator of Spiderman Comics, involved in the first three issues and also created “Sweeter Gwen” and “Blunder Broad” comic strips.

He was a World War II Veteran serving with the Navy and a member of the VFW in Clinton. Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, a daughter and a grandchild. His children keep his legend alive with Stanton Archives.

He had a very rich life which even included a brief stint as a knife-thrower in a Russian restaurant just after he left the Navy. His first love was erotic art, so he wrote a letter to Irving Klaw for an interview. They became very good friends and Klaw published his first comic book stories.

Working with him had its perks, one of which was placing Bettie Page and the other models in bondage. Eric never minded that!

When the New York Police Dept. came down on Klaw, Eric showed his loyalty by refusing to testify though it meant the inevitable destruction of much of his earlier work. His pieces were said to have been incinerated, though many pieces have shown up in private collections worldwide.

He went on to draw for LEG SHOW and HUSTLER turning Hugh Hefner and PLAYBOY away because his page rate didn’t meet Eric’s standards. He even put out a series of films called “Sweeter Gwen” which featured his wife, Britt.

The Happy Slayer ~ Fairy Tale illustration ~ WILLY POGANY (Hungarian-American, 1882-1955), Mixed media on board.  via