Vintage Literotica ~ for friends and admirers

[drobert44]

Is that a naked woman reflected in the mirror?

Maybe, looking airborne.

 

[Gremzin3]

PS: I used the word "pervert" affectionately. I did not mean it disparagingly.

You did say, “delicious pervert,” so it would be hard to take that as disparaging. All good - and we’re all perverts here, right?

Thanks for the early-period contribution, it’s a fine Vintage!

 

[Tio_Narratore]

I was wondering that myself, but on close inspection I don’t think so. From the angle of the mirror, it’s showing the rear of the studio to the right of the camera, but hard to make out any detail because of the lighting.

I have a feeling Mucha took these photos of women as references for his posters (so he wouldn’t have to have a model full-time), and we get the bonus of seeing what else he had in his studio. There’s the wall of books, a painted portrait at the far right, and I think it’s also a crucifixion painting, rather than a sculpture.

Interesting that the woman is holding straps or ropes — from her pose it doesn’t look like she’s bound. I’m curious whether there’s a matching final poster to be found.

She's holding the ropes because she's posing as if holding reins, I believe. I'm sure I saw the poster at the Mucha Museum a few years ago. I've been looking for it on line, but no luck yet. If I find it, I'll post it here.

 

[Desiree_Radcliffe]

You did say, “delicious pervert,” so it would be hard to take that as disparaging. All good - and we’re all perverts here, right?

Thanks for the early-period contribution, it’s a fine Vintage!

Thank you. It can be difficult to discern tone sometimes in text. I am a Victorian fiend and as aforementioned, some of my budding sexuality in college involved risque Victorian pornography.

 

[Gremzin3]

She's holding the ropes because she's posing as if holding reins, I believe. I'm sure I saw the poster at the Mucha Museum a few years ago. I've been looking for it on line, but no luck yet. If I find it, I'll post it here.

Agreed - the reins of a chariot or something similar. I also spent some time looking for posters based on the photos I posted, but without success. They may have been a bit risqué for the general market.

I’ll say one thing for Mucha: he was certainly prolific in his output, which is especially impressive given the level of detail in his work.

 

[Gremzin3]

Thank you. It can be difficult to discern tone sometimes in text. I am a Victorian fiend and as aforementioned, some of my budding sexuality in college involved risque Victorian pornography.

When I was in high school, I bought a paperback edition of the collected issues of The Pearl, an underground Victorian erotic magazine. (I still have it tucked away somewhere.) Reading that was <ahem> educational.

 

[Desiree_Radcliffe]

When I was in high school, I bought a paperback edition of the collected issues of The Pearl, an underground Victorian erotic magazine. (I still have it tucked away somewhere.) Reading that was <ahem> educational.

Oh neat! I am familiar with it. It's been a while since I perused, though. For me, I think Jane Eyre was my first sexual awakening. Of course, it is not porn, but one could fill in the gaps...

 

[Gremzin3]

Ziegfeld girl Virginia Biddle

 

[Gremzin3]

From Wikipedia :
“In July 1931, Biddle sustained burns to her feet and ankles in the explosion of Harry Richman's yacht, the Chavalmar II. Her friend and fellow cast member in the 1931 Follies, Helen Walsh, was killed. Although she played the benefit performance of the Follies in Walsh's memory, Biddle ended her career on the stage in the wake of the accident, and her injuries also forced her to abandon dancing. She sued Richman for $50,000 damages but received only $50.“

 

[Desiree_Radcliffe]

Ziegfeld girl Virginia Biddle

She is utter perfection. Everything, so beautiful.

 

[Dreamliner]

Man Ray.

 

[Dreamliner]

 

[Dreamliner]

 

[Gremzin3]

Classic French postcard.

 

[Dreamliner]

 

[Dreamliner]

 

[yowser]

 

[Gremzin3]

Gold Diggers of 1933:

 

[problemagain]

Erm, yes. *sheepish*

Erm, yes. *sheepish*

I thought the squire liked sheep..

 

[Qky75]

Another Alphonse Mucha photo, with some interesting things in the background.

This is my ideal. When I think my ultimate fantasy...I see this

 

[problemagain]

All the crumpled paper on the floor.

Tissuesl

 

[Jakesfunrod]

Black has always been beautiful

Couldn't agree more. Very lovely

 

[Dreamliner]

I know you have all been waiting for this...................

 

[shewantsmore]

Another pair of Ziegfeld girls; sisters this time.

Sisters? Good for them, that era seemed so simply yet erotic the 20/30

 

[melimelissa]

I know you have all been waiting for this...................

What a collection of the very men,
Who seem to lust for lost youth every day;
They buy you coffee, talking softly, when
Thoughts of your 'seducation' come to mind...

Méli