"Hilary" is all that is written on the back of this picture. It's a nice picture of a very freckly young woman sitting against a dirty wall, possibly the back wall of a squash court, giving us a glimpse of her stocking tops. I can date this picture to the mid-1970s.
Yesterday, I was digging through a large box of mixed prints that I have acquired over the years, often in small lots as part of other collections. For the most part, I have no idea of their original origins. These prints are mostly originals from the 1960s and '70s. Sadly, most can't be shown on this site, but there are still quite a few that I can display. Therefore, I've decided to spend a couple of months showcasing some of them on the blog.
The others, I may show on the Brazen blog, which I am determined to update with more regular posts. All prints are up for sale and will gradually be made available under the relevant category on the BrazenBooks site.
To kick us off, here's a nice original small print from the 1960s that would have been sold as part of a small set. All the others I have featuring this girl are slightly more revealing.
What I would like to say is that most of these are of unnamed models. If you recognise anybody and can add a name, please add it to the comments or email me via the contact page.
London's lovely Reshia looks oh-so-very sexy, teasing us on the stairs.
You can see more of the very pretty Reshia in full colour in eBook Nos. 53 and 125 from the Spick and Span 2000 range.
It's always a delight to see Michelle. Here are two candid pictures of her in the studio, looking relaxed and thoughtful, and adjusting her stockings.
Super picture of Fleur from the Spick and Span 2000 Gold range of booklets. Doesn’t she look absolutely gorgeous with her hair up and dressed in just her underwear? A fantastic addition to any garden.
Why not meet Fleur in Books No. 4 and 13 in full colour? Spick and Span 2000 Gold.
Mystery Model
Here are three more slides, all very amateur. These were actually developed by Boots the chemist—remember those days? I like them; they are nice pictures of our model posing in her mail-order lingerie and black stockings. The originals are in colour, with her knickers and bra being a very bright red.
I do have quality scans of all these slides and might consider producing prints from them, but I'm not sure how much demand there is nowadays for prints. You can't beat holding a nice print in your hand, though, as it offers something more than an image on a screen.
What a fantastic bra! Wouldn't you just love to unclick it to reveal the delights it contains? Remember those days. Scan from a print.
Here are two interesting pictures of our nameless girl from Brighton. Both pictures are oddly posed, with her messing about in the middle of the dining room table. These two were difficult to clean up due to their poor exposure, but worthy of showing. I like them; and look like a lot of fun was to be had.
These slides are very ToCo-like, showing an unnamed model putting on her stockings and later revealing what's under her skirt. Personally, I've never been a fan of white stockings. Again, I would guess these are from the 1980s.
I spotted this the other day while listing some books for sale: Joan Paul in the December 1966 issue of Men Only, with the accompanying mumbo jumbo below.
“Doesn’t every girl want to marry a millionaire?”
Joan Paul had a look that contained the right balance of incredulity and impishness as she put this question.
She was talking about careers at the time. Just to suggest that she was half-joking, Joan added: “Anyway, there are not many young good-looking one available.”
This 22-year-old maid of Kent has lived and worked in London as a secretary for the past year. She has also been a croupier at a London club.
Joan wants to travel and sees her best chance by getting a job as a croupier abroad. But on the Continent, it was pointed out, croupiers are usually men.
"Then I'll just have to break through the male barrier," she retorted.
When Joan talks of travel she has sunny countries in mind. She loves the sun, music-classical and pop-and modern dancing.
Her pet hates? The English weather and tapioca pudding.
Salesgirl JOAN YOUNG of Droitwich works in a gown shop and sells the most exclusive and expensive models to utterly rich customers. Joan is smart, elegant and deliciously tailored herself, but she's also old-fashioned. She simply won't be divorced from what she considers the irresistible look of stockings, even if she's thought positively dated.
She's not positively dated. She's delicious. And we agree. Stockings still have an irresistible look and an undying appeal. So there. Anyone for an anti-tights protest march? Starting from Glasgow and going all the way to Westminster? Well, get yourselves organised, then.
Beautiful Britons No 234 - May 1975
Matrons sometimes wear full slips these days. Girls either wear brief waist slips or simply wear their T-shirts extra-long. PAT GARLAND still has a full flowered slip which she likes to sport when dressed in a long evening gown and there's going to be a draught around.
Pat put it out to air in the sun the other day. As a nice gesture in the face of our camera, she put herself out with it. Wasn't that charming?
Beautiful Britons No 234 - May 1975
See more of Jo and her friends (All Colour) in the new range of eBooks from the Spick and Span 2000 series.
These three pictures come from a mixed selection of colour slides that I recently discovered. I have no idea where they came from or their age, but I suspect the 1980s, just because of the hairstyles and settings. Most are not suitable to be shown here. However, I do have another couple of sets that are suitable and will appear later this month. They're just a bit different and possibly not been shown anywhere else. What I like about them is that they are all very amateur, taken by budding photographers, boyfriends, or husbands, poorly posed in home situations, with a lot of fun being had during and after the taking.
These first three pictures show a young woman posing for the camera in her underwear. She has really small breasts, but what's interesting is that her nipples are pierced. That's not uncommon nowadays, but 40-plus years ago it was more unusual, I'm sure, but she just doesn’t look the type to me. There are a few more pictures of her that are more revealing, and they are actually all in colour, so never judge a book by its cover.
They are all up for sale on eBay, but a few of the sets have already been removed, and I am not sure why, so they will appear on the Brazen sales site.
Here are two more nice shots of Maureen in her black stockings. I particularly like the first one, where she's re-clipping her stockings, unaware of the camera. In the 1960s and 70s, this was not such an uncommon sight on a day-to-day basis. Boys today don’t really know what they're missing. Always a treat.
