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Gotta feed my corset fetish for the day. Loved this picture I found over at silvernighingale's incredible galleries - I love that you can actually get a good idea how these ladies really wore these corsets and the varying lengths. Totally hot. Anyway, visit her flicker galleries if you want to see more vintage french nudes.
I am really not sure whether to laugh or cry at this vintage ad for a chlorine tablet that cleans a woman's vagina. The ad claims that the tablet is "soothing and harmless to the most sensitive tissues" - unlike their competitors that are "poisonous, burning acidic solutions". Being fed stuff like this for centuries, is it any wonder that women in general have bad body images? Click the image below to see the full-sized ad.
NaughtySister is a huge I Love Lucy fan, so naturally I had to share this when I found it. I guess I never realized Lucy was so kinky.
Gorgeous photo of this vintage natural lady. Love her pose. I can just image some man keeping this picture in his wallet. Click the image to visit RetroRaunch.com for more vintage nudes.
I don't know why, but for some vintage spanking pictures just seem so much more fun than modern ones. How can you beat the naughty little looks on these ladies' faces? Click the image below to see more naughty vintage stuff.
Star Wars premiered 30 years ago today. It was also one of the first times on film a female was portrayed as arse-kicking as her male counterparts. Princess Leia had an awesome hairdo, a hot boyfriend, and a blaster gun. What is not to like?
Happy Birthday Papa George. Let the slave girl fantasies begin!
“The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad, wicked folly of ‘Woman’s Rights,’ with all its attendant horrors, on which her poor feeble sex is bent, forgetting every sense of womanly feeling and propriety. Lady —– ought to get a GOOD WHIPPING. It is a subject which makes the Queen so furious that she cannot contain herself. God created men and women different–then let them remain each in their own position.” (Source)
Just a little vintage fun I ran across while on my daily surfing trek. Happy Sunday!
As soon as I saw this picture, I couldn't wait to share it. I absolutely adore her little tassles - reminds me of the classic Vegas showgirls. Judging from the hairstyle, I would guess late 1950s?
Click the image to see more awesome vintage pictures. Many thanks to Sexy Old School.
They made up a secret French codeword for sex - bingerle. They were careful never to use their real names but signed off affectionately: "With you always".Tsar Alexander III was the grandfather to Nicholas II, the last of the Russian emperors, who had his own passionate love affair with his wife, Alexandra. Guess kinky runs in the Romanov family.
And during more than a decade of furtive correspondence, Russia's Tsar Alexander II and his young mistress Ekaterina Dolgaroukaya wrote frankly of their desire for one another - and of the pleasures of past and future love-making.
Yesterday some 22 unpublished erotic letters written by the Tsar to the woman he simply called "Katia" - and by her to him - were auctioned in Paris. Christie's sold nine of the letters last night for €10,800 (£7,400).
The letters were among thousands exchanged by the pair, whose passionate affair began in the summer of 1866, when he was a 47-year-old emperor and she was an 18-year-old schoolgirl.
After four years of correspondence, the Tsar installed his young mistress in quarters close to St Petersburg's Winter Palace, with direct access to the imperial apartments through a secret staircase.
It was in this annexe, which they nicknamed "the nest", that Alexander II and Katia frequently embarked on what they referred to as "bingerle" - an activity that led Katia to bear the Tsar four children.
The enamoured pair often wrote to each other several times a day. They systematically numbered their love letters, signing off with the phrase: "With you always".
The Tsar's 14-year affair with Katia was his last great passion. It followed his wife Empress Maria's decision to terminate sexual relations with her husband on the advice of doctors and following the birth of eight children.
The Tsar - who is better known for his enlightened reforms including the abolition of serfdom - married his mistress in 1880, less than a month after the Tsarina's death. (Source)
In 1980, a Swedish photographer discovered a 16mm hardcore sex short film from around 1948, purportedly featuring a young Marilyn Monroe. Supporters of the theory that the woman in the film is indeed Monroe point to FBI files in which Joe DiMaggio is reported to have offered twenty-five thousand dollars for a print of a "French-type" movie ostensibly featuring Monroe "in unnatural acts with an unknown male".I will admit, I have my doubts. When I first started watching this, I thought no way it could really be her. But as the film went along, I could see hints of the Marilyn that is so famously burned in our brains. Whether it is or is not her, this five minute film is well-worth the watch. It features a scene with a vintage vibrator and, of course, the obligatory cigarette and cocktail afterwards.
Hercules Saxonia recalled, in 1597, that Fallopius had invented the linen condom and further suggested that it could be improved by soaking it in a chemical solution several times and allowing it to dry in the shade. While it is conceded that Fallopius was one of the first to mention the sheath or condom it is also stressed that such a device was probably invented in many different parts of the world at different times. It is possible that sheaths of various types were used in ancient Rome - there is a legend, related by Antoninus Liberalis, of a goat's bladder being employed as a female sheath. According to the tale, Minos, the King of Crete, had a problem - his semen contained serpents and scorpions which injured the women with whom he made love. Happily his wife Pasiphae was immune to the creatures, yet the union was sterile. A remedy was discovered when a goat's bladder was placed in the vagina of a second woman. Minos ejaculated his serpents into this obliging lady and then could cohabit with Pasiphae who thereupon conceived. Sheaths could also have been used in ancient times for decoration as well as for contraception.
There is an illustration of an Egyptian wearing a sheath that hangs in clumsy fashion before him (see below). And it has been suggested that use of the condom in ancient Egypt could well date to the XIX Dynasty (1350 B.C. to 1200 B.C.). (Source)
I found this amusing and kinda hot in a weird way all at once. German cartoon illustration of a spanking machine, c. 1900. Click the thumbnail to see the full-sized image. Click here to read the Spankipedia article about spanking machines.
Just a quick link out: found a really cool article about the history of [repressing] masturbation. Click here to read the article. And don't forget to celebrate May as Masturbation Month!
I absolutely adore this photo. I love her painted red lips, flipped short hair and headband. So flapper. Did I mention that I love this image?
Many thanks to Hestor at RetroRaunch. Click the image below if you would like to see more like her.
Click thumbnail below to see the full-sized vintage vibrator ad.
I love this chick's hairdo. I also love the naughty little look on her face. Did I mention I love this girl's hair?
Many thanks to our lovely affiliate, RetroRaunch!
I don't know why this picture amuses me so, but it does. I love that the man doesn't seem to have the slightest clue what to do with that razor, and I love how she is peeking over her shoulder at him, like she is giving him instruction. I also love the hint of her 60s hairstyle and makeup.
Anyway, if you want to see more Naughty Vintage, head over and say hi to Hestor at RetroRaunch!
Many a soldier has shuddered and shaken in fear in centuries gone when faced with a Scottish Warrior, kilt swirling in steadfast defiance of normality, broadsword or other razor sharp lethal weapon cutting huge scythes in the air as he charged.
Indeed, many fields of war were won purely by the arrival of Scotsmen dressed in their traditional tartan kilts. To many, the knowledge that the wearer wore nothing underneath was cause enough to panic! Add to this the ferocity of such a warrior and not many would stand up in front of them.
But ever since those heady days of hand to hand combat and battles fought face to face, some of the mystery and folklore of the Kilt remains. Ideas that you can only wear a Tartan Kilt if you are a member of that clan still abide today, wrongly in many cases.
Maybe this stops some people wearing a kilt?
Or does the fear of society's view of a man effectively wearing what many still describe as a skirt also play a strong part?
But then what of those men among us who are recognised as being the manliest of men? Does wearing a kilt reduce their appearance and reputation at all? Famous celebrities such as Sean Connery, Billy Connely, Ewan McGregor or Mel Gibson?
I don't know about you, chicks, but I think men that have a "skirt" hang-up about kilts is missing a serious opportunity to make very woman in a ten-foot radius swoon. What woman doesn't find a kilt-clad man hot?
And I will admit it: I really posted this article so I would have an excuse to post this picture of David Tennant, BBC's reigning Doctor Who.
While surfing around yesterday, I ran across the following picture which instantly reminded me of the hot domestic spanking story I posted yesterday.
What? You haven't yet read it?!
I love the naughty little look on the spankee's face - I suspect she will be trying to get into trouble with her school mistress more often.
When modern men and women think of corsets, often the image of Scarelett O'Hara and her 17 inch waist start dancing in our heads. We think of corsets and we think of pain, shortness of breath, and confinement. Contrary to our modern impressions, corsets were used for a variety of purposes, came in a variety of styles, and were not necessarily worn with the intent of making it's wearer unable to catch a proper breath.
Corsets have been worn throughout history for a variety of reasons: to shape the waist, to provide back support, and to shape/support the breasts (much like a modern bra). Corsets were not generally worn so tight as to cause discomfort, as was done during the civil war era. Rather, corsets were worn as an under garmet that shaped and supported the natural figure - exactly like our modern bras today.
More about the construction of corsets:
Corsets are constructed of flexible materials such as satin, leather, pvc, denim, and velvet. They are stiffened with boning (also called ribs or stays) inserted into channels in the material. Steel and whalebone were favored in the Victorian period but plastic is now the most commonly used material. Steel is used for high-quality corsets. Other materials that have been used for boning include ivory, wood, and cane. (A girdle is usually made of elasticized fabric, not boning.)
A corset encloses the upper body, usually from under the arms to the hips. Some corsets however extend over the hips and may even reach the knees. A shorter kind of corset, which covers the waist area (from below the ribs to just above the hips), is called a 'waist cincher' or underbust corset. A corset may also include garters to hold up stockings.
Corsets are held together by lacing, usually at the back. Tightening or loosening the lacing changes the firmness of the corset. It is possible for a back-laced corset-wearer to do his or her own lacing, though it can be difficult. However, many corsets also have a buttoned or hooked front opening. Once the lacing is adjusted comfortably, it is possible to leave the lacing as adjusted and take the corset on and off using the front opening. This method is incompatible with tight lacing, which strives for the maximum reduction of the waist. Tight lacers are usually laced by spouses and partners.
Are corsets hot? These ladies below think so. What do you think?
Many centuries earlier, back in the time of Merlin, there was a prophecy that foretold that France would be lost by a woman and saved by a virgin. As everyone knows, the foolish woman who lost France was the mother of the current Dauphin, Queen Isabelle, who had sided with Burgundy and the English, and who now had gained control of most of the north, including Paris. It would be the Maid of Orleans who would be the virgin who saved France at the age of 19, but we are jumping ahead.
Joan of Arc’s initial objective in 1429 was to persuade other knights to accompany her to Chinon to meet the Dauphin and from there she hoped to lead a unified French army into battle at Orléans. Over the next year, she successfully carried this out, raising the siege of the town and routing the English armies at Patay. These were spectacular, seemingly divinely inspired victories, helped in no small way by the fanatical loyalty she engendered in her own troops (many of the regular soldiers were in fact mercenaries with dubious loyalties). Joan represented old-fashioned chivalric values grounded in religious faith combined with a dynamic will for taking the fight to the enemy instead of sitting around talking about when to retreat. The French armies were able to advance to Reims in the following year where the Dauphin was crowned King Charles VII of France. Her brief military career came to an end when she was captured shortly afterwards in May (of 1430) by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English six months later. The English kept her as a political prisoner and then put her on trial in Rouen.
We do not concern ourselves here with the conclusions the male trial judges came to; they were in the service of the English Crown and their French collaborators. Instead we turn to something much more important: the two medical inspections she had to undergo during her brief but illustrious career, for as I argued above, the critical issue was whether she was a virgin. If she was, this would confirm the famous prophecy and her purity before God; if she was not, then she was a fraud and the war for the liberation of France was a fraud. Everything else was just politics. The first inspection had occurred earlier at Poitiers by the King’s mother-in-law and the noble ladies of the French court and while they may have been predisposed to lie, all doubt was removed the second time. This inspection took place in Rouen, by the English noblewomen no less, and they had no reason to lie. They stated that the barricade was still in place. While Joan’s purity was certified by her enemies, it would not save her life, for she was too dangerous a symbol. After a year in prison, la Pucelle, the Maid of Orléans, died a martyr’s death, burned at the stake in 1431.
Read the entire article here.
I recently ran across an article about Lucio Valentini, who crafts medieval-style chastity belts replicas for film makers, museums and [kinky] private patrons (click thumbnails to see larger pics. Go on, I know you want to).
In 1996, two British historians reported that there was no medical evidence from the time of Chaucer through the Victorian period that chastity belts existed or were commonly used. In fact, the reports were so persuasive that following this announcement, the British Museum of London even decided to remove an alleged chastity belt that had been on exhibit since 1846.
Interesting article about Beethoven's Immortal Beloved from Sexual Fables:
Once upon a time in old Vienna, the great composer Ludwig von Beethoven passed away quietly at his home. Back then, in 1827, his friends were going through his drawers when they found three letters tucked away in a hidden place. They were addressed to his “Immortal Beloved”:
My angel, my all, my very self - Only a few words today and at that with pencil (with yours) - Not till tomorrow will my lodgings be definitely determined upon - what a useless waste of time - Why this deep sorrow when necessity speaks - can our love endure except through sacrifices, through not demanding everything from one another; can you change the fact that you are not wholly mine, I not wholly thine - Oh God, look out into the beauties of nature and comfort your heart with that which must be - Love demands everything and that very justly - thus it is to me with you, and to your with me. But you forget so easily that I must live for me and for you;
So who was this woman that he calls his Immortal Beloved? Some have argued that she was a quick intense flirtation that went nowhere just as fast. Others feel that she must have been someone he saw often at a particular time in his life. They argue that we should focus instead on why the relationship did not last. After all, why does he use the German words for “eternal” and “faithful” if not to suggest a long-term relationship, or is this just poetic license for an ideal woman – his muse – who never existed in the flesh?
Read the entire article here. Of note, there is a fantastic movie on the subject starring Gary Oldman.
Jane Austen had a lesbian affair with her older sister, Cassandra. It’s obvious, really. There was “the passionate nature of the sibling bond” so evident in the letters. There were her descriptions of women, betraying “a kind of homophilic fascination”. And, of course, there was her fascination with the “underlying eros of the sister-sister bond”. Case closed, I’d say.But wait! There's more! According to the film "Becoming Jane", to be released in 2007, Jane Austen had a physical love affair with an Irishman named Tom Lefroy. OMG! Jane Austen had sex!
Proposing that Jane Austen was a lesbian or Sophocles a cross-dresser,” writes the literary theorist Terry Eagleton, “is one way for those who have nothing especially stunning to say about irony or tragic fate to muscle in on the literary scene. It is rather like being praised as an eminent geographer for finding your way to the bathroom.”
In sum? Losers trying to make a buck by making big claims on a well-known name. Sounds familiar? It should. Britney Spears's first husband, Jason Alexander, and Kevin Federline's ex-girlfriend, Shar Jackson, recently did a paid television interview after the split of the Federlines. The sad part is, that because said losers are making "academic" assertions about literary figures, people actually take their claims for substantial, rather than for the sensational tabloid garbage that it is.
For the record, whomever Ms. Austen prefers in her bedroom is fine with me. Now if you will excuse me, this article has inspired me to sit down and enjoy a bout of Wet!Shirt!Darcy.
