A slightly 'risque' look at the lighter side of ice skating by commercial artist J. Fredrick Smith; not explicitly cancan on ice, but about as close as we're likely to get in a 50s family journal. Saw this many years ago in an Advertising textbook, recall being vaguely surprised by both the pose and the flashed panties...
Then again, ice skating has always been the perfect excuse to reveal knickers and thighs, even in venues where they might least be expected...
Italian hosiery ad inspired by the cancan (and yes, the slogan means exactly what you think it does). Typographic elements removed via photoshop. Brand: Calze Fer; seems to date from the mid-fifties.
A recreation of Film Fun (February, 1936) featuring Enoch Bolles' famous cancan girl:
Look Magazine, 22 November, 1938: with Germany re-arming and war looming on the horizon, Claudette Colbert still managed to steal the cover spot :) The image seemed to be based on a publicity still from Zaza (odd, considering the film wasn't released until 1939; no doubt Paramount was eager to cash in on the spectacle of the talented Ms Colbert revealing her frilly underthings).
It's interesting to compare this cover shot with stills and posters from the same movie (both B&W and color). Unfortunately, the Hays Code didn't allow for garters and stocking tops back in the day...
Classical cheesecake by the great Ted Withers (second image "smoothed out" via AI). Withers seemed to start out as one of George Petty's many imitators, but later developed a more "painterly" approach to his pin-up work:
Not sure of the artist, but the signature seems to read "Pete." Upscaled the original via Zygo, lending it a somewhat polished appearance (at least IMHO):
Yes, Norman Pett's Jane returns in this stock edition published by Rylee just two years after the war. The 41-page pamphlet includes photos, articles, sketches and a hand-colored strip rarely seen outside the UK. Oh, and page sixteen features this unexpected little gem:
The rest of the book may be viewed (and downloaded) at Internet Archive (nsfw):
Tried to "clean up" some of the images I came across on BB's tumblr site; once again, I'll leave you to judge the results:
Yes, the Quaids are back from their latest shopping expedition, and couldn't wait to show you their latest acquisitions:
AI generated image, modified in photoshop. Original by TheRRRealist.
