Vintage Playboy magazines

[sundaygirl]

I love the 60's era Playboy covers & editorials. Just shows how stylish Playboy used to be and how much it's changed.








source: 55max.com

 

[sundaygirl]

 

[hfgl]

Omg!Who wouldve thought!Gorg,thanks.

 

[iluvjeisa]

Incredible....

 

[hfgl]

Here's more from the same source

 

[iluvjeisa]

It used to be so sexy, what happened? Hmm, come to think of it the p*rn of those times was also sort of to die for. I guess either I'm (we're) pathologically nostalgic (for times when we weren't even around), or things have taken a gruesome turn for the worse aesthetically

 

[thesiren]

you wonder why they never work with any modern, cool photographers like they did in the '60s...

i guess everyone involved just buys into the superficial hype they're created, which is really sad because it was very sensual and stylish at one point.

 

[iluvjeisa]

I know....And the 70s! Helmut Newton and Chris von Wangenheim most notably maybe...

I don't even know who shoots for them these days, can't be caught with one of those in my hands.

 

[hfgl]

They'd look lovely framed on the wall.

 

[auxt]

It used to be so sexy, what happened? Hmm, come to think of it the p*rn of those times was also sort of to die for. I guess either I'm (we're) pathologically nostalgic (for times when we weren't even around), or things have taken a gruesome turn for the worse aesthetically

Agreed, I am drawn to a lot of creative output from this period of time, and these covers are another example of design attitudes that have been lost over time.

Incidentally I saw these scans posted elsewhere recently, apparently highlights from the Dec '64 issue. Generally not as cool as the covers, but a taste of content from an average issue ...

some adverts, the first one proves that people were genuinely daring in the 60s

gift guide

Carroll Baker

4DW

 

[Miss Dalloway]

Lots of interesting and unique covers,shame they dont produce the same original and interesting covers today.

 

[MissAnia]

too bad that Playboy doesn't look like this nowadays

 

[_incognito]

I love the vintage covers. Totaly different feel.

One thing though...Hot Dr.Pepper? I feel nauseous.

 

[hfgl]

^ I know!My boyfriend said he had it once and it was the worst thing he ever tasted!

 

[Sudahtua]

i don't know playboy was so classy back then

 

[~Gia~]

Oh there so gorgeous.

 

[chaneladdict]

Thanks for posting these!! The antique mall down the street from me has a dealer that has stacks of these, hidden in the corner. I like to go look at them and always feel slightly creepy lurking and looking at them, but they're really lovely.

 

[australian_girl]

how can the same person that did those 60's covers, be the same person that does the covers today. maybe he is just out of touch and thinks that is stylish what they do today. sometimes i think he prefers how the women in the 60's look compared to the plastic dolls he has today. but that is all he can get today.

 

[Sugarmama]

Wow, what a different feel they had back then. Much more sensual.

 

[masquerade]

wow, these are gorgeous

i never would have expected. i especially love the first picture in the first post and the last one in post 5. It makes me kinda sad at the current state of the magazine though