Thirteen years ago today, we lost my good friend Pamela Green. Her undeniable allure and captivating poses left an indelible mark on the world of glamour. I would like to thank all her fans and the readers of this blog for keeping her memory alive. Here’s a delightful picture of Continue Reading
Miscellaneous
Discover a treasure trove of captivating anecdotes, pictures and curiosities that offer a multifaceted view of under-the-counter culture, including artefacts, behind-the-scenes snapshots and various bits of ephemera.
Birthday wishes 2022
Pamela Green was born in 1929 and would have been 93 today. Looking down from the great nudist camp in the sky, I’m sure she would be surprised and somewhat chuffed that her website is still going strong. On behalf of her, a big thank you to all the site’s Continue Reading
2021 – A big thank you
A big thank you to everybody who has supported this website over the last year—especially those who have left comments, got in touch, and bought books. While 2021 was slightly more bearable than 2020, it’s still been a volatile year of uncertainty. Hopefully, you were occasionally able to take the Continue Reading
Skyclad witch – mystery image
As Halloween is just around the corner, I thought it would be an appropriate time to post this. It’s from an original photographic print I have. Unfortunately, I know nothing about the image. I was wondering if any of our readers can send shed some light. Who is the charming Continue Reading
Stacked Decks: Pamela Green Playing Cards
A set of vintage playing cards by De La Rue, London, featuring Pamela Green on the reverse. The cards come in a gold box with blue velvet on the outside. De La Rue are famous for making banknotes, but Thomas de la Rue, who founded the company, secured a Royal Continue Reading
A very British Arcadia
Due, in part, to the censorship laws of the 1950s, photographers often sought to cloak their work in respectability, using Classical allusions in an attempt to validate their “art studies”. There is a certain naive charm to captioning a photograph of a lady in a state of undress Nymph in a Continue Reading
Making friends naked
On this sunny spring day a befitting photo of a Pamela Green for you to savour. You guessed it, Stephen Glass took the photo. It’s from the early 1950s. The scan is from the original black and white negative. Does anyone know who the naked pretty lady on the right Continue Reading
Mephistophilis
When Pamela Green and George Harrison Marks were living in Gerrard Street in the heart of London’s Soho in the 1950s they would often go away for the weekend. A popular haunt of theirs was the Cliffe Hotel, perched high above the bay at Ilfracombe, in Devon. After driving down Continue Reading
I‘m dreaming of a White Christmas…
I’d like to take the chance to say thank you for your support during 2018 and wish you a fabulous festive season and happy New Year. We have some exciting new projects for 2019 including some new publications in the pipeline. To see our current list check out the shop Continue Reading
The Wabe in Reddington Road
Here’s a wonderful picture of Jean Spaul on the balcony of Pam and George’s flat in Reddington Road, where she stayed for a couple of months. Pam and George bought this flat after they stopped living in Gerrard Street. The flat was in a rambling house called The Wabe in Continue Reading