Many of those who posed in naturist resorts for photographers were professional models rather than genuine naturists. One of the handful to buck that trend was Elizabeth Walker, née Elcoate Gilbert, who was routinely described as Naturism’s Ambassador. She was a member of Spielplatz and as early as 1950 and Continue Reading
Nudism
Glamour photography, with its fixation with boobs, was bound to overlap with the nudist movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Where else could you get to see people, especially ladies, naked as nature intended? Shed your inhibitions and take a historical look at nature’s playmates in paradise.
Miss Venus 1950
In the summer of 1950 with the years of wartime austerity behind, Speilplatz held it’s first Miss Venus contest. It was held on the August bank holiday weekend. Pamela Green was visiting the Club at the time and was persuaded to enter. Each contender had to stand on a platform Continue Reading
The Pool of Enchantment
Another publication from the Naturist. This time The Pool of Enchantment: Reflections on the Naturist Movement. First published in 1950, but reprinted for the third time in 1956. 64 pages with 24 pages of photographic studies of the nude by Stephen Glass. Being a font nerd I rather like the Continue Reading
Sun Bathing Review
In the 1950s few magazines would publish nude photos. The exception was those that focussed on the naturist and nudist lifestyle. It’s no surprise then to learn that Pamela Green regularly appeared in such magazines as Health and Efficiency and the Sun Bathing Review. She appeared on the cover of Continue Reading
Naked As Nature Intended Japanese Adverts
Here is a couple of Japanese magazine adverts for the naturist movie Naked as Nature Intended, which was released in Japan in 1963, two years after its UK release. A while back I posted the actual poster. You can see it here. I’ve been meaning to post a picture of the Continue Reading
Sussex Maidens by Roy Wyatt
Sussex Maidens by Roy Wyatt, with a supplement of photographs of the nude by Stephen Glass, was first published in September 1949 by The Naturist. Sorting through some pictures I came across the negative of the cover image. The book is a rather amusing read with such chapters as Tall Continue Reading
Publications by The Naturist
The magazine The Naturist published a series of pocket books of around 60 pages with a photographic supplement in the middle. These supplements were often by Stephen Glass, the brother of Zoltán Glass. Pamela appears in Nudist Life at Spielplatz. Here is a list of the publications for any of Continue Reading
Nudist Life at Spielplatz
Nudist Life at Spielplatz, the story of a modern experiment in the art of living by Charles Sennet, with an art supplement of photographs taken at the Hertfordshire nudist resort by Stephen Glass, was published by The Naturist Ltd. in 1956. The 56-page booklet is pretty rare so I was Continue Reading
Nudist Beauty Queen of Britain, 1955
Three judges looked carefully at 30 girls filing past them during a contest to choose the Nudist Beauty Queen of Britain. A 23-year-old housewife, Mrs Iseult Kelly, mother of a six-months-old daughter, was chosen the winner. Her parents founded the Spielplatz Nudist Club at Bricket Wood, near Watford, where the Continue Reading
Out of Step (1957) – Spielplatz
Out of Step was a documentary series made by Associated-Rediffusion in 1957. Episodes lasted approximately 15 minutes and were shown on ITV at 10.30 pm on Wednesdays. The series was presented by investigative reporter Dan Farson (who was once patted on the head by Adolf Hitler). In this episode, he Continue Reading