Paris-Hollywood (TASCHEN Icons Series)

Rating:
Summary: Nude women, plain and acting glitzy
Review: Nothing special: these are nude women, mostly plain women, some are even far beyond the aesthetic elegance of slender, trim, shapely glamor models to be well padded women. Dressed for glamor and strutting sexy, but still just ordinary women - some are pretty,mind you, but lots were not young hotties. Black and white photos. Mostly shot in cramped quarters. Some are actually more original than a lot I've seen but the norm is "Wow, look, I'm a woman." showing it all. In the end: interest for people like artists looking for more variety than the before mentioned skinny-busty-young pretty dolls that are the norm. Most modern bikini shoots offer more sizzle and exhibit more raw sex. Keep in mind this fellow worked during an age when Playboy was often criticized as porn' and Playboy and most modern men's magazines are far more racy - and in color. Not bad, but not a gee-wiz wow-gotta-have-it book either. I found the censorship (earlier pics were air-brushed to remove "offending" material) interesting and I didn't recognize any of the gals, so I wasn't hooked on any glamorous babes. Nice, interesting for men who aren't prudes about female nudes and like women of all types. Mostly European white gals, at that, which means (sigh) little overall variety. Will interst scholars of nude photography and nude fans who like all decent nudes a lot more than any other clique.