#292 - Black Stocking Parade & Garter Parade

Black Stocking Parade, No. 1
Selbee Associates, 1963
a digital replica

Garter Parade, No.26
S & G Publishers, 1962
a digital replica

Black Stocking Parade, No. 1
It's unusual for a Selbee magazine to be what it claims to be, but this digest-sized collection shows nearly every leg sheathed in nylon. Some of the photos are leftovers from sets we've seen in other Selbee zines. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Five of the best pictures here are of the cover and centerfold model from High Heels, 2/2, in those black pumps with the 5.5-inch heels. Although busty model Honey Bee smiles on the cover, she seems distracted in about half the pictures of her inside.

A couple of paragraphs disown the blatant erotic content of the images, deflecting anticipated accusations of “pornography” with a claim that these figure studies are intended to assist artists and models in the development of their talents. Otherwise, no text names or characterizes the models.

Although all the photos are printed in only black ink, the page scans were made in color. We've kept the RGB files as received, showing how the paper has yellowed. About 36 pages.

Garter Parade, No.26
Apparently, the Garter Parade publishing venture was a success for its time as 25 issues preceded this one. Another digest-sized picture album with monochrome printing, this title shows garters or garter belts on most of its 24 pages.

I know I've seen some of the faces elsewhere, but the only model I can name is cheerful Anita Ventura. Her ample curves show up on the cover and five interior pages. Most of the photographs are positioned one to a page with bleeds at the edges.

Like Black Stocking Parade, no text names or describes the models. A page at the end contains a similar apology for the nudity, i.e., in the interests of professional and serious amateur photographers. High resolution (greater than 250 dpi) images in the ebook.

Two digital replica ebooks, delivered by download link.