The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor is a 1962 war film starring William Holden, Hugh Griffith, and Lilli Palmer. Holden plays an American-born Swedish citizen who agrees to spy on the Nazis in World War II. It was based on a nonfiction book of the same name by Alexander Klein. The film was directed by George Seaton. Ingrid Van Bergen is a red leather clad dominatrix/resistance fighter with … Continue reading The Counterfeit Traitor
Diana Slip Lingerie
The Diana Slip Lingerie company, active from the 1920s to 1940s, emerged as a significant entity under the ownership of Léon (Victor) Vidal, with its establishment rooted in France around 1930. The company opened a luxurious boutique by the upmarket Madeleine district in Paris, between rue Royale and the Place Vendome. Les Editions Gauloise (later, Les Libraires Nouvelles) was a company which comprised a diverse … Continue reading Diana Slip Lingerie
Inspired Edges
Artists have long turned to the works of others as a springboard for their own creations, a practice rooted in admiration, study, and reinterpretation. In the context of vintage BDSM art, this often involved drawing inspiration from photographs or sketches by peers, such as adapting poses, compositions, or themes to suit a personal style. This approach allowed artists to hone their craft, explore new techniques, … Continue reading Inspired Edges
60’s Sex & Fetish Exploitation
This collection shows the fetishistic and perverse influence of the underground “roughie” film genre, like Olga’s House of Shame (working on that one). I did my best to combine multiple fragments. Compilation This compilation shows fragments from the following films:View on Archive.org The Defilers (1965) Two young thugs kidnap a young girl and keep her in the basement of an old warehouse where they forcibly … Continue reading 60’s Sex & Fetish Exploitation
4 Fetish Stags
To follow up on expanding the collection Stag Movies, here are a few more. Lessons of the Strap This first short stag reel, circa late-1950s is about a woman being punished by a jealous girlfriend. The footage show bondage and non-stop hand spanking. Similar to Irving Klaw’s films.View on Archive.org Family Spirit Family Spirit from 1940s (or earlier) is a French hardcore stag film with … Continue reading 4 Fetish Stags
Cuckold
The term “cuckold” might sound like a relic of a bygone era, but its legacy lingers in art, literature, and even modern slang. Historically, a cuckold was a man whose wife was unfaithful, often mocked with the symbolic imagery of horns sprouting from his head. From Renaissance theater to 18th-century sketches, cuckoldry has been a source of satire, comedy, and cultural fascination. But where did … Continue reading Cuckold
Riding the Human Pony Girl
Irving Klaw’s Riding the Human Pony Girl (1950s) is one of the earliest cinematic explorations of pony play fetishism. The short film features intricate bondage, light spanking, and girl-on-girl pony riding, showcasing the era’s experimental approach to erotic cinema. Midway through, the two dominatrices pause to adjust the submissive’s arm positioning, leaving viewers to speculate whether this was a deliberate artistic choice or an oversight in staging. … Continue reading Riding the Human Pony Girl
Key Scenes from Rent-A-Girl
This trio of pivotal moments comes from Rent-A-Girl (1965), one of the more accomplished low-budget New York “roughies” of the 1960s. Directed by William L. Rose, who also served as cinematographer for The Defilers (1965), a classic Hollywood roughie produced by David F. Friedman and directed by Lee Frost—this film stands out for its clever integration of exploitation tropes into a coherent narrative. Rent-A-Girl follows the sordid operations of a … Continue reading Key Scenes from Rent-A-Girl
Fetish Stag Films
A stag reel or stag party film is an erotic, often explicitly pornographic, film reel produced from the 1900s to the early 1980s. The term stag refers to single men (“to go stag” = “to go alone”). Some pornographic shorts made in the 1930s even had a fictitious “Stag Films” company logo showing the head of a male deer. These “blue movies” were originally shown in brothels, … Continue reading Fetish Stag Films
Mystical Power Plays
Orientalism and BDSM: A Fusion of Fantasy and Power In art history, literature, and cultural studies, Orientalism describes how Western writers, designers, and artists imitated or depicted aspects of the ‘Eastern’ world—spanning the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. This lens was steeped in romance and mysticism, projecting power, sensuality, and exoticism onto these cultures. Edward Saïd’s groundbreaking book Orientalism (1978) revealed how this Western … Continue reading Mystical Power Plays
