French Girlie Magazines: Petit Format 1950's
AUDACES, VAMP, EVOCATIONS, MOI ET TOI, PARIS~ZAZOU, PSSSHT!, EXCITANTES, REGAL, GIRLS DE PARIS, ENTRES NOUS, MLLE DE PARIS, PARIS JE T'AIME, COUCOU, PARIS TABOU: all titles of 1950's French, digest sized girlie magazines jumping out at me from dealer's stands at the Old Paper Show in Paris, circa late 1980s. I'm at a loss. I don't know what's between the striking cover designs. Ultimately these publications did not disappoint.
After years of buying these magazines it became clear that what seemed like an endless fountain of different titles and publishers, boiled down to just a few that actually survived for more a handful of issues. Many were "one-shots", never to be seen again after the premiere issue. Nonetheless, these small format, digest size (approx. 5" x 8") magazines touched a seductive and sometimes sensual spot that American magazines of the period were years away from discovering.
