ELMER BATTERS The Parliament Years Early 1960s

From the "tip of the toes to the top of the hose" was the motto of Elmer Batters and the Royal Order of the Garter which began with his self-published magazines in the late 1950s and took off with his contributions to Parliament publications in Los Angeles. Here are a few titles from the early/mid-'60s which put Batters and Parliament on the map and for the first time created competition for the long reigning East Coast publishers of slick, quality men's magazines. More about Elmer here.

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1950s GIRLIE PIX: Cheesecake Busty Babes Nudes

Sexy 1950s babes posed in and out of lingerie: bras, panties, garter belts and stockings. 4 x 5" glossy photos, sold in sets via ads in girlie magazines and adult bookstores. A selection of demurely posed nudes, "covering up" their pubes, the results often more provocative then the hirsute imagery that followed in the 1960s. A selection from the Vasta Archives.

 

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 Donna "Busty" Brown

 Medium, small, large!!

 Jackie Miller

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NYLONS & NUDES 1950s Digest Size Garter Belts & Stockings

In the mid/late 1950s in New York City the first specialty magazines appeared, all in a "digest" size format (approx 5.5" x 8") created by a handful of independent publishers. The magazines were sold only in adult bookstores. Some of the most popular were the "garters and hose" titles, precursors to what Elmer Batters' and company would create in Los Angeles in the late 1950s and eventually take-off as Parliament publications. A selection from the Vasta Archives featuring Black Nylons and High Heels, Garter Parade, the very scarce Stocking Parade, Black Satin and Nylon Legs. 

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