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** Charles Guyette: Godfather of American Fetish Art

Charles Guyette was a sexual fantasist, who earned his living as a costumer. He sold photos of his "costume studies" on the sly. He produced custom-made high-heel boots and shoes, sold corsets, opera gloves, and other eccentric accessories. He understood the transformative power of clothing, particularly "bizarre" and theatrical fashion. He is also referenced in the new film on Wonder Woman's creator, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, as the costumer for Wonder Woman's real life inspiration, Olive Byrne. 

Peek inside the Charles Guyette tribute 

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Reviews:

 "If New York collector, writer and fetish historian Richard Pérez Seves had not decided to assemble what he knew about Charles Guyette (along with a substantial selection of images) into this paperback, this influential forerunner of the genre's better known exponents would have continued a lot longer as the great unsung hero of American fetish art."—Tony Mitchell, thefetishistas.com

"If you're at all a fan of fetish art ... then this book will be right up your alley." —kinkweekly.com
 
"I've often cited John Willie's gals as my biggest fashion inspiration but I'll have to start tipping my hat to Guyette as well."—Dita Von Teese

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Newly released as a stand-alone supplement to the "classic era" collector's hardcover book, Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground, this is a brand new re-issuing of two Golden Age Eric Stanton classics: The Return of Gwendoline and Deborah—both reconstructed from newly discovered archival material. Both contained in one lovingly-curated, elegantly designed softcover book.

The Return of Gwendoline has been out of print for many decades. Originally commissioned by Times Square underground publisher, Edward Mishkin, in the mid-1960s, it was intended as a follow-up (of sorts) to Stanton's very successful John Willie comic tribute, Sweeter Gwen. The Return of Gwendoline contains some gorgeous Stanton pencil work and his usual bizarre sense of humor with his flair for illustrating powerful, sexy women (and luscious, sensuous damsels) in full evidence. There's no question that this is the best-ever pencil work that Stanton contributed to Mishkin. Needless to say, there's a theme of female domination (and male/female submission) that runs through the story—all of it rendered in a sexy light. Stanton's lifelong muse, Bettie Page, once again appears as the model for the character of secret agent YU-69 (see below). Stanton's artwork is fantastic—and this is one you need to own!

Deborah—also, included in this volume—was originally commissioned by Leonard Burtman in 1957 for his magazine, Exotique, where it ran as a serial. This is the rare, complete version not seen in book form since 1963. It's a noir-style, fetish fashion melodrama with an emphasis on 1950s exotic glamour, corsets, leather opera gloves, veiled hats, ultra-high-heeled shoes, femme-fatales, mystery and dramatic lighting. It's stylishly feminine and uniquely beautiful. As visually compelling as any classic noir film—with a sexy, vintage fetish twist.

This volume also contains extra "classic era" Stanton art in the back of the book. So it's an outstanding value for only $8.99!(US). The cover alone (reconstructed from 3 separate sources) is worth that!

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 Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground

The story of Eric Stanton and the rise of American fetish art, featuring Steve Ditko, Bettie Page, John Willie, Charles Guyette, Irving Klaw, and Gene Bilbrew!

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  ** Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground

Tracing the rise of commercial fetish art from its shadowy beginnings in the 1940s to its acceptance in the 1970s, this profusely illustrated biography explores the unconventional life and art of Eric Stanton and chronicles the infamous circle of patrons, publishers, and cult icons populating his subterranean world, including Irving Klaw, John Willie, Bettie Page, Gene Bilbrew, and Steve Ditko.

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 ** Sweeter Gwen by Eric Stanton (Restored) 


Stanton's homage to John Willie and his iconic creation Sweet Gwendoline. The full story of its creation is detailed in my upcoming hardcover book, Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground. 

The year was 1962, and John Willie was dying. Stanton and Ditko were sharing a studio, and Stanton wanted to create a tribute to his hero. Stanton asked Ditko to be involved and Ditko agreed. This was in the spring of that year just as the two were cooking up costume ideas for Spider-Man. (More about that in the upcoming book.) Sweeter Gwen and the original installment of Spider-Man were virtually created at the same time.

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Thanks for checking in. Hope you'll join me next time....

Cheers. —Richard Pérez Seves

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