There ain’t nothing like a madame. Claiming to provide an honest, safe and popular business environment away from the dangers on the streets, these women are just helping along what comes naturally. FRENCH CONNECTIONS Fernande Grudet, aka the notorious Madame Claude, ran a thriving high-class call-girl empire whose tentacles stretched from Paris to the Middle […]

When Larry Flint’s pioneering magazine of crude humour and nude women decided to print a parody of a Campari ad featuring fundamentalist minister Jerry Falwell in an incestuous role with his mother, Falwell sued. A disclaimer at the bottom of the page said, ‘Ad parody, not to be taken seriously’, but although Falwell lost his […]

However much the authorities try to shut it out, sex always finds its way back into the world of entertainment. It might pop up in the form of nudity or suggestion, or just reside in the imagination of the audience. Sometimes, it’s even the real thing. And then there’s pornography… WINDMILL THEATRE Owner Mrs Henderson […]

Following the Tupperware and Avon models but much racier, pole dancing parties became the USA’s first big fitness and health craze of the 21st century, giving women the chance to ‘refind their inner sex kitten’ and burn up calories in a G-string, while ensuring their men no longer needed to go out for erotic entertainment. […]

Star of Minsky’s Burlesque in the 30s, American stripper Gypsy Rose Lee began her career at the age of 15 and became famous not only for taking off her clothes slowly but for teasing with her wit, which developed out of her initial shyness at performing. In 1979, a bow-tied and buff men’s troupe called […]

Before there were moving pictures to show people taking off their clothes, there was always the real thing. DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS As part of the deal which ended up with the head of John the Baptist on a platter, King Herod Antipas acceded to his niece Salome’s request that she should dance for […]

Uniforms and high heels

Dressing to impress can play a big part in a seduction ritual, with fashions and uniforms often providing sexual confidence and compelling entertainment before the eventual strip. ‘According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortableundressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of otherwomen. They say that women are […]

A 2005 survey by lifestyle site Askmen. com revealed that 70 per cent strongly believed in marriage, 65 per cent would not cheat even if they could get away with it, only 18 per cent visited a strip club at least once a month and 60 per cent wanted greater variety or simply more sex. […]

‘I’m too shy to express my sexual needs exceptover the phone to people I don’t know.’ Garry Shandling ACCEPTABLE AFFAIRS? A survey of online chat rooms highlighted their popularity among people who were married or in serious relationships. Able to discuss fantasies anonymously without actually cheating on a partner, many felt it was harmless fun. […]