Betty Bettie Page

Exotique Photo Album No. 5
The Burmel [BURtman/HimMEL] Publishing Co.
New York, New York
1957

digital replica
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optimized for ebook viewing

The 38 issues of Exotique magazine contained a mix of prose, illustrations and photographs. Most of us never saw an issue of Exotique with too many pictures.

Photo Album No. 5 contains a wonderful assortment of Bettie Page photographs dressed to feed the visual appetites of fetishists. As seen on the cover of the Selbee Focus on Bettie Page, the scrumptious miss delights in corset, high-heels, gloves, hosiery and sensuous satin dresses. She brazenly shows off her feminine curves, mugging for the camera, pointing to her footwear.
She's seen in three kinds of stockings, two kinds of boots, mules, pumps, a leather skirt and ornate satin panties with ruffled edges.

A skillful poser who always seemed to enjoy the exercise of her graceful instrument, Miss Bettie was well directed here, probably by Mr. Burtman (in his apartment) and probably photographed by Sam Menning. As the booklet is stamped 1957, these pictures are likely from one of the last photo shoots of her modeling career.

The last 18 pages of the booklet show the cheerful femininity of burlesque legend Tee Tee Red. Mostly posing in platform sandals but also in nice pumps, Tee Tee wears RHT hosiery, held in place by lace garter belt or short satin corset.

She shows off petite pinup credentials in long leather gloves, strapless lace bra, frilly lace panties, and tight satin sheath dress. In several pictures, she holds leather pumps or a slender cigarette holder.

a page-by-page digital replica
The quality of photography and production in the original reflect care and competence. All content in the 64-page booklet is in the ebook in the original sequence. The tonality of photographs was adjusted. Some of the carpet, lighting, window coverings, vegetation and furniture were cropped out to obtain larger images of the models. Due to these modifications, the ebook provides a viewing experience superior to that of the paper version.

All new scans.


optimized for ebook viewing
The optimized version is based on pictures, not pages. Each picture is placed on a separate, wide ebook page. Except for the smallest photos, all pictures fill the screen from top to bottom. The model is shown complete, and fetish details, such as corsets, stockings and footwear, are enlarged beside the complete image or on another page.


The ebook presentations improve on the conscientious work of the original with adjustments that brighten images and remove spots. For Bettie Page fans and those who enjoy images of pretty models in full fetish regalia, the original publication delivers precious delight. The digital reproductions constitute a product that is among the best in the Fetish Nostalgia catalog.

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