This article has been revised and transferred to the Royale Studio blog by mitchmen
In the last couple of
posts I made a link between Boy Scout imagery and the famous Royale
Studios that produced military erotica in the 1950's. In fact Royale
used the Scouting theme on more than one occasion. The normal age of
Scouts puts them well out of bounds for the purposes of erotica and
rightly so. Fortunately, Royale used models for their Scout series
who were indisputably adult and the one in the set below is not
remotely boyish.
1
I only have 4 pictures
from this set but I imagine there were probably more. The Scout shirt
and accessories from the waist upwards look absolutely genuine but
it's hard to tell if the shorts are. Royale always strove for
authenticity in it's uniforms but the effect is marred here by the
socks which would not be rolled right down to the ankle but would be
worn long and turned down just below the knee, like rugby socks. I'm
not sure about the beret in his hand, bush hat headgear with a
pointed, tent-shaped crown was often worn by Scouts in the UK.
In the jokey fashion of
the day, the model is depicted as being bewildered at having to wear
this unusual outfit. These days fashion models will wear any
ridiculous clothing on the catwalk, but in the Royale era 'men were
men' and to be asked to dress as a mere boy would be pretty
demeaning. Having put the clothes on, the manly bulge revealed in his
shorts would be equally disturbing. We can assume this man has shed
such inhibitions, but the Royale liked to play with the idea of the
photographer's power over his model, knowing it would tittilate more
conservative viewers.
Bulges in pants were not
unusual, Scott studios were also notable exponents, but this one is
particularly explicit in shape. It hardly counts as 'hidden
eroticism' but a close inspection of the shadowing reveals just a
hint of cockhead.
continued in next post.................
For previous articles in this series covering 'Royale Studio' and 'Guys In Uniform' click on the GIU/Royale label below.
No comments:
Post a Comment