''Leg Show'' was an adult
fetish magazine published in the
United States
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which specialized in photographs of women in nylons, corsets, pantyhose, stockings and high heels. The magazine features pinup style photographs and articles geared towards dominant women. The magazine achieved great success under editor
Dian Hanson
Dian Hanson (born November 2, 1951) is an American magazine and book editor.
Career
Hanson began her publishing career as an American pornographic magazine editor, historian, and occasional model, helping found the 1970s hardcore journal ''Purit ...
during the 1990s.
It was published by
Mavety Media Group, which also published ''
Juggs
''Juggs'' is a softcore pornography adult magazine published in the United States that specializes in photographs of women with large breasts.
It has been described as "the magazine of choice for breast men" by Jerry Saltz, art critic for ''The ...
'', ''Tight'' and ''Black Tail'' magazines.
A German edition, on the market since 1997, was published by Ediciones Zinco SA.
''Leg Show'' is no longer being published, and the web sites for both the magazine and its publisher are now defunct. The last issue of ''Leg Show'' magazine was published in August 2012.
The company ended production without any type of notification or refund to subscribers or advertisers.
A similarly named magazine with very similar features was published by Selbee Associates in the United States, New York, N.Y. from 1962 to at least 1963. Among the contributors were artists
Gene Bilbrew
Eugene "Gene" Bilbrew (June 29, 1923 – May 1974) was an African-American vocal group singer, cartoonist, and "bizarre art" pioneer. As noted in the biography, ''GENE BILBREW REVEALED: The Unsung Legacy of a Fetish Art Pioneer'', he was "the firs ...
and
Eric Stanton
Eric Stanton (September 30, 1926 – March 17, 1999; born Ernest Stanzoni Jr.) was an American underground cartoonist and fetish art pioneer.
While Stanton began his career as a bondage fantasy artist for Irving Klaw, the majority of his later ...
.
References
Bibliography
* William D. Brame, Jon Jacobs, ''Different loving: the world of sexual dominance and submission'', Villard, 1996, , pp. 358,368
* Joseph W. Slade, "Pornography and sexual representation: a reference guide", in ''Pornography and Sexual Representation vol. 3'', Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, , pp. 404–411
* ''
Vibe
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'', August 1998, p. 48
External links
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