Pinups in Leather - Fetish Magazines

Very little information is out there, about Exotique magazine (feel free to enlighten us with an email or a comment). Published by Leonard Burtman in New York City between 1955 and 1959. Gene Bilbrew, also known by his pseudonym ENEG, was an artist who contributed work to Burtman's publications.

AtomAge Magazine - The Father of fetish Magazines

John Sutcliffe had a petite girlfriend who got drenched during a motorbike ride, one dreary, British evening. Ever so considerately, John searched everywhere for a rain-proof leather outfit for his girl, but those were none-existent in the mid 1950’s. So John, being a closet leather fetishist, opted to create one for her. Wowing all his friends, in 1957 John started Atomage as "a manufacturer of weatherproofs for lady pillion riders". Self taught and highly skilled, Sutcliffe would perfect his machine, different kinds of fabrics and none fabrics and different ways to put them together.

In 1972 Sutcliffe started Atomage magazine, which focused on his design. The magazine quickly evolved, however and cover events and get leather fetishists together. There was also a bondage addition, that would later be appended to the original magazine. Just as Sutcliffe was expanding, he was prosecuted by the police and fined heavy fines, his printing plates destroyed. Many of his loyal readers sent Sutcliffe money and old copies of Atomage, so he could resell them.








Sutcliffe died in 1987 and Atomage is now a sought after collector’s item.*

Skin Two - The Heir

Skin Two started out as an underground rubberist club, in London of 1983. In 1984, Skin Two Magazine was founded by publisher Tim Woodward and photographer Grace Lau. You could say Skin Two is the direct continuation of Atomage. It was a 16-page stapler operation, back then, but today it rivals any glossy magazine and has a glossy web presence, to boot.















Skin Two also has a line of clothing, which I think you pinup fetishists will easily connect with.

Marquis - What’s in a Name?

In the early 90’s Peter W. Czernich published the fetish magazine ‘O’ (after Pauline Reage’s scandalous novel.), as a spinoff to Skin Two. A lost courtroom battle against Oprah Winfrey, no less would leave him bankrupt, but not broken. In 1994 he would reemerge with Marquis (another literary reference with respect to the philosopher Marquis de Sade). Today, Marquise has a significant online presence, including web versions of both magazines and a large online clothing & book store.

Where Has All the Good Fetish Gone?

It seems that all other big name fetish magazines don’t have an impressive web presence. In fact, they resurrect that 90’s internet porn feeling. The only exception being a few vintage images exhibited on the front page of the sites (like this one, from Whap! magazine). Which is too bad, because the four examples above really show you how fantastic porn can be, when done right.



To glossy, glamorous pinup fetish,






>> All information about Atomage is from the Atomage magazine appreciation site.

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