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and when it all went horribly wrong Mar 18, 2008 at 01:20
Hugh Hefner might seem like a semi-senile, horny, geriatric now, but back in the day, the man was on to something. And while the Playboy bunny is now a badge of the teenage trashbag (who will, undoubtedly, have a 'Bitch on Wheels' sticker on her hatchback) it didn't used to have the same connotations. Or maybe it did, and everything retro just seems so much nicer these days.

Whatever the case, Playboy has gone to shit. The covers in the 50s, 60s and 70s were adorable, a bit clever, and colourful. Somewhere in the late-70s it began to turn slightly, and by the late-80s Playboy covers had gone from super cute girls in kooky outfits and bikinis to drag queens whose faces you can barely see behind all the make-up, gigantic tits, mesh and PVC. Jordan's cover really was quite terrifying.

To see the decline of Playboy covers, check out the gallery attached.

Gallery via ebamsworld.com.




Posted By: Katie Olsen
Tags: The LoungeMagazinesCelebrities80sSexy70s60s

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True New Lounger
whats happening with the blonde girl with a white bikini on? where is her belly button..? this picture looks like it should belong with the photoshop disaster story from a couple of days ago..
True New Lounger
give them a break dude, they are just trying to make good business, i mean, they have to compete against porn movies and god now even free porn movies on the internet, who in their right might would pay to see normal girls naked...pffff...you crazy, the only way you are going to keep people interested is with un-normal shit...like boobs the size of your head and faces that look like they where just printed out
False Respect
is the eye of the rabbit not her belly button.....
False Respect
Jay: Yes. ....licious: Actually, I thought that in porn terms, the gigantic boobs and PVC were both normal and incredibly boring.
False Advanced Member
from "fun girls to know" to "built for sex, consumable person". ****more striped braces/suspenders and tom boy haircuts please. (see1985)
False New Lounger
Random Trivia: Did you know all the classic 60's/70's era playboy covers always featured the bunny on the cover. As with above - obviously the lipstick drawing - bunny head on the bra strap hook - bunny head in the knot she's tying...
True New Lounger
and sorry - my bad yes she does have a belly button. i just thought the eye looked too small to be a belly button but i stand corrected.
False Respect
the knot! awsome!

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