Posts in the Charles Guyette category

Named Guyette Models

Along with being the best introduction to the subject, Charles Guyette: Godfather of American Fetish Art by Richard PĂ©rez Seves provides identification of several Guyette models. I’m going to amplify that identification a little here.

Jane High was a Guyette model who had a small number of her Guyette photos reprinted by Irving Klaw with her name. From the costuming it appears that she was a burlesque artist.

More is known about another model, Jacqueline Joyce, also a burlesque performer. She was born in Toronto and moved to New York City to advance her career. According the 1937 Picture Review which featured her on its cover, she was performing at that time at Mario’s Club Mirador on 52nd Street. She was five foot three inches and weighed 108 pounds according to Picture Review. Her career as a performer extended at least until the early 1950s. The first illustration below is from the cover of Picture Review. The second illustration is her appearance on the 1941 cover of Jest magazine.


Guyette’s Corset Photos

Charles Guyette’s broad range of photographs included women in corsets. Other fetish elements, such as boots or high heeled shoes, are found in these 1930s (to early 1940s) photos. In spite of the large number of photos produced, originals aren’t easy to come by. These are reprints made by Irving Klaw in the 1950s. Klaw’s reprints have images that are either cropped or reduced — Guyette’s print size was larger than Klaw’s 4×5 inch.

There are 5 Klaw reprints here, two before the cut, three after. Enjoy!