June was the first model John Willie used for his lingerie bondage sets. There were other models photographed previously after his move to Los Angeles, but it wasn’t until the June sets in 1958 that Willie organized his photographs around models and poses.

June was originally from Texas and in his letters, Willie refers to her as Beverly. There were 6 sets of 8 photos each created in 1958 and June appeared one more time, in the Pat and June set created in mid-1959. June was one of the three blonde models appearing in Willie’s LA photos.

This photo is from set number 6.

The best book of John Willie photographs was published in Paris in 1985: Plusieurs Possibilitieés: Les Photographies de John Willie. When I first looked through it a group of photographs struck me immediately, partially because of the angularity of the poses, partially because of the model’s appearance.

That model was John Willie’s Doree and the photographs that were shown were taken in late 1958 or early 1959 in Los Angeles in Willie’s house in West Hollywood. I believe Doree was a secretary at an aircraft factory who also worked for Willie in the evenings helping out with his photography sales. She appeared in a group of sets at that time and then appeared in more sets starting later in 1959, this time partially nude. These later sets were Doree (B).

After the cut I’m posting some of these early Doree photos that I have that I still find captivating.

The following photograph is from a different set but shot at the same time. It incorporates the unbound woman theme that first appeared in Willie’s 1930s Australian photographs.

I have some Willie LA photos I hope to begin posting soon. These will all be before mid-1959 when Willie began incorporating nudity in his photography. The photo here is the first of twenty belonging to the June and Pat set produced in mid-1959. The seated model is Pat and this is her first instance in the model sets he produced in LA. The standing model is June and this set is the last time she appears. Willie made lingerie bondage sets using her as a model in 1958.

Just a picture this time. When I get a chance I’ll be scanning 1930s Willie bondage and fetish photos I have. More soon.