Dressing for Pleasure: the best of AtomAge

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A woman and an animated version dressed for pleasure:
Dressing for Pleasure: the best of AtomAge 1972-1980, compiled by Jonny Trunk. Page 62
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Fuel Publishing, an arm of 20-year-old London-based graphic design firm Fuel Design, has built a solid reputation for producing distinctive books exploring themes related to art, design and photography. This month’s Dressing for Pleasure is a smart edit of imagery from AtomAge, the cult fetishwear periodical founded in the 1970s, by clothing designer John Sutcliffe.

Enjoying a 32-issue lifespan, it explored the emerging fetish scene, revelling in professional and amateur designs in leather, rubber and vinyl. Now that fetishwear is a sophisticated industry, and integrated into high-fashion design, this collection of AtomAge photography is a fascinating documentation of its suburban underground roots.

Animated man and woman next to a real-life woman dressed for pleasure

Dressing for Pleasure: the best of AtomAge 1972-1980, compiled by Jonny Trunk. Page 12

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Woman dressed for pleasure sitting on a couch and posing against a wall

Dressing for Pleasure: the best of AtomAge 1972-1980, compiled by Jonny Trunk. Page 86

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Women dressed for pleasure

Dressing for Pleasure: the best of AtomAge 1972-1980, compiled by Jonny Trunk. Page 100

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Women posing and dressed for pleasure

Dressing for Pleasure: the best of AtomAge 1972-1980, compiled by Jonny Trunk. Page 196

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Women in outfits dressed for pleasure

Dressing for Pleasure: the best of AtomAge 1972-1980, compiled by Jonny Trunk. Page 126

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Women sitting on chairs in pleasure outfits

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Article of dressing for pleasure out of AtomAge

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Women posing in nature dressed for pleasure

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Women posing and dressed for pleasure

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Women dressed for pleasure

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Outfits for pleasure

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