With his iconic art and the groundbreaking content of his Bizarre magazine, John Willie is perhaps the person most responsible for introducing fetish style to the mainstream. Illustrated with examples of John’s work, this in-depth exploration shines the spotlight on the man behind the drawings of buxom beauties and the photographs of expertly executed erotic bondage, delving into:
• his early life from his 1902 birth in England as John Coutts through his education, military service, immigration to Australia, and employment as a seaman and laborer;
• the chance encounter with a network of high-heel fetishists that incited John’s discovery of his community and his calling in the world of erotic art;
• his relationship with model, wife, and muse Holly Faram;
176 pp | 61 color & b/w images
