To: pml1@yahoogroups.com
From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:39:27 -0400
Subject: [PML1] CC: Elaine Paul

In Elaine Paul's centerfold (August 1960) we've interrupted her as she 
clips a newspaper. Why someone would be clipping a newspaper while fully 
made-up but naked is beyond me, but then that's not really the point 
here, is it?

This is a great pose for Elaine, and really shows off her figure to 
great advantage. That bit of roundness below her navel, common on most 
women, is often downplayed or exercised away on today's Playmates. In 
other pin-ups of the sixties, it can at times seem odd after the 
cultural conditioning I've grown up with. I wonder if today's 
twenty-somethings will have the same reaction to women without 
aggressive bikini waxes. At any rate, here the curve is just one of 
several that are very pleasing and it works well in context.

Elaine's hair looks very good, providing an excellent frame for her 
beautiful face. The zigzag effect of her legs is very nice. For some 
reason I enjoy her toe just peeking out from under her hip.

A couple of minor miscues. The wall hanging splits her head in half, and 
her expression is just a bit too arch. Neither is so serious as to spoil 
the overall effect.

Photographer: Frank Eck

Scoring:
Pin-up: 3.0
Erotic: 3.0
Artistic: 3.0

Overall: 3.0

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: None. I 
think Elaine's best photo is the headshot on her Cyber Club article page.

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1960/08/centerfold.html
http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1960/08/headshot.html


Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI