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Miriam ([personal profile] segnung) wrote2009-10-18 08:00 pm
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I LOVE '70S MEN, GODDAMN.

My favorite male model of all time, Matt Collins; photoshoots and People magazine article.









On the left, his cover for the 1977 book, Looking Good:

A fantastic blog review of both books, lots of pictures of foxy '70s men.

He didn't appear nude or in anywhere at all within this issue of Playgirl, however, Sam Jones of Flash Gordon did, so it all works out:


After Dark magazine and photoshoot:




As Joe Dallesandro:

As Valentino from the Gene Wilder film, The World's Greatest Lover:



From the September 1977 issue of '70s gay porn magazine Blue Boy:


From his film, Tropic of Desire (a.k.a. The Last Resort:



Let it be known that any magazine/book featuring Matt Collins is a collector's item amongst his fanbase, so blessed be Google image search ♥
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[identity profile] suspiriorum.livejournal.com 2009-10-19 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Matt is a delightful hybrid of the masculine and feminine and could work any angle; I do believe he was the only truly notable male model until the '90s.

I have the Sam Jones scans (including many other Playgirl and Playboy models and Penthouse) and I can go ahead and post them in a separate post, as he deserves the attention.

Did you ever see or hear of that ridiculous made-for-television '80s film about the male model starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Joan Collins? It was based off of Matt's life (except I believe he's gay, so that whole model-sleeping-with-manager subplot didn't apply). He dropped out of show business altogether after that film, and since he always invested wisely, was most likely able to retire.

Also, this flickr user's galleries are worth a look, as he has lots of scans from '70s magazines and truly has an eye for both male and female beauty:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hillyblue/

[identity profile] ruby-stevens.livejournal.com 2009-10-19 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
I've have to track that one down, especially as Jon-Erik Hexum was ridiculously good looking, shame he died so young.
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[identity profile] suspiriorum.livejournal.com 2009-10-19 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
The Making Of A Male Model, was the title. For starters, there's this best-of compilation from youtube:


He was unbelievably beautiful.

[identity profile] ruby-stevens.livejournal.com 2009-10-19 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Ah thank you! It's so miserably cold here I need some beefcake to cheer me up.
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[identity profile] suspiriorum.livejournal.com 2009-10-19 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome! Fall is now in full-swing here and I thrive best from October through winter, which is probably why I'm purposely bogging myself down with work and actively posting more.