After Dark July 1979 (Part 2)

For part two of my post on the July 1979 issue of After Dark, I'm going to focus on the feature represented in the cover photo of Kirby Fosdick. Provincetown.

Welcome to Provincetown, where each of these gentlemen own or are employed at a number of guest houses and restaurants in the area.

Now there was feature article on the history of Provincetown by Jason Thomas with photos of landmarks and historic sites, but it was the fashion photos by Kenn Duncan, of course, that I'm going to spotlight. Let's run on down to the beach and see what's in store.

Cover boy Kriby in a plastic sweatsuit by John Stavors. I wonder how sticky that could become..?

John Stavros also designed this deep V-neck pullover that Brian Grant is wearing.

John Stavros got a feature in another issue of After Dark with some really great photos of this hot designer, but that'll come later. In the meantime, let's settle for this bikini bathing suit worn by model Ric Warner.

Ric is completely protected from the sun in this hooded sweatsuit by David Leong.

Pierre Cardin designed this suit that Kirby is wearing.

He also designed this collarless pullover that Brian is wearing.

Ric keeps his eye out for approaching ships or sailors in this boxer bathing suit from Haberdashery of Denver.

Marilyn Manos joins the boys in her terry outfit by Le Gaspi while Brian wears their bathing shorts. Ric is more military in his fatigue pants by French Jeans.

Ric does some resort cocktailing in style by Pierre Cardin.

Kirby Fosdick goes military in this gray outfit by Pierre Cardin.

Can you mix designers? Brian Grant does in this Pierre Cardin shirt with fatigue slacks by French Jeans.

The all-white tux by Pierre Cardin gets a couple of different looks when worn by Kirby Fosdick...

...or by Brian Grant who gets a glass of wine from Marilyn Manos in a low-cut afternoon dress by Clovis Ruffin.

Ric mixes designers when he combines a stretch t-shirt by John Stavros with loose beach slacks by David Leon.

Kirby doesn't have to worry about room in his Punjab pants from Unique Clothing.

Finally, Kirby relaxes with a Tab in a modified stretch boxer swimsuit.

Do you want to visit Provincetown now? Well if you did back then, After Dark had an ad that directed you to the Provincetown Business Guild.

Wanting more fashion? How about retrowear? Gene London and Associates have a collection of antique, museum-quality clothing that includes gowns worn by Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Jean Harlow. With this collection, Gene London creates stylish fashions that add a nostalgic dash to contemporary wardrobes. After Dark photographer Kevin Higgins took these photos while Gene London designed looks for dramatic tableaus. This first example contains lace dresses made from the wardrobe of Eleanor Roosevelt.

The lady reclining on the chair in this next photo wears a 1930's red crepe, crystal-beaded dress designed for Harlow.

This model is dressed in a 1950s Joan Crawford creation of white tulle with black butterfly sequins.

More vintage gowns in this gothic scene.

Next is black velvet with rhinestones and sheer net stocking gloves.

Finally, this young man is trying to get a look through the louvre blinds look that this 1930's striped silk on gauze has.

Just a couple of more items to point out. Jean LeClerc took over the role of Dracula from Raul Julia and Frank Langella.

Glenda Jackson and Carol Burnett were in an upcoming film, Health, recently shot in Florida by Robert Altman.

And finally, I finished off part one of this issue with a photo of ballet dancer Yann Le Gac from Maurice Bejart's Ballet of the Twentieth Century, so I guess I'll finish off part two with another photo of Yann.

After Dark January 1978 (part 3)

As shown on the cover of this issue, Key West was going to be featured prominently. And boy was it. Let's dive right in like model John Corley.


Some Key West fixtures were featured like Hemingway House on historic Whitehead Street.

An average of forty cats live on the estate and they are descendants of Hemingway's fifty cats.


Key West's shrimp industry was booming. This shrimp boat sure has an interesting name. (Side note: Is Kenny G still recording? Not that I'd buy an album, but I just haven't heard about him in a while.)


Key West attracts a lot of people, like artist Jim Racchi.


Local model Jack Johnson modeled some clothes from the local boutique run by Raya Alpert.



Local models weren't the only ones being photographed on that trip to Key West. Patrick Branch, Tim Mauche and Randy Jones were there to model some of the latest summer swimwear and fashions. Remember these?

I had already posted all of the photos featuring Randy Jones in a Monday's Man post, including my favorite picture of Randy Jones. So now let's look at some photos of the other two who were with him--Tim Mauche and Patrick Branch.

Tim Mauche didn't get spotlighted as much as Patrick and Randy. He only had one solo shot.

Patrick, like Randy, got quite a few shots in the layout not including the cover.





Well, we dove into this issue with John Corley...

...so I guess we better finish up and come out of the water with him, too.


If you are starting with this post, don't forget to look at Parts 1 and 2.

After Dark October 1976

Cover boy Brian Petersen was why this issue was one of my earlier After Dark acquisitions. Here is a man who has a great body and the greatest costume for a cover. I know the costume is a little tacky, even for the 70's, but there is something about it that makes me sigh. I think it may be the way the strings of beads on the briefs are in motion.

Two Broadway productions that get a lot of press in After Dark are Oh! Calcutta! and Let My People Come. It's probably because both contain nudity. Male nudity, at that. Nudity on Broadway wasn't new. Hair and Equus both had nude scenes within the context of the stories. This is a whole production done in the nude. There is a nude ballet called "One on One" which featured Cress Darwin and Haru Aki in Oh! Calcutta!

While Lori Wagner and Paul Gillespie were two new performers in Let My People Come.


Patrick Pacheco wrote an article called "The Last Breeze of Summer". New York City featured plenty to do during the summer and it seems that a lot of it was going to continue through the fall. In this photograph by Victor Parker, two young men stand on rooftops to get a better view of the annual Blessing of the Fleet.


Another of my favorite models from After Dark appeared in swimwear. His name is Hal Harley and you haven't seen the last of him on my blog. He is featured in these photos by Kenn Duncan.











Others also escaped the heat of New York City in this Fisher Ross photo.

Provincetown got a foursome of female impersonators--Charles Pierce, Craig Russell, Lynne Carter and Arthur Blake.

Former After Dark cover boy Tony Milano shows that wet t-shirts aren't the only things that look good wet.

Diving champion of the world in 1972 was Oscar Biscione. This Argentinian diver would do a swan dive 25 feet down off a cliff, into a somersault and land feet first in the water.














Dustin Hoffman and Marthe Keller were busy filming Marathon Man.

Diane Ladd and Patrick Hines were performing on stage in "Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander", one part of A Texas Trilogy.

The rest of this issue will be posted later...Check back!