Vintage covers of Playboy magazine spanning three decades have been embellished with diamond dust for a new exhibition.
Artist Simon Claridge, 35, from Edinburgh, made his name producing sepia silkscreen portraits of popular icons including Marilyn Monroe and Twiggy - finished with a form of glitter derived from diamonds.
Now he has given the Playboy bunnies a similarly sparkly treatment for a new exhibition opening at the Playboy Club in London's Mayfair on 15 January.
The wonderful hour-glass figure of playmate Kaya Christian from the November 1967 cover is redolent of a work by Man Ray. Simon Claridge's interpretation removes the original text promising editorials about 'sex and psychedelics' and a feature of yachting for the super-rich
Claridge's interpretation of the July 1973 cover, featuring Playboy Bunny Karen Christy's voluptuous chest, includes a similar sparkle - this time dusted over her unzipped dress
The artist rooted through 700 hundred different issues in the archives and chose six images dating from 1967 to 1982, which he has turned into limited edition screen prints.
The stunning black and white images include the November 1967 cover featuring the hour-glass figure of playmate Kaya Christian.
A cover from March 1975 features Eva Maria - with the original promising 'a torrid nine-page pictorial'. The model rips off a section of the cover - and with it her clothing - in the cheeky image. However in Claridge's version her bare flesh is adorned with diamonds
Simon Claridge's interpretation removes the original text promising editorials about 'sex and psychedelics' and a feature of yachting for the super-rich.
Instead the model's dress is embellished with his signature diamond dust to give it an extra touch of glamour.
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