The penis has come a long way since it was concealed behind the knee of a naked Yves Saint Laurent in the advertising campaign for his scent Pour Homme, in 1971.
The designer wears nothing but his signature spectacles. He has silky, shoulder length hair and is remarkably androgynous, but perhaps more significantly - vulnerable. His lean frame is closer to that of progressive rock fans or British porn actors of the era - figures formed by copious cigarettes, tinned food, strong tea and instant mash. In hindsight the portrait by the photographer Jeanloup Sieff is distinct because it’s free of the machismo implicit in the male centrefolds that started a trend the following year.
The American edition of Cosmopolitan was the forerunner with that infamous Burt Reynolds pin-up. Shortly before the release of Deliverance the actor was photographed by Francesco Scavullo, who’d previously captured Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro - …