Still, the magazine drew an avid readership, Caldwell says, selling 600,000 copies per issue in more than three dozen countries. (Playboy sued Playgirl in 1973 for trademark infringement the suit was settled amicably.) Over the years, the magazine changed ownership, began catering more to gay men and whittled its operations down. Playgirl was started 35 years ago as a feminist response to Playboy and Penthouse. It did offer women a way to see some gorgeous hot, young, sexy guys, and nothing’s wrong with that.” “It was a great idea, and it could have been done better. “It was almost a way to get back at Playboy,” says Pamela Des Barres, the famed former rock groupie, who wrote a music column for Playgirl.

Yet for its writers and fans, something tangible has been lost in its closure. Sally Field interviewĮileen Davidson & John James cover.Playgirl’s passing certainly will not be lamented as would the death of a more respected, or even a mildly respected, magazine. Gregory Harrison & Patti Reagan Davis cover. Goldie Hawn interviewīruce Dern and Maud Adams cover. Valerie Perrine and Steve Guttenberg cover.

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