History of Female Domination Magazines: 1900 - 1970

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During the 1920’s and 1930’s, there were a number of French publishers specializing in Fetish恋物 — a strong sexual focus on one thing and Female Domination novels. The French influence to the FemDom女性支配 — female domination magazine goes back to the "Yva Richard" Company. It began in France in 1913 and was the most prominent producers of SM and fetishistic paraphernalia during the 1930’s. Founded by husband and wife team of stylists, Nativa and Richard L. in 1917 when "Yva Richard" first advertised their products, their firm specialized in coutree, particularly “high-class” lingerie情趣内衣 — women's fancy underwear. In 1923, the product line expanded to include photographs and were used for advertisements and ephemera issued by the firm but also sold separately in the form of albums and photo sets. The model in Many "Yva Richards" photographs was Nativa herself, clad in costumes ranging from lingerie情趣内衣 — women's fancy underwear to bizarre fetish恋物 — a strong sexual focus on one thing outfits in metal and leather.

The aforementioned Charles Guyette, though little is known about the man himself, was the key producer of erotica in the U.S. in the 1930’s. Guyette produced SM and fetish恋物 — a strong sexual focus on one thing paraphernalia and photography and was a central figure in the mid-century practitioner networks. Connected to Guyette was a geographical social circle composed of amateur erotica producers and SM/fetish恋物 — a strong sexual focus on one thing practitioner network in the U.S. During the 30’s and 40’s, key producers of American Fetishistic erotica, both underground and mainstream were linked directly and indirectly to the social circles surrounding Guyette.