Little book of tom of finland – military men
This book takes a look at the very beginning of Tom of Finland's artistic and sexual awakening. Born in the year 1920, Touko Laaksonen's, or Tom’s, vision of masculine perfection was formed during his service as an officer during World War II. Though he served in the Finnish air force, it was the German troops, stationed in Finland, which served as inspiration. After all, only the Germans had uniforms created by Hugo Boss, tightly tailored, replete with designer touches, and complimented by high, shiny black leather boots... an obsession that deepened following his first sexual experiences with German officers in the blackout streets of Helsinki.
Tom began putting his military fantasies on paper in 1945 to memorialize his thrilling nighttime encounters when the war ended. At first the Hugo Boss uniforms dominated, but as the years and decades passed, he included American naval uniforms as well, and then developed his own designs of black leather, jodhpurs, boots, and peaked caps, with military insignia replaced by Tom’s Men patches.
As Tom attracted an army of loyal fans, he created, with pencil, pen and gouache, an army of free, proud, masculine fantasy men committed to pleasure and male camaraderie.
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Author: Dian Hanson
- Size: 14,5 x 1,5 x 20 cm with 192 pages
- Language: English
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