Slim Aarons was the preeminent lifestyle photographer of the twentieth century. For more than forty years, he documented the manners and mores of society, celebrities, and the leisure class and bore witness to the evolving countenance of society from multiple angles. No other photographer comes close to documenting privilege in the twentieth century at the scale and depth in which he operated.

As he told his longtime friend and editor Frank Zachary, “From now on, I’m going to walk on the sunny side of the street. I’m going to have fun photographing attractive people, doing attractive things in attractive places...” For more than four decades, Slim did just that. He traveled the world, packed lightly and moved fast, or as he said, “No assistants, no props, no stylists, no lights, no problems. That's how I work.” Of course, his speed and professionalism were topped only by his charm, the true secret to his success.

"His pictures are the work of a consummate artist in the guise of a photojournalist. They are carefully crafted, articulated images shaped by a keen sense of form and design. It is their impeccable and seemingly artless composition that makes Slim’s photographs so easy to enjoy and appreciate…over and above their technical virtuosity, Slim’s photographs are profoundly human. His images have the glamour and appeal of the movies but with a vital difference; he projects fantasy that is based on reality—the good life that exists beyond the foxhole and battlefield." - Frank Zachary on Slim Aarons

Leisure Piece offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed by Leisure Piece and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery.

Man’s Work – Slim Aarons Framed Playboy Club Photography. Captured in 1960 inside the original Playboy Club in downtown Chicago, this image shows Hugh Hefner seated at a small table with a typewriter, surrounded by a group of Playboy Bunnies in full uniform. This was the first Playboy Club, opened that same year—marking a cultural shift in how nightlife, fashion, and media collided. At 34, Hefner was already a symbol of a new kind of American publishing empire. The Bunnies, in satin corsets and iconic ears, brought theatrical polish to the scene, cementing the image of the Playboy brand for decades to come. This framed vintage photograph fits well in bold interiors, media rooms, or spaces styled with mid-century flair. It works especially well in collections focused on vintage American pop culture, 1960s photography prints, or framed Chicago club photography that blends history, style, and story.

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