In the beginning
Plans for a Playboy Club began in 1959. Seeking to maximize on the image Playboy was most famous for, its Playmates, initial talk centred on dressing the Playboy Club's hostesses in revealing negligees and calling them "Playmates". But during a night-out, Playboy executive Victor Lownes' then girlfriend, Ilse Taurins, suggested to Hugh Hefner the idea of dressing the hostesses in the image of the tuxedoed Playboy Bunny character. Hefner took some persuading as he had always viewed the rabbit as a male character but once he saw a prototype of the outfit (made by Taurins' mother) he changed his mind. He particularly liked the tail. A very strict Club Rule was that members or their guests were not allowed to touch the Bunnies' tail. The penalty was expulsion.
Bunnies almost never liked being associated with the Playmates. The reputation of Bunnies had to be kept above board. Bunnies were not allowed to date customers, which would have made the club vulnerable to prostitution charges. There were several types of Bunnies. The Door Bunny controlled entrance to the Club. Entrance was restricted to members and their guests.
Pool Bunnies played pool with the members and controlled the pool table. In 1966, one of Atlanta's pool bunnies, Bunny Kelly, beat pool legend Minnesota Fats several times—a feat that was written up in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Paul Hemphill
Bunnies were supervised by a Mother Bunny who was not uniformed. She was responsible for service, appearance, and conduct.
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Plans for a Playboy Club began in 1959. Seeking to maximize on the image Playboy was most famous for, its Playmates, initial talk centred on dressing the Playboy Club's hostesses in revealing negligees and calling them "Playmates". But during a night-out, Playboy executive Victor Lownes' then girlfriend, Ilse Taurins, suggested to Hugh Hefner the idea of dressing the hostesses in the image of the tuxedoed Playboy Bunny character. Hefner took some persuading as he had always viewed the rabbit as a male character but once he saw a prototype of the outfit (made by Taurins' mother) he changed his mind. He particularly liked the tail. A very strict Club Rule was that members or their guests were not allowed to touch the Bunnies' tail. The penalty was expulsion.
Bunnies almost never liked being associated with the Playmates. The reputation of Bunnies had to be kept above board. Bunnies were not allowed to date customers, which would have made the club vulnerable to prostitution charges. There were several types of Bunnies. The Door Bunny controlled entrance to the Club. Entrance was restricted to members and their guests.
Pool Bunnies played pool with the members and controlled the pool table. In 1966, one of Atlanta's pool bunnies, Bunny Kelly, beat pool legend Minnesota Fats several times—a feat that was written up in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Paul Hemphill
Bunnies were supervised by a Mother Bunny who was not uniformed. She was responsible for service, appearance, and conduct.
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