British Bunnies (Repost)

For the first time in 30 years, a Playboy club in London will swing open its doors. In honor, we look back at the bunnies of yore.

"Step into the Playroom," the brochure said, "and the wonderful world of Playboy is yours!" That was in the 1960s, when the first of 41 Playboy Clubs opened. The idea riveted both men and women. Suddenly Hugh Hefner's vision that readers found in the magazine - the good life, the sexual revolution - became three-dimensional space you could walk into and instantly become a part of. The first club opened in Chicago in 1960, and soon there were clubs all over the world, including four in Japan. While the last of the original clubs closed 20 years ago, their aura has never ceased to fascinate. And recently they've begun to reopen - first in Las Vegas in 2006, then in Macao and Cancun in 2010 and finally in London, the epicenter of European nightlife. The original London club, on Park Lane, was one of the most successful Playboy Clubs. On any given night you might have spotted Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Peter Sellers, Roman Polanski. And so it will be again today, with a contemporary spin. The new club, in Mayfair, has a restaurant, cocktail bar, casino and private gaming lounge. Most exciting is the iconic Bunny's return to Europe. In honor of the new group of elegant women we recruited from across the globe, we're taking these pages to revisit our favorite London Bunnies from the heyday.

British Bunnies:
01::Bunnies lay their cards on the table at the London club::Denis Cameron
02::Shall we take a spin?::Maynard Frank Wolfe
03::Britian's first Bunny turned Playmate, Miss May 1966 Dolly Read::Pompeo Posar
04::Playmate Bunny Dolly Read::Pompeo Posar
05::Claire Slater::Ken Williams
06::Claire Slater::Ken Williams
07::Bunny Claire Slater::Ken Williams
08::Adria Aung::Avi Kalian
09::Adria Aung::Mario Cassilli
10::Bunny Adria Aung::Avi Kalian
11::Kirsten Betts::Pompeo Posar
12::Kirsten Betts::Pompeo Posar
13::Kirsten Betts::Pompeo Posar
14::Bunny Kirsten Betts::Pompeo Posar
15::Myra Van Heck::David Chan
16::Myra Van Heck::David Chan
17::Myra Van Heck::David Chan
18::Bunny Myra Van Heck::Ken Williams
19::Elizabeth Flower::Pompeo Posar
20::Bunny Elizabeth Flower::Pompeo Posar
21::Carmel Stratton::Mario Casilli
22::Bunny Carmel Stratton::David Chan
23::Jenny Collie::Mario Casilli
24::Bunny Jenny Collie::David Chan
25::Kathleen Bascombe::Pompeo Posar
26::Bunny Kathleen Bascombe::Pompeo Posar
27::Jane Sewell::Ken Williams
28::Jane Sewell::Ken Williams
29::Bunny Jane Sewell::Ken Williams
30::Anne Worrall::Mario Casilli
31::Anne Worrall::Mario Casilli
32::Anne Worrall::Mario Casilli
33::Anne Worrall::Ken Williams
34::Anne Worrall::Ken Williams
35::Bunny Anne Worrall::Ken Williams
36::Playmate of the Year 1973 Marilyn Cole::Alexas Urba
37::Playmate Bunny Marilyn Cole::Pompeo Posar
38::Serena-Sue Williams::Pompeo Posar
39::Bunny Serena-Sue Williams::Pompeo Posar
40::Amanda Williams::David Chan
41::Amanda Williams::David Chan
42::Bunny Amanda Jane Williams::David Chan
43::Ella Garland::Ken Williams
44::Bunny Ella Garland::Ken Williams
45::Catherine MacDonald::Pompeo Posar
46::Bunny Anna Britter::Ken Williams
47::Thalia Vickers::Pompeo Posar
48::Eve Ball::Ken Williams
49::Wendy Thustain::Pompeo Posar
50::Wendy Thustain::Pompeo Posar
51::Andree Wittenberg::Pompeo Posar