SEX SELLS MICROPHONES IN THE SEVENTIES

I love a sexist ( YOU BEAST) advert don't you.  Just look at this corker from 1975

And here you see four bunnies extolling the virtues of AKG microphones for all to see.   And what's more, this wasn't the first time bunnies were in front of the microphone either as the following photo  from three years earlier shows:-

So who or what were the "Bunnies" or "Bunny Girls" then?  WELL, I'll tell you........

The Playboy Bunnies are waitresses who serve drinks at Playboy Clubs. There are different types of Bunnies, including the Door Bunny, Cigarette Bunny, Floor Bunny, Pool Bunny, Fine Dining Bunny, Playmate Bunny, Jet Bunnies - there was even a Blondie bunny for Debby Harry was once one of their ranks!  Mrs Mullard Magic is also a Bunny of a type known as Bunny Boiler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To become a Bunny, women were carefully chosen and selected from auditions. Bunnies then undergo thorough and strict training before officially becoming a Bunny. Bunnies are required to be able to identify 143 brands of liquor and know how to garnish 20 cocktail variations. Customers are not allowed to touch the Bunnies, demerits are given if a Bunny's appearance does not meet requirements, and dating or mingling with customers is forbidden.

The uniforms were tailored to each Bunny at the clubs in which they worked, and a full-time seamstress always remained on duty whenever the club opened.  A woman, also known as the "Bunny Mother", took responsibility for the welfare of the women working as Playboy Bunnies.   The uniforms were fiercely guarded with fired or ageing bunnies having to hand their costumes back.  Currently , the only two genuine costumes on public display are in the collections of The Smithsonian and the Chicago History Museum.