Clio’s Archive Journal

Finding Charlotte

Clio (the founder of PlaymatesPhotos.com) stumbled across Charlotte Kemp’s original prints in a forgotten box from a closed studio. These are her personal notes from cataloging, authenticating, and preserving a lost piece of pop culture history.

Voices from the Vault

The archive is being rediscovered by photographers, vintage lovers, and fans who remember where they were when Charlotte’s centerfold dropped. In their words: why they collect, what these prints mean, and how it feels to hold a signed original.

Cultural Snapshots

From music charts to magazine racks, 1982 was pulsing with change. These stories place Charlotte’s shoot in the context of its time—where fashion, film, and femininity were all evolving. Think silk robes, synth pop, and glossy rebellion.

Behind the Frame

Every photo has a backstory: the ones that made it to print, and the ones that didn’t. We’re opening the vault on raw contact sheets, scribbled photographer notes, and rare outtakes — the parts of the story that were never meant to be public. Until now.

Beauty Comes First

Charlotte, Unfiltered

December ’82, Revisited

Charlotte Kemp’s Playmate shoot wasn’t just a moment — it was a turning point. Here, she shares her thoughts on the photo set that defined a decade, her experience with Playboy at 19, and how it feels to see these images again, four decades later.

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Charlotte, Unposed

Stamped by History

Clio’s Archive Journal

Voices from the Vault

Cultural Snapshots

Behind the Frame

Beauty Comes First

Charlotte, Unfiltered

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