Escort (magazine)
Escort is a British men's adult magazine which contains softcore pornography and erotica. It is published by Paul Raymond Publications. Paul Raymond Publications releases a number of magazines similar to "Escort", including "Club International", "Mayfair", "Men Only", "Men's World", and "Razzle". The origin of these titles lies in businessman Paul Raymond's expansion from strip club management into magazine publishing in the 1960s. Publication history. A monthly pin-up magazine with the title "Escort" was published between 1958 and 1971 by City Magazines. The title was acquired by Raymond, and from 1971 to 1980 was incorporated  into another title he had acquired from City Magazines, "Men Only". In 1980, Raymond began publishing "Escort" as a top-shelf magazine with the revived title. By 2012, "Escort" was in its 32nd year, or volume. The magazine is also sold in digital format. Initially this was via the Paul Raymond digital newsstand from 2013 until that website closed. Subsequently it has been available digitally from the publisher's main website. Content. The magazine's content is a combination of photographs and text, with the photographs almost entirely being those of partially or completely nude women. "Escort" specialises in pictures  of amateur (i.e. non-professional) models, some of which are sent to the magazine by readers – these are described as "readers' wives". It often features photo-shoots taken in an "ordinary" location like a pub, or outdoors at a place familiar to British readers. In 2013 the magazine was described by Pierre Perrone, a former magazine editor for Paul Raymond Publications, as "downmarket". Up to and including vol. 15 (1995), "Escort" had a distinctive 'cut-out' cover, which folded out into a poster; this 'cut-out' design allowed a few smaller pictures on the contents page to be visible, thus  giving a preview of other women posing in the magazine; one of these smaller pictures was usually that from the magazine's regular "Girls of ..." feature showing women posing at various locations of that issue's chosen town. "Escort" is generally available in most newsagents, although some larger retailers require a modesty bag in order to protect minors from seeing partial nudity on display on the cover. "Escort" also has a digital identity on the official Paul Raymond website, where the hardcore imagery not found in the print version is also shown.