A tantalizing contradiction seems to exist in the sex symbols of the 1960s, a sexuality that simultaneously offers lust and innocence. 
Paul McCartney used this iconography on the Out There tour as a stage backdrop for his performance of Paperback Writer.
Paul McCartney, Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn, June 10, 2012
The Dandy Warhols used similar imagery while playing Good Morning.
The Dandy Warhols, Terminal 5, New York, May 30, 2012
The images are provocative – more so than most graphic visuals of today –Â as they tiptoe along the line of what might be allowed.
Brigitte Bardot
Raquel Welch
Jane Fonda
In other words, it’s not so much the nudity as the pose, a faux timidity almost asking, “Do you mind?” Of course those were different times.