Tana Louise (not to be confused with Tina Louise, aka TV's Ginger) started her career as a burlesque strip teaser in the 1950's. Her real claim to fame, though, was as a fetish model and columist for under-the-counter magazine Exotique. 
     Although high heels and stockings were common prop in pin-up photography, the more extreme versions were marginalized and only available via mail-order houses. These were the pictures where heels had to be at least five inches longs and elements of bondage and S&M were always upfront. Ads for these picture sets could be found hidden in the backs of classic men's magazines. It was the part of girlie magazine culture that was always spoken of in a whisper. Irving Klaw, who Louise posed for, was probably the best know of these photographers and the one most prosecuted.
     Whereas mainstream girlie magazines were tolerated by society, publishing fetish magazines was much trickier. Some, like Bizarre, played games to avoid being attacked. They would say their magazine was there to promote the learning of martial arts so you would would be attacked and tied up by burglars like the women pictured in the magazine. 
     Exotique, founded by Leonard Burtman, was focused less on bondage and more on women in high heel and corsets...basically the classic dominatrix look. Louise, because of her exotic looks and wicked smile, fit that image perfectly. (Exotique also featured fellow Femme Fatales Bettie Page, Betty Blue, and Jackie Miller.)
     After a few issues, Louise not only became the main model and columnist for Exotique, but she became Burtman's wife. Her column, titled "From Me To You," was basically the text for her photo shoots. A typical one would have her telling in exquisite detail what she would be wearing for a big night out. On the next page would be pictures of her putting on a tight dress, lacing up impossible heels, and pulling on arm length gloves.
     After a few years, Louise's marriage with Burtman began to wane. By the end of the 50's, her participation in Exotique ended as well. By the early 1960's, the fetishism that was underground the decade before started to find its way into the mainstream. Unfortunately, after her tenure with Exotique, Louise seems to disappear from site. There is some speculation that she continued modeling through the 60's, but nothing has been confirmed yet. 
     Her current popularity comes of the heels (no pun intended) or reprints of Bizzare, Exotique, and photos from Irving Klaw. Louise is one gal who really puts the "fatal" in Femme Fatale.