Remember the good old days circa 2006 when this was considered NSFW? Ladies in their *gasp* negligee! Quick, cover Tavi’s eyes. While I wish this were the case, times have become increasingly more unsettling with photographers, editors & designers feeling more uninspired than ever. I’m actually waiting for when somebody will just send naked girls down the runway and everyone will go crazy over the newest must-have: nothing!
WARNING: By scrolling down you admit to being over the age of three and able to use the interweb. If you are somehow a baby on the internet, I applaud you and if you can read this warning, give me a call on your iPhone. All models depicted below were probably 16 at the time of the shoot, which is now completely legal since it’s considered “art”. Read on.
What I’m talking about here is exactly what people usually argue about: nothing. Nudity in fashion is about as useless as those “help me get money to my offshore bank account and I’ll go halfsies with you” spam emails. I’m talking about blatant, in your face,
there-is-nothing-left-to-hide nudity, as I feel that partial, and in some cases, full frontal nudity
does in fact help to sell the product. However, that is for another post.
No, Natalia Vodianova, nobody wants to see your pubic hair. We can all grow it and it’s never been sexy. While I don’t disagree with nudity, my point is that it’s not getting me excited about fashion. It’s not selling me clothes, and it’s not what I’m buying your magazine for. Yes, nudity can be artistic. I, however, cannot make the argument that these are in any way tasteful or well representative of these unbelievably gorgeous ladies’ bodies. Yes,
we understand, you look good naked! Let’s all celebrate on a nude beach in Barbados! And here we get touchy… A lot of these models are about 16 years old, and start at a very young age. While there can be pressure to pose nude, the model always has a right to say no and go about her business (the business of selling clothes!). But fashion is the only industry where a 16 year old girl can be paid to be photographed nude and it be gotten away with. Nudity has it’s place, and has been hosted on this blog a
few too many times. And while most of my arguments could be viewed as invalid, I dare you to take a moment to think about what is fashion, what is art, and what you think they are trying to sell with these pictures. If I didn’t provide enough proof,
here’s more. I’m not bitter about this, I’m just
tired. These editorials are jaded, have been done before, and are about as shocking as Justin Bieber as a twitter trending topic. Please find some inspiration, and please let it come in the form of a stitch of fabric.
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