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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Perfect Body or Photoshop
I love Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice. I think she has a sexy look, and I like her style. She also knows how to market herself really well. She's always dressed impeccably, hair looks fabulous, and she truly is a fashion icon for this generation.
She is currently the new model for Giorgio Armani's spring/summer lingerie collection. The photos are gorgeous, and her body looks absolutely amazing. And don't forget, this lady has had three kids! I mean, DAYUUM!
However, is her body really this good in real life? Is this a case of a picture being Photoshopped, so all her imperfections are magically wiped away with a touch of a mouse?
The Daily Mail believes it is:
"In the past, Mrs Beckham has complained how she 'looks really awful naked', adding: 'I've got so much saggy skin on my stomach.'
She also has a C-section scar from the birth of third son Cruz in 2005.
In these pictures, however, the tummy's taut and flawless.
The carefully staged poses and shadows may have helped.
But airbrushing expert Chris Bickmore believes the artifice goes a little further.
'Her skin has been totally cleaned up and polished,' he said.
'Her breasts have definitely been enhanced. I would also say her legs have been shaped and retouched.'"
I think at this point in our culture today, we should all expect everything to be Photoshopped or retouched in some way, especially when it's related to fashion. The fashion world is really just a veil of fantasy that conceals reality. Yes, models are beautiful, but they're not perfect. They have body flaws, like everybody else. Even the most breathtaking woman on the planet has some physical imperfection that she's trying to hide.
I think it's imperative that we women realize what these fashion photographs are: beautiful pictures that are staged with the best lighting, the best make-up, and the best clothes money can buy. Yeah, Victoria Beckham looks unbelievable, but I'm sure it took a lot of effort and time to make her appear that way.
That being said, I really love these photographs. The shadows juxtaposed with the light is stunning. Very sensual and erotic. Great ad campaign for lingerie. Makes you feel sexy just looking at them.
(Via Daily Mail via Project Rungay)
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Alice in Vogue 2003
God, these are so beautiful.This is Annie Leibovitz's amazing Vogue photo shoot from 2003 with supermodel, Natalia Vodianova, as Alice Liddell and many famous fashion designers as the key players in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
In order of the pictures, the designers are:
Olivier Theyskens
Tom Ford
Helmut Lang
Marc Jacobs
Karl Lagersfeld
Jean Paul Gaultier
Viktor & Rolf
Christian Lacroix
Stephen Jones
John Galliano
Alexis Roche
Donatella Versace
Nicolas Ghesquière (Balenciaga)
Which photo is your favorite?
(Via Sooth Brush)
Monday, June 23, 2008
Tweenage Wasteland
"I can see your dirty pillows!"
As I was perusing the Slate archives, I came across an article from last August. Normally, I don't post anything this old, but I had to share this. Slate has one of the most out of touch articles I've ever read regarding the author's pre-teen or "tween" daughter shopping for clothes. After reading it, I had to thank the good lord my mother was pretty open to different styles I wore, and she wasn't a total prissbag like this woman comes across in her article.
"Hypersexualized clothing is not necessarily skimpy. Macy's sells the line by Kimora Lee Simmons, the ex of hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, called Baby Phat. "This is gross," my daughter said, holding up a T-shirt. There was nothing provocative about the cut of the shirt, but embroidered in pink across the chest were the words "Baby Phat" under the large, stylized logo of a cat. My daughter doesn't understand the references this logo is clearly meant to evoke, but she instinctively knew wearing this shirt would be so wrong."
Okay, first of all, I don't consider Baby Phat's logo of a sleek looking Egyptian style cat offensive or sexually suggestive in any way. In fact, Baby Phat based its logo on the Egyptian lioness goddess, Bastet. Then, the author goes on to make an asinine comment how she "tried to avert her [daughter]eyes from the Victoria's Secret window, where their clothing was emblazoned with the words 'University of Pink'." Is it just me or this woman really looking for the filthiness within the brands? It's as if she read too many articles on subliminal seduction in the media, so now when she looks at a glass of Coke in a magazine ad, she gets suspicious. Baby Phat and Victoria Secret are not trying to corrupt your virginal pre-pubescent daughters. So, just relax. If you look hard enough, you can find a sexual meaning in just about everything. Pink is a color which is most associated with young girls. It is also a rather crass term to describe female genitalia. Who does she think is running the marketing campaign for Victoria Secret, then! Larry Flynt??!! It wouldn't surprise me if this woman refuses to shop at The Gap because it's a vulgar name.
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