Sex, Nudity and Fashion

[URBAN]

I used to like Terry's work because I generally like photos with a white background and the model almost looking shiny and glowing. And I never truly understood so much hate for him until now. I just searched his nude work and I have to say I'm truly disgusted, and it generally takes a lot for me to be disgusted.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

He's definitely stuck in the oral phase; Freud would've had a heyday with him! LOL.

Repulsive indeed.

Why are no men eating hotdogs? Or raw meat? He's a misogynist if I ever saw one.

 

[AmyLiza]

There's a huge difference between being racy and boring. Being visual is part of fashion so using tools available at one's disposal can make it a statement or sell poorly. I think nudity's not required but optional depending on the product. Either someone gets overstimulated or under stimulated then one wonders if the brand and photographer accomplished something? Interpretation is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[rosiecheeks]

Its a manual for women on how they should be when gazed at. Thats what attracts women in it. The option to put oneself in the mind of the other. To see what they desire about you. I find it degrading, but a lot of women dont and they feel attracted to it and i think its because of the above stated.

Women are attracted to it because it gives them indeed a manual, a point of reference. But it's all due to being used to this kind of imagery; if women were raised differently, with different depictions of women, they would feel differently.

 

[Bernadette]

Terry's shots are not artistic at all, obscene more like.

I agree with you. Coco Rocha said, “I’ve shot with Terry Richardson, but I didn’t feel comfortable and I won’t do it again.”


Photo Credit: styleite.com

 

[Vega Magnus]

^Ewww. There is sexually charged imagery, and then is p*rno charged imagery, and even though she is fully clothed, that is p*rno charged imagery. I'm glad she did as I recommend in my signature.

 

[Iconolast]

Tasteful and intelligent use of the nude has been the focus of art since it's first inception and I'm personally, entirely, comfortable with it. I don't understand why it could be considered offensive when used in this context. The female form is, in my opinion, the most beautiful thing on the planet and possibly the universe and should be celebrated, worshipped and put on a pedestal.

 

[MetroMelannie]

As we are living fully clothed and in a over-sexualized society, nudity has become touchy while it is the most natural thing on earth. Nudity must be appreciated not only in the perfection of the body (the idea we have of it) but rather in all its forms.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

Just to note, "the female body" is not an object. It houses, or more appropriately, it is part of a complete human being, with brains, emotions and ambitions. Those other human qualities are reduced when the focus is solely on the body.

Besides which, there is such a thing as tasteful nude images. I've seen plenty of those in fashion and art photography, painting and sculpture.

For me, it's the pervy, p*rn-like images - a la Terry Richardson or American Apparel advertising - that I take issue with. They don't celebrate "the female body"; they exploit it.

 

[tomtakesphotos]

The only time that it really bothered me was that infamous Vogue Paris calendar a few years back. Because to have a calendar for a fashion magazine that doesn't contain one single piece of clothing is to me just ridiculous

Hm... I think it almost gives Vogue Paris some credibility, or something like that to an extent. Those photos stopped being about clothes, it was more about art, the female form, just beauty. We are talking about the Daria shots right? I have that calendar & it was so beautiful- the photography was amazing & she looked stunning. It was evocative & powerful. I think that type of stuff has a place in fashion.

 

[squilliam]

Can someone explain to me why in Paris and Milan fashion shows sheer dresses are shown unlined, and the model's butt(because she's usually wearing a thong) and bare breasts ate exposed? I'm not prudish or anything I just never understood why that is. I'm starting to get sick of it because it makes the garment look unfinished most of the time.

 

[harricks]

He's definitely stuck in the oral phase; Freud would've had a heyday with him! LOL.

Repulsive indeed.

Why are no men eating hotdogs? Or raw meat? He's a misogynist if I ever saw one.

Couldn't agree more! and anyway, sex might sell but the way he does it it's just sleazy and I don't see any innovation at all, If you compare the work he did in 2006 with the work he does now it looks exactly the same.

 

[BetteT]

Can someone explain to me why in Paris and Milan fashion shows sheer dresses are shown unlined, and the model's butt(because she's usually wearing a thong) and bare breasts ate exposed? I'm not prudish or anything I just never understood why that is. I'm starting to get sick of it because it makes the garment look unfinished most of the time.

Just a guess here ... because we can't really know the motives of a designer and why they do things.

I would say there are several reasons why sheer garments are often shown unlined on the runway.

- It's probably the designer's vision ... sheerness has maximum impact when it's actually sheer.
- Europeans are not stodgy about nudity, it's actually acceptable in certain circumstances. Check out their beaches and the copious amounts of flesh to be found there... even on old people.
- Things change for the retail market anyway (unless it's couture). They usually make modified (and more modest) versions of runway looks, to sell in the stores.
- It's all about the "show" on the runway. People are naturally interested in nudity so it makes for an interesting experience. The press loves it, which is of up most importance to a designer trying to sell his line.

 

[modelista]

Idk if this is the right place to put this but I'm curious to know you guys' thoughts

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4362054/This-officially-NSFW-fashion-campaign-ever.html

Moderator's Note: Obscured, but very graphic sexual images ... please use do not click on this link if you would find this offensive.

 

[MulletProof]

^ the stuff you bring from the daily mail..

I like the "having SEX while only PARTIALLY dressed".. .. wow me with the acrobatics of FULLY dressed, please.

I don't really care to be honest, it looks like a clothing line nobody will remember in less than 3 years, as a matter of fact, I already forgot the name..

My puritan/double-standard statement of the week is that the only people that will remember every detail of this (and maybe even the name of the line too!) are the new partners of the participants here.. retroactive jealousy, it's a real thing, people..

 

[fashionista-ta]

Idk if this is the right place to put this but I'm curious to know you guys' thoughts

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4362054/This-officially-NSFW-fashion-campaign-ever.html

Moderator's Note: Obscured, but very graphic sexual images ... please use do not click on this link if you would find this offensive.

I don't agree with the article that this makes American Apparel ads look tame. These are real couples doing their thing, nothing perverted about it, so ...

 

[squilliam]

It doesn't showcase the clothes very well, so to me those ads are a fail. I'm not exactly sure what they're trying to sell, and it seems like they're relying on shock value to sell it which makes me think it's not a good product. These pictures are fine they just don't make good clothing ads imo

 

[donyan]

this shoot by Wolfgang Tillmans with artist Alexandra Bircken and Designer Lutz Huelle in iD Magazine from the 90s is one of my favourite Editorials with sexual content. I love it because it is the opposite of the usual stereotypes in Fashion imagery

from lutzarchives wordpress

 

[eugenius]

So, so, so much hair.

Does anybody remember when Gaspard Yurkievich did that one show with the guys striking curious poses? Exactly. It didn't work for him, and I doubt it'll work for Eckhaus Blahblahblatta.

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ I noticed that too Not long ago I was at an art exhibit with a friend and she commented on the same thing in one of the paintings. I said it would be educational for the young people who possibly had never seen it before