V #53 May/June 2008 : Gwyneth Paltrow by Mario Sorrenti

[taben]

to taben:
hey, i wasn't talking about daria! i find daria very beautiful in this picture. i just wrote it in the blog, for what i can see.

i was talking about the overall effect. you guys are into fashion, your reaction is different. for me, a picture like this is rather offensive to women. i love nudity indeed. but this way, all these women together... what's the point? please explain to me cos my reaction is depression.

It's a powerhouse spread, it's meant to showcase the girls from the agency... I think having them all au naturel in such a simple setting is a great way to do it... As for being offensive to women, I think it's the contrary... And I don't even say that because these pics turn me on, since I'm gay... I just think they're gorgeous shots and I love nudity in general when it's beautifully shot

 

[eword]

taben i had no doubt about your orientation seeing your atavar!

well, i get your point, but i wonder if it's just an alibi.
i love nudity when i don't feel a sense of exploitment. unfortunately i don't find this shot so innocent and natural. certainly it's well shot, but it looks like a (unwilling?) representation of how agencies may exploit a series of girls, especially if they're young and not very acculturated. yeah, it's just the seriality of the image that kills naturality.

 

[sedirea]

Omg this issue is fab, Im so excited for the scans

 

[*Bianca*]

Oh please, enough with that kind of comments... There's a difference between Tanya D shot by Sorrenti for V magazine and some little girls shot naked by a paedophile, don't you think?

I guess it depends where you live. Where I live one of the laws is "The Classification Act prohibits the depiction of nudity and sexual activity of people under 18.". But perhaps it's different in the US, Europe and wherever else.

 

[sedirea]

I think its legal in USA as long as there is no sexual implication (aka provocative pose, "touching" oneself), tasteful nudity isn't p*rn*gr*ph*c.

 

[miwa]

The Ford shot:

nymag

Sasha!

 

[sedirea]

Beautiful

 

[Bahiyya]

It may be weird but I prefer Supreme's shot over IMG. The attitude and statement there seems much stronger to me. The IMG initially impresses just because it's, well, nudity . Although some of the girls like Tanya D unsure and Freja had amazing poses.

 

[mademoiselle_]

well, what about a label with the price in every picture?
fortunately daria has a decent pose, but the overall effect is depressing.

backwards
Daria's pose is the worst, it looks like she's scared and so insecure it's not the first time she poses naked, the other girls poses are sexy and secure I can't see that "depressing" effect but in daria that seems she just got **..

 

[alix*]

I wouldn't say Daria's pose is the worst...she just looks like a fetus.


Also I don't really understand the big deal about Tanya being topless? Sure she may be under 18... but if you're going to be shot by a photographer like Sorrenti, you might as well bare it all.

 

[ngolf]

after much squinting , i've realized the mag review from post 86 lists the models in order.

 

[Alien Sex Friend]

IMG ed is just awful
all these girls looks very unattractive and i don`t know, maybe the general idea of all this is the desire of readers to found in this bed with `em
but the only one desire (mine at least) - to turn the page. this is not sensual, not sexual at all

 

[TillyBee]

I like the content.. can't wait to see all the eds!

 

[shotguntolove]

the IMG shoot is quite tastefully done (it could be much worse!) so i don't have a problem with the nudity. i think the models had a choice of whether they wanted to cover themselves? so it's probably their own decision whether to bare it all or not...
the covers are beautiful except for gwenyth's expression. i love the colours.

 

[Patches]

I can only recognize Lara from the IMG shot...due to its miniscule size. Everyone else sort of seems to blend together

 

[eword]

backwards
Daria's pose is the worst, it looks like she's scared and so insecure it's not the first time she poses naked, the other girls poses are sexy and secure I can't see that "depressing" effect but in daria that seems she just got **..

for all these reasons i find daria's pose to be the best!

 

[*Bianca*]

It may be weird but I prefer Supreme's shot over IMG. The attitude and statement there seems much stronger to me.

I agree.

 

[saturnine]

IMG ed is just awful
all these girls looks very unattractive and i don`t know, maybe the general idea of all this is the desire of readers to found in this bed with `em
but the only one desire (mine at least) - to turn the page. this is not sensual, not sexual at all

well said...

 

[VogueElle Addict]

Hilary is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tocceve]

^She's just one of a million in this shot