Why Coco Rocha is pissed about her Elle Brasil cover?

[Jenna16]

^ Along with that. If you are that picky about what sorts of images get taken of you or get published when you work as a fashion model where showing lots of skin is in style. Then maybe she shouldn't be working as a model. I don't think criticizing her is being disrespectful of choices because she can choose to not be a fashion model if she doesn't like how she will potentially be photoshopped. I would also respect her choice if she decided not to do anymore work for Elle because she disliked how she was portrayed. I just feel that the way she went about expressing it was very unprofessional.

On the other hand if she made a comment like that on her twitter/facebook about how she is unhappy with the government or expressing her protests against some war, I think that would be fine.

 

[LagerfeldBoy]

Coco Rocha you don't is a superstar, Please Elle Brasil next time calling for someone more simple maybe Christy Turlington, Eva Herzigova. And not amateurs sad with Coco

Amateur? Honey, please.

 

[sidda]

Right? I can't imagine that dress with a visible body suit underneath. It would sort of ruin the look. I mean yes, you are a famous model but the idea is still for the garment to look its best. On one hand I respect her boundries and her voice and definitely think she has a right to them. However, you're a model, you are just a piece of the puzzle and it is not all about you. The final image really doesn't give her much to complain about. I feel like Coco gives the general impression of being a whiner and she should learn how to pick her battles better.

 

[CommanderTMugler]

She's barely showing skin, get over yourself woman.

 

[jmrmartinho]

For some reason Model Alliance was created. Because models are people and they dont have to "shut up" like I saw some people saying in this thread.
She was right about speaking out. As she was when that Terry Richardson.
In my point of view its important to speak, mainly when you are a famous model. Because in the end it can change the way the next generation of models can be treated.

 

[HeatherAnne]

If any other model was making this same argument I might have compassion, but I feel like she's a little too high-and-mighty. She always finds some cause for complaint or is trying to rally the troops behind some cause. I do agree that great changes are needed in the modeling industry, but she isn't the person I want leading the reform, for the sole reason that she is irritating to no end.

 

[kokobombon]

I´m copying/pasting my post on her thread:

It´s great that she speaks her mind and have contractual rules about it but honestly I wouldn´t give the cleveage another glance if she hadn´t mentioned it... it´s so blurry that I think seeing she´s wearing a nude suit wouldn´t have made a difference.

 

[alonsoJonathan]

If any other model was making this same argument I might have compassion, but I feel like she's a little too high-and-mighty. She always finds some cause for complaint or is trying to rally the troops behind some cause. I do agree that great changes are needed in the modeling industry, but she isn't the person I want leading the reform, for the sole reason that she is irritating to no end.

totally agree anyother model i will feel different about it,but coco is just like one more complaing about the industry -__- yet she still on it.

 

[fee de foret]

oh i highly doubt that this was a language issue..we all know that models get little to no respect in this industry. from some of the stories i've seen floating around, it seems like show ponies get treated better then alot of models. good for her for speaking out-its absurd and frankly outdated to think that she should just shut up or ignore it.

 

[Heroin_Chic]

This is seriously the BEST cover / shot I`ve ever seen of Coco! She should thank them.

PS: The cover is FAR from "suggesting" nudity. She needs to shut up.

 

[DanceFashionista]

Good ord Coco stop complaining about every single thing. Annoyed. It is cleavage pretty sure she has worn runway dresses showing this much cleavage or more. I think she does it for attention to be honest. Seems like she is always seeking attention always with her mouth wide open.
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[Srdjan]

Nudity doesn't always has to be vulgar, it can be okay (like Erin Heatherton's cover of Serbian Elle in 2011). It's sort of okay when it's for the art IMO. And once again IMO, when it comes to breasts, if you can't see the nipples it's not nude (?)

 

[tatouejeremie]

some of the comments in this thread.......... makes me embarrassed to even be a member of this forum

 

[oh me]

Finally someone who wants to be dressed. Sick and tired of all this nudity and gracelessness that I have to see everywhere.

 

[iluvjeisa]

I think they may have enhanced her cleavage and that's what she's upset about. But all in all, this is not a sexualized cover. She looks like an Alien fit for for HR Geiger.

Then again, I'm not the one who got my cleavage enhanced and thrown onto a cover.

 

[Nepenthes]

I can't believe what I'm reading in this thread.

But I guess anyone can be mindlessly rude and mean in front of their computer screens.

 

[tangerine]

I can't believe what I'm reading in this thread.

But I guess anyone can be mindlessly rude and mean in front of their computer screens.

That's hardly improving the tone, is it?

 

[StoneSkipper]

While I do think she's being much too prude about the whole thing, because I don't see anything even mildly sexualized or too revealing about the cover, I'm really glad she stood up for her rights. I eblieve that's what everyone should do, and I applaud her for that.

 

[Nepenthes]

That's hardly improving the tone, is it?

Maybe not but, I'm sorry, there are some seriously disturbing posts in here.

 

[YoninahAliza]

I cannot believe that some actually people believe that Coco should "shut up" about this cover and issue. Honestly, she's lucky to be in a position where she can speak her mind without experiencing repercussions from the industry. But this is only because she's so well known and respected in the industry. If it was a younger, lesser known model then they might experience backlash for comments like this. Which is why an organization like Model Alliance is a key factor in giving these girls a voice. I really think it's important for models to speak up when something bothers them, how else will the industry improve? Some people would like models to remain "seen and not herd" but this is hardly fair, they are an important part of the fashion industry, just like magazine editors or designers, and thus they should be allowed to speak out against injustice.

And as for the image itself, I actually think Coco looks pretty good on this cover, however since she's uncomfortable with it then I'm uncomfortable with it. By getting rid of the nude bodysuit in the image it does look a bit like she's wearing bodypaint and not a dress. So thus it's giving the illusion that Coco's pretty nude in the image, even if she isn't. As a model Coco has an image, and this image has been tampered with since the release of this Elle Brasil cover.