realistic...

this is not my usual post, but what about this blog is usual anyways? if you get offended by nudity, sorry. i see naked people in art history every day, so for me, this image is tastefully done. so here we go. the sartorialist had this on his blog and i thought it was interesting. apparently there is controversy in this image. why? she wasn't photoshopped so why the heck is is controversial to show a model exactly how she is in a magazine. our culture has become so obsessed with perfection, it's mindblowingly annoying, and for this to cause the stir is it simply goes to show how retarded the media is.


the article that accompanied the image on the sartorialist:

This month Glamour magazine ran this photograph which has created quite a stir here in the US.

It seems woman desperately want more images that highlight the variety of beauty that the female form has to offer. If that is true, then this should become one of the biggest selling issues in Conde Nast history.

Actually it just might become the biggest seller. When we wanted to do a post about this Tracy went to three different shops to find the magazine but all three were sold out. We had to scan this from the NY Post.

When I am shooting on the street ,older women and larger size women often say "no" to my request to shoot them. Actually, much more than any other category of people I shoot. I think they have a deep but real suspicion about how the image will be used. I also think there continues to be a growing disconnect between the fashion community and "average" women in general

However, do you think that this economic crisis has forced the fashion community to open it's eyes a little bit to want the customers want?