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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
American Apparel warned against use of exploitative images of women as ads showing models exposing breasts and buttocks are banned
American Apparel warned against use of exploitative images of women as ads showing models exposing breasts and buttocks are banned
By Deborah Arthurs|
The American Apparel clothing chain has been warned against using exploitative images of women after a watchdog ruled a series of ads were likely to cause 'serious and widespread offence'.
Eight ads on the retailer’s website and in a free magazine in October showed women modelling knickers, socks and sweaters in various poses that exposed their breasts or buttocks.
One showed a woman arching her back towards the camera with her breasts exposed, others showed models lying face down or on their side revealing buttocks and breasts while more images were of models with their legs apart while on a bed.
A watchdog ruled a series of American Apparel ads were likely to cause 'serious and widespread offence'
American Apparel rejected the complaint, saying the images featured 'real, non-airbrushed, everyday people', and that the vast majority of them were not professional models.
They said the images were the sort that people regularly shared with their friends on social networks and which normal people could relate to.
American Apparel rejected the complaint, saying the images featured 'real, non-airbrushed, everyday people'
One person complained that the images were pornographic and inappropriately sexualised young women
The retailer added that the women who featured in the images were clearly in their twenties, and emphasised that they were 'happy, relaxed and confident in expression and pose' and were not portrayed in a vulnerable, negative or exploitative manner.
Defending the campaign, American Apparel told the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that it believed it was 'important to judge what was and was not offensive by reference to the current times and the views of the majority of decent and reasonable people, not a small and puritanically-minded minority'.
Upholding the complaint for all but one of the images, the ASA acknowledged ads for lingerie were reasonable to feature women in limited amounts of clothing, but the nature of the women’s poses meant that their breasts and buttocks were the focal points rather than the products.
The ASA said: 'We considered that in the particular context of images which featured nudity and sexually provocative poses, there was a voyeuristic and ‘amateurish’ quality to the images which served to heighten the impression that the ads were exploitative of women and inappropriately sexualised young women.
The ASA said the nature of the women’s poses meant that their breasts and buttocks were the focal points rather than the products
American Apparel added that the women who featured in the images were clearly in their twenties, and emphasised that they were 'happy, relaxed and confident in expression and pose'
In a separate ruling, the ASA rejected three complaints that a digital poster of David Beckham wearing only a pair of trunk briefs for clothing retailer H&M was offensive and irresponsible.
Defending the ad, H&M said it was part of a campaign to launch David Beckham Bodywear for H&M and aimed to show the function and fit of the garment.
The ASA noted that there was no explicit nudity in the image and added that Beckham’s poses and facial expressions were 'mildly sexual at most'.
It ruled: 'While we acknowledged that some viewers might consider the images distasteful, we concluded the ad was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence.'
American Apparel claimed the vast majority of those featured in the adverts were not professional models
In a separate ruling, the ASA rejected three complaints that a digital poster of David Beckham wearing only a pair of trunk briefs for clothing retailer H&M was offensive and irresponsible
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2125100/American-Apparel-warned-use-exploitative-images-women-ads-showing-models-exposing-breasts-buttocks-banned.html#ixzz1r7Ebz4Va
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Kate Middleton's cousin debuts 'God Save the Queen' burlesque show in New York wearing a crown (and not much else)
Kate Middleton's cousin debuts 'God Save the Queen' burlesque show in New York wearing a crown (and not much else)
By Victoria Wellman
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Katrina Darling, the much-talked-about racy burlesque dancer who just happens to be second cousin once removed to the Middleton sisters, has officially arrived on the New York nightlife scene.
Last night the 21-year-old opened her 'God Save the Queen' act in the basement of a Soho nightclub wearing a red sequined dress, gold elbow-length gloves and a tiny crown.
But the playful headpiece perching just off-centre atop her head was the only thing remaining at the end of the show, save for a pair of royal pasties.
A royal salute: Katrina Darling, second cousin once removed to the Middleton sisters, performed her burlesque act last night at WiP in New York's Soho where she stripped almost completely nude
'I take my clothes off,' she explained to the New York Post in the run up to her US debut, 'but I don’t give away anything that should be kept for someone else.'
The dark-haired buxom beauty, kicked off the set at WiP with a Union Jack tied around her waist and the kind of cheeky glint in her eye you'd expect from someone who labels herself 'the royal family's closest brush with soft porn'.
Racy: The 21-year-old named her show 'God Save the Queen' and wore appropriately provocative regalia mimicking the royal garb of the British monarch
Baring all: Miss Darling claims she's has no problem stripping off but leaves the most important parts covered
During the course of the night she stripped down to a red and gold bra and knickers with fur trim reminiscent of the coronation cloak the Queen wore in 1953 though clearly, a somewhat less modest re-imagination.
In a tantalising striptease the daring dancer disrobed further until the only things covering her were a pair of well placed red stickers. And of course, the crown.
Miss Darling, who makes her trade by day as a banker at Barclay's in London is not shy about her late night escapades and claims the team who work alongside her in the private wealth management division of the bank consider her second job a riot.
Naked ambition: The glamorous performer says her sideline job is just a bit of fun and her colleagues at Barclay's Bank where she works by day are supportive and entertained by her antics
'Everybody is really supportive. The English know how to laugh at themselves a bit more,' she explained ahead of the show last night.
As for her cousins, though God Save the Queen certainly makes for a handy hook in America where Kate Middleton and the Royals are adored, the provocative performer has never met them.
In fact, explains promoter Lyle Derek of the club Work in Progress, she didn't even know she was related to them before Kate and Prince William were engaged.
Take a bow: Despite Miss Darling exploiting her royal connections on stage, she has never met the Middletons and only discovered she was related when Kate and Prince William announced their engagement
He told Metro World News: 'We invited her because first of all she’s gorgeous. We feel that she’s such a true punk, we’re looking to get more into burlesque. It wasn’t just the angle of her being related to Kate Middleton.'
And backing up Miss Darling's story added: 'Honestly… she found out about Kate Middleton from the press. She does not care; she just does her burlesque thing. She’s having fun, and the (relationship) is kind of a cute little after thought to her.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2114938/Kate-Middletons-cousin-debuts-God-Save-Queen-burlesque-New-York-wearing-crown-else.html#ixzz1p6y4eXs0
Monday, 5 March 2012
Agent Provocateur - The Initiate
Uploaded by agentprovocateur on 1 Feb 2012
Mylene Jampanoï stars in Agent Provocateur's Spring Summer 2012 campaign. This film shows a softer, more romantic type of erotica. A feminine sensuality rather than unabashed sexuality, inspired by the dreamy mood, colours and romanticism of the collection.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Glamour model reveals why she is still working one month before giving birth
'I pose naked to support my family': Glamour model reveals why she is still working one month before giving birth
By Maysa Rawi
Last updated at 5:19 PM on 28th February 2012
Glamour model Sophia Cahill shocked the audience when she appeared naked and heavily pregnant on the catwalk at London Fashion Week.
Now the 28-year-old single mother, with one month left before she gives birth, has revealed she still strips off to support her family but finds it 'tough being alone.'
A former Miss Wales, Sophia has been modelling since she was 18, but after getting pregnant with son Bailey, now nine - and splitting up with his father soon after - she turned to glamour modelling to pay the bills.
Glamour model Sophia Cahill Tweeted this picture of herself backstage at London Fashion Week before appearing nude on the catwalk
Sophia has also appeared in Penthouse and Playboy, earning up to £500 a day.
Last year she fell pregnant again with her boyfriend of five months - but the pair broke up 11 weeks later.
She told Closer magazine: 'I need to work to pay the bills and it's really tough doing it alone.
A former Miss Wales, Sophia has been modelling since she was 18 but after getting pregnant with son Bailey, now nine - and splitting up with his father soon after - she turned to glamour modelling to pay the bills
The 28-year-old, a former Miss Wales, has appeared in Penthouse and Playboy in the past
This time I had to provide for by unborn baby and Bailey. I had to keep working.
'There were gasps when I went down the catwalk, but it didn't bother me. A pregnant body is beautiful and shouldn't be hidden.
'Some women feel fat and frumpy with a bump - but I feel sexy and womanly. Men tell me I look gorgeous and sexy.'
Sophia appeared at Welsh milliner Robyn Coles' debut show wearing nothing but a hat
Sophia modelled for Welsh milliner Robyn Coles earlier this month in nothing but a hat.
Coles said she wanted to include Cahill, who is a friend from home, because it is rare to see pregnant women on the catwalk.
'She was one person I knew would be more than happy to get her kit off. I thought it would be nice she would be pregnant for the show. You never see that kind of thing in fashion.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2107637/Sophia-Cahill-I-pose-naked-support-family.html#ixzz1nht0SRiM
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