{"id":11638,"date":"2010-11-11T13:35:20","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T12:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/?p=11638"},"modified":"2010-11-11T13:35:20","modified_gmt":"2010-11-11T12:35:20","slug":"sex-in-fashion-drives-audiences-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/fashion-luxury-industry\/sex-in-fashion-drives-audiences-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex in Fashion Drives Audiences Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some Responses<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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\nAbove Image: \u00a9 Benjamin Kanarek<\/em>
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\nI was rather impressed by several of the comments made on forums to my original article and decided to ask permission if I could re-post those comments here.\u00a0 The original article Sex in Fashion Drives Audiences<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is here. I have not corrected the comments except for the layout which made it easier to read to my eye.
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Comment 1 by: Bruno Maric<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nWell, as a dude who keeps a blog which some people refer to as “Fashion-pornography,” I figure I’d leave my two cents here.\u00a0 I’ll be the first person to admit that I love sex in fashion.\u00a0 Then again, I do also acknowledge the idea that less can be more as pertains to the subject.\u00a0 And I enjoyed your remark relating this topic to foreplay.\u00a0 The photographer should simply give the viewer a taste — leave a little mystery.
\nI believe that sometimes what you know or what is somehow implied can make a photo or a set of photos that much more erotic or provocative.\u00a0 That in itself is sometimes leeway for work to be perceived much differently.\u00a0 Take, for example, one of Monika Jagaciak’s first big editorials.\u00a0 “Beach” by Chuando & Frey was shot when the model was a relative unknown at age 14.\u00a0 In my opinion, the difference between knowing this information and not makes a huge difference in viewing the story.\u00a0 You can very well be uninformed looking at these pictures, thinking thoughts that you would for any other fashion spread alike.
\nNow, for the informed, this may quickly transform itself.\u00a0 You may deny yourself the same feelings or thoughts based on your ethics, beliefs, etc.\u00a0 We’re all human though.\u00a0 There’s no denying some things.\u00a0 I feel like people do stuff like this for many reasons, one being to get a rise out of others by pushing the boundaries.\u00a0 Personally, I can appreciate that.\u00a0 In summary, I think that in order for sex in fashion not to get stale, two things need to happen.\u00a0 The creators should remain as eclectic as possible and the viewers should be informed (or not) and imaginative.
\nComment 2 by: Tom Brooks<\/strong><\/span>
\nhi ben, thanks for writing a thought provoking note.\u00a0 i too read your blog and it always leaves me thinking more about what i do.\u00a0 in our quest for creativity, different lighting, and style, bringing a more cerebral approach to what we do is like a fresh breeze.
\nhaving lived in ohio all my life, and with strong ties to the city of columbus, its hard to not know about les wexner, founder of The Limited and the person who bought Abercrombie and Fitch and took it to the heights it reached until he sold it in 1996.\u00a0 the A&F advertising and its emphasis on sensuality was one of the keys to its success.\u00a0 i have a friend in the creative department and they always look for the best looking models that have a certain look to them (no secret there) and can turn on the sexy that is conveyed in the images.\u00a0 wexner was the one who chose bruce weber as their photographer, and their catalog was collected by every suburban kid who thought that buying A&F would put them in the same situations shown in the pictures.
\ni think you are right that different waves or trends will emerge in advertising fashion and clothing, but the bottom line will always be sex, and the successful campaign (and resultant sales of the product) will always be hinged on how the viewer identifies with themselves and the models.\u00a0 once that connection is made and the viewer becomes a buyer, the equation is complete.
\ni did a shoot recently of propane products.\u00a0 i know, not fashion, but fashion photography in toledo isn’t exactly rampant.\u00a0 anyway, the client wanted a male model shown using lawn care equipment…mowers, weed wackers, etc., and so i showed them a few models i had.\u00a0 they were all too pretty said the client, and then he saw a print of a friend of mine who has blond short hair, square cut jaw, intense blue eyes, and is not a model but a contractor.\u00a0 they wanted him because he has a rugged and masculine sex appeal.\u00a0 sex appeal for propane products?\u00a0 yeah…sex is everywhere…
\nComment 3 by: Brian Fleming<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nI gotta agree with you. It seems that every fashion editorial has at least one tit exposed, and in many cases much more than that. I’m nowhere near to being a prude, and for a while I fell for the belief that this kind of thing was edgy. Now, I still love an exposed tit and more, but when every fashion story is doing the same thing it just starts to become trite.
\nE.g. I saw a recent fashion story in which a renowned photographer shot the model naked but for a purse and shoes and such in some worn-out royal palace and church. He shot it Juergen Teller style, i.e. slightly overexposed front flash, washed out colors. The pictures are great, and the style suits the subject. It was a perfect execution, I thought, except I found the concept to be coy, like it’s supposed to be pushing the envelope, but that envelope has been pushed years ago so it just came off as an empty provocation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for the comments and if there are any other comments feel free to send them to us: info@benjaminkanarekblog.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some Responses Above Image: \u00a9 Benjamin Kanarek I was rather impressed by several of the comments made on forums to my original article and decided to ask permission if I could re-post those comments here.\u00a0 The original article Sex in Fashion Drives Audiences is here. I have not corrected the comments except for the layout which made it easier to read to my eye. 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