UnderboobDefined in T, the New York Times Style Magazine, on April 13, 2008:
n. / a newly fetishized anatomical zone where the lower part of the breast meets the torso, popularized by ‘80s rock chicks in cutoff tank tops; recently rediscovered by girls-gone-
wild devotees and celebutantes with an appreciation for ironic excess… e.g., ''Did you see Paris's underboob on the cover of French Vogue?" Sometimes, it is exposed by accident, as in the case of Ashlee Simpson's "oops" on the beach in May.
Photo courtesy popsugar.com.
On the runways:Benjamin Cho, via nymag.com
Model Kat Bespyatikh, via mmmModels.com
A swimsuit model with what CC assumes is a warbrobe malfunction (but who knows? maybe designers are doing this on purpose?).
A swimsuit model with what CC assumes is a warbrobe malfunction (but who knows? maybe designers are doing this on purpose?).Photo at left via celebritycrunch.com.
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Increasingly, it seems, underboob is being exposed on purpose.
It has even made its way into the world of Japanimation! Illustration via animepaper.net.
Under-boob features prominently in several Fall 2008 ad campaigns, including one for Cesare Paciotti
Under-boob features prominently in several Fall 2008 ad campaigns, including one for Cesare Paciotti
Underboob has become so prevalent in magazine editorials, CC hardly bats an eyelash!
At right:
The lovely Christy Turlington on the pages of W Magazine.
At right:
The lovely Christy Turlington on the pages of W Magazine.
Below:
Gisele, also from wmagazine.com
CC is not suggesting that you run around in an ill-fitting bikini. Underboob is not a fashion trend!
CC is not suggesting that you run around in an ill-fitting bikini. Underboob is not a fashion trend! It is a part of the female anatomy that has been rediscovered [not since Jane Fonda and Norma Kamali ruled the eighties have we seen such views!] and, apparently, put to use as a vehicle for selling clothes! What intrigues CC where this newly (re)fetishized zone is concerned is the fine line between artistry and pornography . . . How do you feel about underboob and its increasing presence in fashion?
54 comments:
Here's a trend I could do without.
Maybe it's not so much a trend as a test of what the advertisers and photographers can get away with, i.e. as long as there's no nipplage it's okay.
Really enjoying your ABCs of fall fashion!
i rock this trend unintentionally every time i hit the beach. oops.
Well, i really hope it doesn't hit the streets, lol, i find a bare midfrif enough of a problem! I like crop tops however, just not that cropped, not that there is any danger of me having an underboob. Is that the new Vogue Paris, because when the hell did Paris Hilton get cool?
Hello lovelies!
I should have specified - that Paris Vogue cover is from 2006!
xoxox,
CC
Lol! Not many can pull it off :P
Hi Couture carrie-the models do this look to perfection, but not a look for us mere mortals!!
Mmm it does look like a faux pas or just a pose assumed by models for some photoshoot... Btw, I love ur blog! bye bye!
LOL that is definitely a new term for me...i agree...fashion don't!
Thanks for your visit and comment!!
it's a pleasure to you "around"!
all the best
Esti
It's just another way for the fashion industry to push the limits of acceptability. At the end of the day it's just, as you said, the female anatomy. Definitely interesting how it's being fetishized though!
I gotta say, I kinda like the Paris cover.
mr. d is a big big big fan.
When done purposefully for an editorial I think it's very sex-ay. When it's the result of a real-life ill-fitting bandeau bikini top, I hate it. Actually, I hate those bandeau bikini tops in general.
For fashion - I think it is no good...but I have to say it is HOT.
Underboob is not for me, thank you!
Lol! It's the new cleavage...hope no one tries to intentionally do this in public now.
cool blog!!
The underboob haha!
Its certainly provocative!
One thing for models to do it - not something I'd walk around doing haha.
Eek! I'm not sure..you are very observant. I never even noticed! On the topic of cropped tops check out this bloggers take :
http://am-lul.blogspot.com/2008/08/look-of-day.html
Well, I'm not feeling that much in fashion, I think it's a way to force things.
As for real life... hate it.
xoxo
LOL... the older you get it is hard to see under da boob! Of course, a little surgery and it can come back... LOL
Yuck I'm not a fan of the underboob but interesting blog!
I'm not a fan. At least I definitely would not wear it.
You know darling,i no longer wince when I come across an editorial image with the under boobage(great name huh ;o) as its everywhere. Thing is I like the feel of the Gisele B shoot with it but i think its been over done now,all on the catwalks and all over. Apparently its supposedly more edgier than spillage/cleavage but its just them using the old sex sells trick once again.
Carrie how did I ever live without your blog dear!I wait patiently till your next post!
xx
Marian
"Underboob is not a fashion trend!"
Uff! Thank God hahaha
:)
I was gone for quite a long time, but I'm back now.
Wait a minute... this is letter U already??
Seems like I got some updates to go through.
As long as it's kept in editorials and the catwalk and doesn't spread to the streets then it's ok by me!
Ill-fitting apparel is never an
option. How could anyone be
comfortable like that?
I'll pass on this trend.haha
Underboo isn't my taste it is fun to say though
What and original post! Not a fan of the underbob though
Oooh, nervy use of the letter U, CC! :-) Something tells me Sesame Street would not approve! This is a look that, I suppose, might work if you have the best tits in the world and the best scrap of fabric covering half of them up. And a tan. But, really, it's got limited appeal. Very creative post...
Haha, usually I say that people who poo-poo on sexy trends are being prudish, but under-boob is just a full-on flash in the making.
sexy...but not on me.
in the ads i'm sure it's all for commercial reasons. as for the runways... who knows? hahaha
as long as it doesn't become a trend, i think we'll be okay. ;)
HAHAAH the picture of the anime girl in the middle of all that made me laugh a little.
never mind the other photos, but how did vogue allow that on their covers? i think that cover is so... blah. i mean, yeah yeah her name is paris too and i do like her and amazingly she doesn't annoy me, but i love french vogue, and to see this on a vogue cover is just slightly depressing.
I guess it's just another oops-accidently-on-purpose exposing to make images more... appealing? Definitely not something I'll be sporting!
That Vogue cover is upsetting!
Nope, not a fan of the underboob.
I don't know... it looks awesome in a mag but in real life I'm not too sure, especially when it comes to bathing suits....:S P.S. i hope that this trend does not become popular in night clubs, it's already bad as it is, lol
I CAN'T definitely pull that off...
haha not something i'll be embarking on. and paris hilton on the cover of vogue? she's got terrible fashion.
interesting read though :)
http://www.love-ashleigh.blogspot.com
In adds I think it's ok, but in real life: let just say: I'm not going to walk around with an underboob visible!
:'D, and remember it's best friend VLP.
juliet xxx
I'm really loving your ABC's for fall! I wouldn't wear this, but I do think that it suits many of the girls in these photos. Great post as always, dear!
xoxo
Did those models breast-feeding???
;)
great eye candy post! just hope that I don't make a mistake of showing off mine unintentionally. :)
It's very sexy this part of our body, but you ahve to be young to have all in place.
Kisses
Vivi
That was the tackiest French Vogue cover ever...uh, actually...that was, in my opinion, the first and only time French Vogue could be defined as tacky...but it really was. I mean...underboob?? Paris Hilton as cover girl?? Paris Hilton underboob?? I never understood the purpose of all this...maybe Mrs. Roitfeld was on holidays...who knows.
I've been out for a while. But kept reading your fantastic blog as much as I could. You're great!
Haha! Maybe I'll start a new trend and wear this at work..not!
Oh how clever. Hopefully this trend won't catch on. Its very very tastfuly do in editorials though. ^_^
Bueno, no es mi estilo, definitivamente. Si ya lucho porque se conserven en su lugar, adems dejarlas al aire... No, gracias, paso, he he he.
Simone
Simone... Y qué frÃo, no??? :)))
Get this "freezzzzzz" feeling just by seeing the pics!
hilarious
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