The fashion industry set the scene for what is in style. They are the creators behind what is "beautiful" or "in style". The size zero model is something we are all familiar with. It is a size that causes extreme poor health and sometimes death. Besides the small size, the other big aspect of the fashion world is sexuality. "Sex Sells" is a statement known by all. It is nearly impossible to avoid sexual images.
Tom Ford and Brian Atwood are two designers in particular who are openly known for their intense sexual images.
How much is too much? To what point do the images go beyond what people may call art or high fashion. In a lot of sexual fashion pictorials the women are discretely objectified. There is no shame with these designers who portray women this way. It is pure acceptance and there seems to be no questioning or wrong in their minds as to what their ads are saying.
The codes of porn are objectification, submission, violence and domination. Porn to many seem opposite of what many fashion ads are implying... but in all reality are they really that different?
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