Oh, the wonders of Photoshop! Enhance your eyes, airbrush
your every blemish and slim your hips JUST with the click of a mouse. Yes, I’m
very sure we are all aware of how this magic tool does no justice at all for or
body image. I’ve been addicted to glossy magazines since a young age and grew
up believing that all those Photoshop-ped images were real – from their
flawless skin to their perfect bodies. Years later when I discovered the
digital magic, only then did I know that it was all just a cover-up! Sigh…
seems like I did waste quite a lot of time – suffering from BDD (body
dysmorphic disorder) just because of this Adobe program! Ha ha…
Recently, lots of celebs have been stripping down and happen
to be Kim Kardashian, Joy Bryant, and Amanda de Cadenet for Harper’s Bazaar.
Wondering what’s special about this shoot? Their totally nude bodies were not
retouched one bit! It has been said that according to press release, the ladies
did away with the retouching to “accept their insecurities and reveal their
most intimate thoughts.”
Famed photographer, Amanda de Cadenet, conducted the simple
yet tasteful photo shoot of Kim Kardashian, Joy Bryant and herself. She said,
"The reason I wanted to do this story is that I'm challenged with my
physicality. I've always been the curviest girl. Since having twins four years
ago, I'm now super curvy. It's not the body I used to have. I get frustrated
that I can't find clothes to fit from designers I love. Roland Mouret and Marc
Jacobs send me the big-girl sizes, but other than that it's slim pickings. I
don't try to hide the obvious. I try to own it as best I can. Marc jokes that
no matter what's in the collection, even if it's for curvy women, I'm still
busting out."
While the ever-so gorgeous Kim K declared that "The
message is embrace your curves and who you are”, tanned beauty Joy Bryant
asserted: "You'll never be thin enough, blonde enough, black enough".
I love this shoot because it promotes natural beauty all the
way. It’s great that they are willing to go natural and bare as this will
probably send out a positive message to young girls. Do check out Harper’s Bazaar for the full interview.
What do you think of these unphotoshopped images?
Credits to: Harper’s Bazaar
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