Monday, August 13, 2012

Risqué Spaces

Found a blog that has posted some risqué photos from a men's wear campaign.  There are a couple that caught my interest:


I couldn't help but think about the Student and Au Pair with this one.  It looks rather like the kind of fantasy that the Student had in his mind when he tried to seduce the Au Pair (and failed miserably in reality).


This shot very much looks like the kind of hotel the Politician and the Model would be staying at, with its marble and harsh, clean lines.

The whole blog can be found here: http://blog.amazingspaces.co.za/2011/06/risky-business-at-mwanzoleo/

It is an "interesting" clothing campaign to say the least, with a nude/nearly-nude woman and fully clothed man in the images, that wouldn't fly in North America, and also says something about gender power dynamics.  Granted, they are selling men's suits, but I find the campaign's portrayal of women in comparison to the men rather unsettling.  I would feel better if the men were as scantly dressed as the women, or the women as dressed as the men.  The campaign kind of strikes a blow against feminism...

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