Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

BainsBane

(53,012 posts)
Thu May 22, 2014, 12:02 AM May 2014

Ann Taylor LOFT Photoshop Disaster Removes Chunk of Model's Waist

I recently had a conversation with someone who refused to believe Sports Illustrated swimsuit photos were altered. I think most of us know that every mass-market image of women in magazines is photoshopped, airbrushed, retouched, or otherwise altered. It is standard practice in advertising and magazine publishing. We tend to only hear about the most absurd examples, such as those below. The first model looks like something bit a chunk out of her waist, while the Ralph Lauren ad below markets death camp chic.


--------------------------------------------------
A model in a swimsuit ad for Ann Taylor loft seems to have had an unfortunate run-in with the waist-eating monster.

Oh dear. This poor model used to have a fully-formed waist once. Where did it go? Maybe it's hanging out with all the pieces of models' missing inner thighs that retailers like to chop out.



his seems like a tragic mistake—it looks like some poorly executed and generally shitty photo cropping/editing went on here. (I actually can't stop laughing at this one.) It's definitely not as terrifying as some of the nightmarish Photoshop horrors Ann Taylor has inflicted upon us in years past. But still—bathing suit season is as good a time as any to remind myself I need to grab a hacksaw and shovel out a chunk of my waist to find the perfect swimsuit. See, ladies, if you just ripped out your rib cage on one side, cracked your spine and walked around permanently hunched over to one side, you would look sooo sexy!


Ann Taylor's Photoshop Insanity
So it looks like Ralph Lauren is not the only company whose art department studied at the Gumby…



http://jezebel.com/ann-taylor-loft-photoshop-disaster-removes-chunk-of-mod-1579879118?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

2 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Ann Taylor LOFT Photoshop Disaster Removes Chunk of Model's Waist (Original Post) BainsBane May 2014 OP
Ick ismnotwasm May 2014 #1
A weird pose from 1967 jakeXT May 2014 #2
Latest Discussions»Alliance Forums»History of Feminism»Ann Taylor LOFT Photoshop...