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    Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar

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    Image of The HZA. The HZA.
    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    I love Ellen's work because I can usually tell it is her doing. There is a sense of fun and whimsy but still sexiness.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    so many lovely breasts I can't take it - lovely breast overload!

    yeah, I'm like a 13-year old boy right now
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    She's great. I like Helmut Newton's, too. If anything, I think his look more like they were taken by a woman.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
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    Image of outsidevoice outsidevoice
    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    I understand what people are getting at saying that there is some traditionally male-gaze-type jutting of sexual parts, but the overall context is so female to female it feels like a trunk show held in a girl' dorm with champagne flowing like pheromones - can we have a party with that theme?
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    AMAZING! Thanks for this.
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    Image of JerseyGrrrl JerseyGrrrl
    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    I wish I could have considered them without knowing the artist was a woman. I do feel that there's a difference not only in the subject selection and positioning but also in the "gaze." But I don't know how much of that I decided before clicking the link, you know?

    Without a doubt, I'm considering these differently knowing a woman took them. They're immediately less threatening and any overtones of exploitation are gone for me, which in reality probably isn't accurate. Women, as we know, are some of women's biggest oppressors.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    There's a shot several pages in, if you go to the link, of a woman smoking a cigarette and playing the accordian...I basically need it, like yesterday, framed and hung in my room.
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    Image of Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini
    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    I'm not sure if it's because she is a woman more than she is an excellent photographer who knows how to pick interesting, provocative models and get a great performance out of them. That is a gift that separates the photographers from the pornographers and it has nothing to do with sex/gender.
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    12/08/09

    @Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: I think you nailed it. There's something in the attitude of these women-- it reads.

    Like the woman in number 6. Her eyes are so expressive. It's a captivating shot.
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    12/08/09

    @Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: Yes! I couldn't think of it. I was sitting here looking at these pictures, and even though they are sexy as hell, in a way its also not about the nudity its about the woman.

    For instance the one picture of the woman straddling the bed and looking at herself in the hand mirror, that picture would have had a totally different vibe if she was looking seductively at the camera. But its not about the woman engaging the viewer in a sexual way, its about engaging the viewer in a way that we are feeling like we are getting a glimpse into a private/sexy moment in this woman's life and its beautiful and artsy and cool....at least to me.
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    Image of BlondeGoddess BlondeGoddess
    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    I think her photos have a playfulness and sense of humour about them that makes them more sexy & erotic than sleazy.
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    12/08/09

    @BlondeGoddess: Yes, I agree. I've been a fan since her early/mid-90s heyday, and although she hasn't really developed as an artist since then, and the over-exposed thing is a bit dated, there's still something really cute and sexy and fun about her work, especially when she goes retro and adopts a sort of between-the-wars aesthetic. She did a gorgeous shoot with Milla Jovovich for Italian Vogue a few months ago which was blissful.
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    12/08/09

    @Stellanova: I have her 'Revenge' book from 5 or so years ago - she does repeat herself, but it makes me smile nonetheless.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    I think a few of them are definately sleazy, others are a bit more tasteful.
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Ellen von Unwerth's Photographs Of Women Are Provocative, But Not Vulgar
    Dodai, you always post pictures that make me want to cut my hair.
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Posh Spice Wants Shoes; Top Chef Spurns Cavalli
    Oh, Posh. Did you wear no one else's clothes before starting to design your own.

    And oh, Fergie. Did you mean to imply that every other modern scent is stinky? Yours is the only fresh one?

    Ripert v. Cavalli: Roberto, you should have known better. Authentic French, 1; polyester rockstar, 0. #victoriabeckham
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Posh Spice Wants Shoes; Top Chef Spurns Cavalli
    Venerated old houses like Givenchy shouldn't do diffusion lines. Leave that to the young designers that need the money.

    Also, I posed this in groupthink, but it disappeared: a facebook friend (high school classmate I haven't seen in years) posted that she's hosting a "Knock-Off Party with fake Prada, Louis Vuitton, Coach, and more" at her house. Is that legal? Should I be a debbie downer and tell her about child labor and such? #victoriabeckham
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Posh Spice Wants Shoes; Top Chef Spurns Cavalli
    "Dear Ellen von Umwerth,

    Ghosty girl here. Thank you for remembering me so fondly, if not my nationality.. Alas, after our photo shoot I had an epiphany: modeling bores me. To tears. I'm currently pursuing a Ph.D in comparative religion at Oxford, and generally being one happy ghost.

    Happy Halloween!" #victoriabeckham
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