“This Is Not Just Any Nude Photo, It’s Art!” - Lily Cole
posted by Giusepphine at
10/03/2008 
Lily Cole, 20-year old British supermodel, posed unclothed in French Playboy with the belief that the shoot is “not just nude, it's art.”
Lily Cole is featured in a 14-page spread inside the Playboy magazine. In the interview which accompanied the photos, she explained why she was convinced to pose naked.
“Nudity has always existed in art, and I think that, given the right conditions, it doesn’t necessarily 'debase' any more than it celebrates or represents the human body.”
Being a high-profiled fashion model who have worked with top clothing companies like M&S, the decision of the young model to pose for the men's magazine had triggered controversy even before its release.
Although there have been reports of Lily Cole to be dropped by M&S, the supermodel remained confident that her decision to pose for Playboy will not caused her her career. To back her up, a spokesman for M&S also released a statement saying, “Lily Cole is a popular, high-profile model who is very much in demand, and this is one of the key reasons why we have chosen to work with her. It’s entirely her own choice as to what other work she accepts and we would not wish to interfere with her career.”
In a way, Lily Cole's reasoning is not bad when she poses for French Playboy and declares, “This is not just any nude photo, it’s art!” It's not wrong to pose nude on magazines or on any other forms of art. However, fashion models should also be cautious as to what company they're posing for. For one, nude modeling is art but it is one of the most common means of sexual exploitation.
Lily Cole is featured in a 14-page spread inside the Playboy magazine. In the interview which accompanied the photos, she explained why she was convinced to pose naked.
“Nudity has always existed in art, and I think that, given the right conditions, it doesn’t necessarily 'debase' any more than it celebrates or represents the human body.”
Being a high-profiled fashion model who have worked with top clothing companies like M&S, the decision of the young model to pose for the men's magazine had triggered controversy even before its release.
Although there have been reports of Lily Cole to be dropped by M&S, the supermodel remained confident that her decision to pose for Playboy will not caused her her career. To back her up, a spokesman for M&S also released a statement saying, “Lily Cole is a popular, high-profile model who is very much in demand, and this is one of the key reasons why we have chosen to work with her. It’s entirely her own choice as to what other work she accepts and we would not wish to interfere with her career.”
In a way, Lily Cole's reasoning is not bad when she poses for French Playboy and declares, “This is not just any nude photo, it’s art!” It's not wrong to pose nude on magazines or on any other forms of art. However, fashion models should also be cautious as to what company they're posing for. For one, nude modeling is art but it is one of the most common means of sexual exploitation.
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