The
S.gma
of
Glamour
By
Brian
Thornton
When
it
comes
to
the
glamour
side
of
modeling,
including
categories
such
as
boudoir,
glamour,
and
lingerie,
the
nega.ve
labels
begin
to
fly
almost
immediately.
The
photos
are
labeled
as
too
risky
or
revealing.
Glamour
photos
posted
on
social
media
networks
are
met
with
chas.sing
messages
from
friends
and
rela.ves,
or
inappropriate
remarks,
sugges.ons,
or
unsolicited
rela.onship
offers.
The
s.gma
of
glamour
remains
one
of
American
society’s
greatest
mixed
messages
to
women,
who
are
expected
to
be
beau.ful,
but
not
express
the
beauty
publicly
It
is
harder
to
define
glamour
when
some
ar.s.c
routes
moves
away
from
basic
concepts
to
more
ar.s.c
forms,
but
for
the
sake
of
this
argument,
I
will
focus
on
some
of
the
more
mainstream
approaches
to
glamour,
understanding
that
even
these
images
are
deemed
socially
unacceptable.
Studio
M,
through
their
Exquisite
series
of
glamour
photography
services,
is
showcased
as
an
example
of
a
studio
that
consistently
produces
high
quality
images
of
models
in
glamorous
ouuits
and
poses
that
captures
both
the
inner
and
outer
beauty
of
the
models
involved,
and
clearly
demonstrates
why
it
is
.me
to
move
beyond
any
nega.ve
opinions
of
glamour
photography.
Similar
to
the
cover
photo
if
this
edi.on,
some
fail
to
realize
that
a
model
posing
in
lingerie
is
usually
covered
more
than
a
model
posing
in
a
string
bikini
or
micro-‐bikini,
which
has
become
socially
acceptable.
It
is
also
important
to
note
that
those
who
are
provoked
by
images
of
glamour
are
confusing
the
ar.s.c
composi.on
of
the
photo
with
their
personal
feelings
or
reac.ons
to
the
images
–
demanding
the
removal
of
public
display
for
these
images
makes
about
as
much
sense
as
someone
demanding
that
restaurants
not
display
images
of
apple
pie
because
they
simple
do
not
like
the
way
apple
pie
looks.
It
is
.me
for
the
collec.ve
conscience
to
revisit
the
issue
of
glamour
photography,
and
try
to
form
a
more
educa.on
and
appropriate
censes
of
the
fact
that
these
images
merely
highlight
the
subject’s
beauty,
and
stop
trying
to
raise
issues
beyond
that.
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