Saturday, July 20, 2019

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie

Erin Heatherton, 2016

Let’s call this the completion of a triptych.

Tanya Mityushina, 2016
Kate Bock, 2014

There are SI photos that are all face, no body.

Kelly Gale, 2017
Sailor Brinkley-Cook 2018

And some that are all body, no face.

Robin Holzken, 2019
Hannah Davis, 2017

A third angle comes up with surprising regularity over the last decade: all scenery.

Chrissy Teigen, 2016
Bregje Heinen, 2014

The girl is in the photo, but the shot is so wide that the surroundings are the real focus. (Well, kind of.)

Hailey Clauson, 2017
Chrissy Teigen, 2014

The model is tiny.

Chanel Iman, 2015
Kate Bock, 2017

These pics are much more common than the bodyless or headless photos.

Emily DiDonato, 2013
Yasmin Brunet, 2008

Maybe they’re in service of the idea that this isn’t just T&A — it’s about beautiful photography.

Lais Ribeiro, 2017
Nina Agdal, 2016

And exotic locations.

Jarah Mariano, 2009
Valerie van der Graaf, 2014

But it’s a nice metaphor for my pulling back from the blog again.

Chanel Iman, 2014
Adaora, 2013

Panning out, if you will.

Hannah Davis, 2016

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Babs on the Balcony


Back in April, someone posted these shots on Bellazon.


Seems Barbara Palvin was shooting some lingerie and an enterprising citizen took some snapshots from a neighboring location.


I was hoping the shoot would go live soon, but there’s no sign of it. (Is it Victoria’s Secret? No idea.)


So I thought I’d go ahead and point out that it’s the same Hollywood Hills balcony that accommodated fellow SI girls Christie Brinkley and Bar Refaeli.


It’s a gorgeous balcony. I get it.


I wonder how many other beautiful women have traipsed across it.


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UPDATE: Aha, it seems to be for Aimer lingerie.

Thursday, July 4, 2019

Thumb-erica the Beautiful

Three cheers for the Red…

…White…


…and Blue.

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

One for the Brooks

Yesterday, with little fanfare, Brooks Nader was announced as the winner of this year's model search. She'll be a rookie in 2020. So here she is, in a bonus One-Piece Wednesday.


Welcome, Brooks, and here's hoping we'll all see you next year!