Lulu Tenney - Américaine - 1m77
Agence
The Lions
Dazed & Confused Uk
Février 2018
Roe Ethridge
The Gentlewoman
Printemps/Eté 2018
Karim Sadli
Calvin Klein F/W 17.18 New York (O)
Calvin Klein Forced to Remove Underwear Ad Because Model "Looked 12" But model Lulu is over 18 years old. By Lily Chen Calvin Klein is no stranger to provocative underwear ads. Case-in-point: the 2016 spring campaign practically sold sex. However, the brand came under heavy criticisms over a new ad in the UK. The ad in question saw a model known by Lulu dressed in a black bra on a boutique window. It was called “inappropriate” and “irresponsible” by customers who requested its removal. A complaint came by one Rachel Ashby who told The Daily Mail she objected to the model’s appearance: “While I realize it is likely she is probably of legal age to appear, the fact that she looks underage in terms of body shape and somewhat vulnerable facial expression, combined with the fact that she is wearing very little and is adopting a strangely provocative pose means it could be deemed to sexualize children.” The imagery was immediately pulled. Lulu is an industry darling having already walked – and closed – Calvin Klein’s Fall/Winter 2017 collection and covered the brand’s Spring 2017 campaign alongside a Vogue Italia cover. It should be worthy to note that all underwear models must be over 18 years old and a point Ashby acknowledged. But should ”looking young” be discriminated against? It could also be how Emily Ratajkowski puts it: “an intolerable cultural reaction when women take ownership of their sexuality and their bodies.” What are your thoughts?
Muse fétiche de Raf Simons, Lulu a débuté sa carrière de mannequin sur le podium et les campagnes de Calvin Klein. Un bon gage de coolitude qui a de quoi propulser la jeune américaine en futur top-to-be. Focus. Avec pour directeur de casting Ashley Brokaw, la maison Calvin Klein a l’art de débusquer les new faces du moment. Preuve en est, Lulu, petite nouvelle qui ouvrait pour la seconde saison consécutive, le défilé automne-hiver 2018-2019 de la maison américaine. Un statut d’égérie qui lui avait déjà permis de devenir la nouvelle favorite des photographes Vanderperre ou encore Steven Meisel qui l’a capturait, notamment, en couverture du numéro de mars 2017 de Vogue Italy. Autres faits d’armes, la new-yorkaise apparaît dans le clip I Dare You du groupe XX, réalisé par Alasdair McLellan, aux côtés de Millie Bobby Brown et Paris Jackson. Affaire à suivre...
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