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Why Did Vogue Italia Censor This Photo Of Karlie Kloss?

by Verena von Pfetten | 12:55 pm, December 2nd, 2011

Karlie Kloss‘ 16-page spread for Vogue Italia turned heads yesterday and not just because it was the 19-year-old’s first nude photoshoot. Aptly titled “Body By Kloss”, the spread featured amazing shots of Kloss’ athletic and supremely toned body, with a few eye-catching angles and awkward poses thrown in for good measure. And while we genuinely debated whether a couple of the images were photoshopped, Vogue Italia has gone ahead and pulled the most questionable from their site.

Fashion Copious was the first to notice the missing picture. Julia and I spent a while going back and forth on this one yesterday. At first glance, it looks like they did a serious chop-job on her hip. On second glance (and some photo research later), we decided that Karlie Kloss has naturally large-boned and decidedly square hips (which you can see in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show image we’ve included below.) So, did editor in chief Franca Sozzani decide she just didn’t like the shot? Or could she see the photoshop (true or not) backlash waiting to happen?

Or, perhaps even more fittingly, as we’re not sure Sozzani is the type to preemptively back down, she saw the image as potential thinspiration and pulled it so as not to seem (or be) hypocritical.

What do you think of the shot below?



  • Kmi

    horrible

  • Stucker

    She looks deformed.  I don’t think this is an attractive picture of her.  It makes her appear anorexic.

  • Svein

    Any
    other model that is skinny and overexercises will get this ripped body,
    some bodybuilding diet tips, restrict a lot and exercise so you can
    lower you body percentage to the lowest possible. Don’t forget to
    manipulate your water intake for a couple of days before the photos so
    it will enhace the definition and give the ripped muscles effect. I love
    thin models and don’t mind seeing Kate Moss, Freja Beha or Lara Stone
    naked, but this just way too much, it is very disturbing. Vogue
    shouldn’t get such freakish photoshoots when they know perfectly well
    that millions of young girls everywhere will put down their school
    books, stop enjoying the little things in life, quit eating and hit the
    bathroom (to throw up) and then the gym, get isolated and focus on a
    goal weight to be the “goddess warrior whatever” like Kloss. Guys, the
    world is a BAD place, there are A LOT of things, OTHER THAN our bodies
    that need to be worked on and perfected. Don’t be naive to think that
    vulnerable teens will take note that this beautiful young lady is 6′tall
    and naturally skinny. This is triggering thinspiration material, it is
    a very powerful message! this absolutely nothing like Elle Macpherson
    “The Body” so it is revolting the comparison.

  • HardleyMatters

    Looks like a fetish photo. 

  • EU

    I don’t agree. This lady shows young girls how good you can look if you exercise and eat healthy.

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