Property of Vogue Italia used via Fashionista.com for the purpose of critical commentary
American model Karlie Kloss, ranked as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s by Vogue Paris, took the December 2011 edition of Vogue Italia by storm, appearing on the cover and in an 18-page editorial spread where she bared nearly all, displaying much of her long, lithe body.
But today, Vogue Italia has taken down one of the photos – which we found on Fashionista.com – after it provoked a major reaction…and most of it was not good.
Kloss does seem to cause controversy even as she races to model superstardom. After all, she just joined the Victoria’s Secret Angels Fashion Show and was dubbed by Vogue Italia as “the new Body” and the hottest new phenomenon in the modeling industry.
But people are divided on her look. Some people claim she’s healthy, citing that her signature muscle tone is a product of her height and lanky build and ballet upbringing. Others, though, think her body is “scary,” that it’s yet another sign that the fashion world sets unrealistic expectations and creates self-image issues in women of all ages.
You can see the full Vogue Italia shoot here. What do you think about Karlie Kloss? What do you think about what her fame says about the fashion industry?
UPDATE: Behind-the-scenes video of the shoot seems to answer the question of whether the crazy body placement above was photoshopped into existence or not. Answer: Not. (She is a former ballet dancer after all.)
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When I was in fashion school we believed they used very thin models because the clothes just hung on them so that you would focus on the clothes not the model’s body. I guess that backfired.
We’re definitely walking a fine line. A lot of models are naturally tall and thin, but the pressure to stay a size zero in order to compete is becoming ridiculous. Then throw in the new Era of Photoshopping, and you’ve got a set of standards all over the media that are impossible to live up to.
And don’t even get me started on the complaining that happens every season on Project Runway when the designers have to make clothes for normal-shaped women and act like they’ve been asked to storm the Alamo with only their scissors.
I find it really annoying that non-dancers keep mentioning her ballet training. She went to my studio and only took like two classes a week, and then quit once she was in high school.