Nude 101: Eva Mendes

::IN The Nude: A Study In Ideal Form, scholar Kenneth Clark poses the question of nude versus naked in the arts.

To be naked is to be deprived of our clothes, and the word implies some of the embarrassment most of us feel in that condition. The word ‘nude’ on the other hand, carries, in educated usage, no uncomfortable overtone. ... In fact, the word was forced into our vocabulary by critics of the early 18th century to persuade the artless islanders that, in countries where painting and sculpture were practiced and valued ... the naked human body was the central subject of art...nude is an art form invented by the Greeks in the fifth century BC, just as opera is an art form invented in seventeenth-century Italy. The nude is not the subject of art but a form of art.

And here we are again, almost 50 years later, attempting to decipher the boundaries of sexuality in art. Eva Mendes appears entirely nude in her new advert for Calvin Klein's Secret Obsession, causing it be banned in the United States. A G rated version is set to roll out just in time for the holidays, leaving us with question to ponder? Was this really that big of a deal? Is this borderline pornography? did you find it vulgar or tasteful?

I found it to be timeless, and everything it is supposed to be, provocative, sensual, timeless and reminiscent of all things Calvin Klein; artistic expression of the human body in it's purest form...

View the NSFW ad in it's entirety below...

So what's your take on this? Was Eva nude or naked?

Style Feed

::GORDON Ramsey, Anthony Bourdain (oh how I love him), Padma Lakshmi and others have taken our culinary experience to a higher level. So it's no surprise that the tools we use to indulge in feeding our pallets, have parlayed their way into our wonderful world of fashion!

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White Gold Dessert Spoon
White gold necklace and pendant with tiny diamonds on handle.
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Signature Spoon Necklace
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14 karat gold signature table spoon with rose gold chain and single small handle diamond.
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Note to self, I MUST order the Rose gold spoon, how could I not?

If Vintage is your style, perhaps you'd like to go for a sterling silver Spoon Ring for under $20.00 at Silver Dreams. Whatever your flavor, these pieces are sure to give you the fashion dose you crave.

Fashionista Litterati

::HOT on the trail of The Devil Wears Prada, Sex and the City, and Weinstein Co’s Project Runway, The suits of Hollywood have decided to take another stab at the fashion world.

Donald Petrie has signed on to direct and produce romantic comedy "Fashionistas" for CP Prods.' Christine Peters and Michael Cerenzie along with Kellagio Entertainment.

Project was previously set up at Paramount and will now be produced independently. Production is expected to start later this year.

Based on Lynn Messina's debut novel, "Fashionistas" follows a young woman working at a design house who plots to take down her ruthless boss by inventing a fictitious designer.

I have not yet read Fashionistas, but something tells me, this won’t be the last of the fashion themed films. Fashion + drama = Hollywood blockbuster? Would you go see this film?

Tell me Model Citizens, what’s your favorite fashion themed flick?

Side note...I really need to publish my own novel!

Via Variety