‘This is not just any nude photo, it’s art,’ says Lily Cole as she strips for Playboy

Posted by mija on Oct 3, 2008 in News | 0 comments

The white socks can be found in the underwear department and the bear in the toy section.
Oh sorry, our mistake. This isn’t an advertisement for Marks & Spencer – Lily Cole is working for someone else.
The model, who is one of the faces of the retailer, has posed nude for French Playboy in a shoot she sees as ‘art’.
In this picture, the cover of the October edition, she clutches the giant pink teddy bear to preserve her modesty.
Miss Cole, 20, who has been accepted at Cambridge University, is featured in a 14-page spread inside the men’s magazine.
The shoot is said to have been inspired by the cover of French musician Serge Gainsbourg’s 1971 album Histoire de Melody Nelson.
In the interview which accompanies the Playboy photos, Miss Cole tries to justify her decision to pose nude.
She says: ‘Nudity has always existed in art, and I think that, given the right conditions, it doesn’t necessarily “debase” any more than it celebrates or represents the human body.’
The magazine pictures triggered controversy even before their release.
There have been calls from some corners for Miss Cole to be dropped by M&S, and a Christian Voice spokesman called on customers to boycott the store.
But a spokesman for M&S said: ‘Lily Cole is a popular, high-profile model who is very much in demand, and this is one of the key reasons why we have chosen to work with her.
‘It’s entirely her own choice as to what other work she accepts and we would not wish to interfere with her career.’
source: dailymail.co.uk