Note: nudity Steven Meisel has produced a sensual visual extravaganza, entitled ‘Venus in Furs’ for Vogue Italia November 2010. Models including Freja Beha Erichsen, Iselin Steiro, Iris Strubegger, Alla Kostromichova, Andrej Pejic, Michael Tintiuc and Tomek S bare all in a sexy, natural, androgyny mashup.We are lost in the body parts.

We quickly couldn’t keep the male breasts — fine for Google Images — separate from the female ones, which are big no-nos, unless it’s art. Even if they are small breasts that look just like this, they are not suitable for viewing by children. But isn’t this art? These photos will sell for major money in the future. Goodness knows, it’s not photographic trash. 

I find this entire editorial incredibly provocative on so many levels: gender, humans vs animals, nakedness as real luxury, the skin sensations of sleeping naked under a fur coat which I no longer do, but have done, group intimacy and sensality. The list rolls on in my mind.

Once again, a European Vogue make a statement that doesn’t even enter our dreams in America, as mainstream editorial possibility. Fabulous! Anne