Note: Nudity| Here we are on the eve of another Victoria’s Secret fashion show, televised tomorrow night November 30, 2010 on CBS.

In my life strange confluences are always occurring, and this moment is one of them. My friend Carrie Leigh’s new edition of Carrie Leigh’s NUDE has gone to press, with an extensive interview by yours truly on marketing sensuality to women and my 10 year career at Victoria’s Secret.

I’m thrilled with the work that Carrie Leigh is doing to advance the sensual imagery of women as subjects and also as photographers of nude fashion editorial. 

In my own mind, I am clear what this female-friendly lens means to women, because they tell me they have never felt so beautiful as when they come to Anne of Carversville.

Carrie Leigh brings the same aesthetic to her nude fashion photography and magazine Carrie Leigh NUDE. We work not to titillate, but to celebrate, affirm and beautify the female body.

We also stand for passion at every age.

Tom Ford & Carine Roitfeld | Clarissa & Doug

Tom Ford lenses Doug & Clarissa for Vogue Paris December 2010 issue

Simply stated, we Americans are behind the curve in having a healthy attitude about the importance of sensuality in our lives. It’s my fervent prayer that our international friends will help me reset this American mindset on sexuality and respectability, which are not mutually exclusive.

The image above from the December 2010 issue of Vogue Paris is part of what may become one of the most controversial editorials of the decade.