Let's face it, Irina Shayk does know how to make a triumphant entrance. It is true that she has it easy and that, as soon as she wears, the Russian model cuts anyone's breath with her mere presence. And that, it is known, must be, precisely, what she thinks: "A little that I put ...".
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That is why, perhaps, the Russian model, like the Brazilian Alessandra Ambrosio, has become one of the dazzling standard-bearers of a trend that sweeps more and more strongly among models, actresses and celebrities: that of using underwear as a 'main garment', both on the catwalks or red carpets and on the street. Something that, it must be said, is not a recent thing.
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'Naked dress', 'no pants'... Let's call it 'x', the concept is, more or less, always the same. There are those who, like the actress Julia Fox, even go shopping in bra and panties, using, yes, a bag in the form of jeans and high-heeled boots to complete the styling. Or, directly, they go for a walk or attend galas or sporting events in underpants or Brazilian panties with white heels and socks, like Emily Ratajskowski, Bella Hadid or Irina herself. Because, here is one of the most surprising aspects of all this: the 'socks' are a 'must' of this groundbreaking (neck?) styling.
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"This trend of going in underwear to renowned social events that is hitting so hard among actresses, 'celebrities' and 'influencers' is a particularly transgressive and provocative fashion, which can be interpreted as a way of claiming the body and the freedom of women to dress as they want, without having to feel judged or ashamed for it," says psychologist Brígida Higueras Madsen.
However, continues this specialist, "far from the 'performances' of the catwalks, the 'real' world is very different and, often, what we see on the red carpet is very far from what is lived 'at street level' Therefore, many women may not see anything comfortable, much less vindictive in the fact of leaving home in their underwear, quite the opposite."
In his opinion, it would be convenient to remember that "the most important thing is not to be a slave to anything and to feel good in one's skin, enjoying the act of dressing without seeking social acceptance in it; especially in the case of women, who are usually the target of all trends."
Claim of "this is my body, I teach what I want, period", passing fashion (without more) or 'objectification' of the absolutely conscious and consented woman 'disguised' as a trend? Of course, the subject brings them. Because, starting from the undeniable basis that everyone can do and wear what they want from their mountain 'body', how does all this marry with the incessant struggle to get the female anatomy to stop being used as a 'marketing strategy', as Rosalía denounced a couple of days ago as a result of the use by JC Reyes of a manipulated image of her?
The issue is not trivial. Even more so if we take into account how all these messages and these fashions are permeating new generations increasingly prematurely sexualized. "It is important that we explain to our daughters what they see and emphasize the idea that what these people show in the media or on social networks is part of their artistic image, that, in their personal lives, they do not go to buy bread or walk the dog (except Julia Fox who, Apparently, yes.) 'Lowering them from the pedestal' and humanizing those references for them, helps preadolescents to demystify them and understand that this is only an artistic image and not a real person, "says Isabel Serrano-Rosa, psychologist and director of EnPositivoSí.
To me, the truth, all this going in bra and panties (or underpants) for life, as teenagers say, does not 'rent' me. And, continuing with the jargon 'teenager', the heels with white socks gives me a 'cringe' (embarrassment of others) to freak out, no matter how much they want to sell it to me as 'trendy'. Moreover, it makes me horrificly angry that women continue to bend to the dictates of fashions that squeeze us (corsets, girdles to 'style', etc.), injure or bother us (heels), limit us in our movements (stuffed, short or low-cut clothes) or objectify us (like going in fine lingerie on the street). But, listen, what has been said: let everyone make his cloak (or his panties) a coat.
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- Rosalie
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