Boobs are taking a well-earned break, apparently.
Cleavage is out and fashion is taking a softer, more subtle approach to flashing flesh, according to UK Vogue.
In an article entitled “Desperately Seeking Cleavage” the author writes breast-baring garments have been noticeably absent from the red carpet and runway of late, and that getting your boobs out for the boys is now considered completely uncool.
“The cleavage – those magnificent mounds pushed together to display sexual empowerment, to seduce, to inspire lust or even just to show off – is over, or at least, taking a well-earned break.”
“The tits will not be out for the lads. Or for anyone else, for that matter,” states Kathleen Baird-Murray.
But the break, while appearing driven by fashion, could have its roots in a changing political climate as attitudes towards gender stereotypes continue to shift, the author suggests .
“Rejecting the stereotypes of gender has been brought sharply into focus, with the days of women as eye-candy, their sexuality positively smouldering rather than subtly played out, officially over.”
With boobs officially out, the flesh to flash are your shoulders, stomach or legs, the fashion bible has decreed.
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Other trendspotters have noted new cleavage trends in the spotlight: side-boob is on the rise, as is an increase of women wearing soft-cup lingerie.
