Ladies - we're doomed

Shannon023
Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
H&M Puts Real Model Heads On Fake Bodies

The bodies of most of the models H&M features on its website are computer-generated and "completely virtual," the company has admitted. H&M designs a body that can better display clothes made for humans than humans can, then "dresses" it by drawing on its clothes, and digitally pastes on the heads of real women in post-production. For now — in the future, even models' faces won't be considered perfect enough for online fast fashion, and we'll buy all of our clothing from cyborgs. (This news sort of explains this.) But man, isn't looking at the four identical bodies with different heads so uncanny? Duly noted that H&M made one of the fake bodies black. You can't say that the fictional, Photoshopped, mismatched-head future of catalog modeling isn't racially diverse.

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http://jezebel.com/5865114/hm-puts-real-model-heads-on-fake-bodies

Good grief! :ohwell:
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  • IamRoJ
    IamRoJ Posts: 530 Member
    Ick
  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
    That's pretty disgusting but at least they admit to it.

    It's just another reason to not compare ourselves to what's in magazines and such. These aren't real people! Just work on getting the body you have to best it can be, not some unattainable goal! I know I will never look like a model, but I'll be in great shape! :happy:
  • mandasimba
    mandasimba Posts: 782 Member
    Their photoshopping makes them look a little more moose-knuckly than I would prefer. They have not sold me on those bikinis!
  • carlypreiss
    carlypreiss Posts: 91
    I guess it's the same as using mannequins, they've just painted them.
  • YouAreTheShit
    YouAreTheShit Posts: 510 Member
    Ladies... there are some pretty faces in that photo, but those bodies leave a lot to be desired by real guys.

    Don't be discouraged... 10 - 30 pounds over on a woman is pretty damn sexy.
  • DaniellePF
    DaniellePF Posts: 308 Member
    Barf! :sick:
  • DakotaKeogh
    DakotaKeogh Posts: 693 Member
    LOL. Good grief!! Ladies, don't sweat it. Get your swimsuits and enjoy your recreation. Eff the models!
  • iHEARTcardiacnurses
    iHEARTcardiacnurses Posts: 437 Member
    Their photoshopping makes them look a little more moose-knuckly than I would prefer. They have not sold me on those bikinis!

    Some of them look like they're packing the ****...

    Plus, photoshopping is rampant and ridiculous. EVERY SINGLE MAGAZINE/AD/WHATEVER photoshops. Even Victorias Secret and their photo editors aren't even that good but women still want to look like them...

    I'm curvy and sexy (and I know it). :bigsmile:
  • HopefulLeigh
    HopefulLeigh Posts: 363 Member
    I'll take blatantly computer generated mannequins over air brushed Victoria's Secret models any day. At least this company is admitting to a FAKE standard.
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    I don't care. They have awesome clothes. I don't look at the ads. Just stick myself to the window every time I walk by and drool at the clothes.

    Ok ok... I'm a liar...

    I go in every time...I don't walk by...
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Seriously, who cares?

    Why are we doomed? Do you, actually base your goals on pics from a fashion website? I don't. Does anybody actually think what you buy is going to fit you exactly the same way as pictured? I don't. How is it any different than Victoria's Secret? What's worse? Knowing Victoria's Secret models are "real" and you/we don't look like that or that these mannequins are fake and you/we don't look like that?

    BTW- I don't mean "you" OP exactly, I mean "you" in a general sense.

    EDITED TO ADD: the last thing I consider myself is doomed. I'll take my muscles and ability over any of those "real" or fake examples any day. I also think most of my MFP friends would agree.
  • icemaiden17_uk
    icemaiden17_uk Posts: 463 Member
    So disturbing! They look so real and then you notice that it is a different head on exactly the same body!! It is just like using a manikin really but they need to be clear about it so young girls dont get the wrong idea!!
  • JediMaster_intraining
    JediMaster_intraining Posts: 903 Member
    this sort of stuff just eats away at young girls who don't realize these women are fake! i have to constantly tell my sister that she's not fat at her young age of 7 (she's thin!)


    as for me. i now look at a healthy standard of looks than thinness thanks to this site and the inspiration i see on here! :smile:

    i'm going to rock a bikini someday whether or not i look like these fake women :drinker:
  • iHEARTcardiacnurses
    iHEARTcardiacnurses Posts: 437 Member
    Knowing Victoria's Secret models are "real" and you/we don't look like that or that these mannequins are fake and you/we don't look like that?

    BTW- I don't mean "you" OP exactly, I mean "you" in a general sense.

    The models are real but their pictures aren't. In fact, in most of the VS stores there's a large print of Heidi Klum and you can see where they tried to airbrush her cellulite off and failed. Now, don't get me wrong, I'd kill to look like Heidi Klum cellulite and all, but they aren't real photos. Their boobs are airbrushed, their hair, their legs are elongated, etc. etc.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Bad news for women trying to make it in the modeling industry, but it doesn't affect me in any way. Model good looks was always out of my reach thanks to genetics, it's no more or less out of my reach now that I'm not the cyborg creation of a demented marketing serf!
  • CheleLynn44
    CheleLynn44 Posts: 339 Member
    That is a tad bit creepy if you ask me seeing them all side by side!
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Their photoshopping makes them look a little more moose-knuckly than I would prefer. They have not sold me on those bikinis!

    Some of them look like they're packing the ****...

    HA! They totally do.
  • LittleMissAngi
    LittleMissAngi Posts: 243 Member
    A lot of companies do this and have been for a very long time.
  • Myrtlemama4
    Myrtlemama4 Posts: 92 Member
    so when people say "You have such a pretty face", means I can go model for them because they dont care what my body looks like. I think I would be more bummed if the runners mags were that overly fake too..( I know they do somethings to those pics too)
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    A lot of companies do this and have been for a very long time.

    Yes. Honestly, it looks a lot better than the headless pure white mannequins on bluefly.
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    Quite honestly, I prefer my body to those anyway. I would prefer it with less fat... lol... but even still. But I am very comfortable in my own skin. I wish that on every woman in the world.
  • pupcamper
    pupcamper Posts: 410 Member
    You are doomed if you compare yourself to other people anyway - I can't think of a better way to make yourself miserable! This journey is about me becoming a lighter, healthier version of me and I don't really care how I add up to other people!
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    Kind of reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U
    Only that Dove actually wants non-model people for their campaigns.
  • mandasimba
    mandasimba Posts: 782 Member
    Kind of reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U
    Only that Dove actually wants non-model people for their campaigns.
    I don't know, I think Dove is right up there with the rest too, though they may try to appear not to be. They succeeded in making me feel self conscious about my dry armpits, and I didn't even know it was a problem!
  • writtenINthestars
    writtenINthestars Posts: 1,933 Member
    Meh...I wouldn't be surprised if many of the male models for A&F, American Eagle, etc are photoshopped as well. I don't ever compare myself to anything in print these days nor deem them "normal" or "beautiful"...not a lot of it is real anymore.

    Which is a real shame.
  • jlfox165
    jlfox165 Posts: 81
    Quite honestly, I prefer my body to those anyway. I would prefer it with less fat... lol... but even still. But I am very comfortable in my own skin. I wish that on every woman in the world.

    Wow. I like this attitude. I really liked this part-- "I am very comfortable in my own skin." I couldn't agree more.
    However, I too am losing weight for a purely selfish reason---me! I simply want to look better and be healthier.
  • annabellj
    annabellj Posts: 1,337 Member
    Ladies... there are some pretty faces in that photo, but those bodies leave a lot to be desired by real guys.

    Don't be discouraged... 10 - 30 pounds over on a woman is pretty damn sexy.
    I am so in love with you right now lol
  • janiebeth
    janiebeth Posts: 2,509 Member
    I'm doomed anyway... it has nothing to do with H&M....


    Now, show me some kittens doing funny things..... :o)
  • iHEARTcardiacnurses
    iHEARTcardiacnurses Posts: 437 Member
    Ladies... there are some pretty faces in that photo, but those bodies leave a lot to be desired by real guys.

    Don't be discouraged... 10 - 30 pounds over on a woman is pretty damn sexy.
    I am so in love with you right now lol

    RIGHT?! He's quite handsome too! Go look at his pictures :love:
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    I think it's crap that these companies don't think they can sell their products dispalyed on anything other than a fake body. My boys see these adds: what does it do to their expectations/views of what a woman looks like vs. how they are portrayed in the market place. I love the way my wife looks, imperfections especially. She earned her body, both good and "bad". And none of it is bad in my book. She is the hottest woman i know. I'll take curves and squeezable areas over those "boyish" model bodies anyday!
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