Heidi Klum has apparently gotten some people’s panties in a bunch, with her comments about public nudity. Her comments are below, but I agree with the analysis provided by Cele|Bitchy; any divide I’m sensing is more of a cultural one. I’m Euro. English, specifically. I guess the whole nudity thing is a little more of a big deal here than it is on the continent. I shower with my bathing suit on and my hair did, sure, but that’s only ‘cos I wanna look right at all times. Still, it’s not that big of a deal when one is discussing being naked in one’s own home.
After almost 20 years as a supermodel, being undressed clearly comes naturally to Heidi Klum. In fact, in a wide-ranging new interview, the 36-year-old reveals she is so relaxed about nudity she happily goes naked in front of her parents. Miss Klum, who models for US fashion and lingerie label Victoria’s Secret and is thought to be worth around £10million, says: ‘I think it’s because I grew up in a very easy-going family where my parents were always naked. ‘My parents are still naked. I mean, it’s not like we’re hippies and we run around naked, but if they happened to be in their room changing or something or someone comes out of the shower, they’re not, like, “Oh my God. No. Close the door.”’ The German mother of four also tells Tatler magazine how she regularly renews her vows with her husband of six years, the British singer Seal. ‘He’s very old-fashioned, my husband. He’s very proper,’ she says. ‘We loved our wedding so much that we decided to do it every year, so that’s what we do.’ [Daily Mail]
I don’t get why this is upsetting people, really. I’m too lazy to get changed after getting out of the shower on most days. So there’s a lot of wanderin’ around like a topless, confused, old bag lady going on. The difference being that only my crack-induced hallucinations and I live in my house. So no one can really see me.
I used to buy every issue of the Tatler I could get my paws on, back in the Eighties when it was the most fabulous thing on the newsstand. It’s still pretty radical, for a society rag, and I love pretending to be some idle rich chick using the “Top Titles” as a husband-shopping guide.
Even their advertorials are clever: they did a jewelry layout themed to the Chronicles of Narnia. Sure, CS Lewis would have been horrified, but it was amazing.
Oddly, Tatler is not even on my radar (aside from the above, of course). I don’t even recall ever seeing it on sale here. Weird…
It’s really bloody expensive. I think it’s up to twelve bucks an issue now. But when you’re coming down with a cold and want to lock yourself in your room with cocoa and snack foods and have a good wallow, it’s just the thing.
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I’m a bit of a domestic naturist myself. Fashion is tyranny, down with clothes!
Clothes are the enemy… according to this issue. So, down with clothes indeed!
Im with you. don’t really get the outrage. If people get this upset abut being naked, what do they do when they bathe…or do they not do so?
On another note, with a body like that, why not flaunt it, y’know?
Yeah – I’d never be fully clothed, if I looked like that after four kids.
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