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Tom Ford is certainly not the first designer to try to blur the line between porn and fashion advertising --
not by a long shot. But, unlike many others, Ford seems to think his scandalous ads filled with soft-core and
Eyes Wide Shut-esque scenes are above reproach. To be specific, Ford feels that he's battling against an unfair double standard -- he says that when it comes to fashion photography, male nudity is getting the shaft.
Penises! There, I said it. Tom Ford wants to showcase the one-eyed trouser snake to help him sell suits, eyewear, and a bunch of other non-penis related fashion items. Ford's latest campaign features his
raciest set of ads yet, partly because they feature full-frontal male nudity. Accompanying the new campaign, he penned an essay in this month's
GQ Style where he outlined his
passionate quest to force the public accept the presence of artfully-lit dongs in fashion advertising.
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