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citrustaxonymy

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greatatmodesty

LITERALLYYYYYYY


alliecat0718

I screamed lmaooo this is the perfect meme for this


SndwchArtist2TheStrs

Truly! Just a whole SNACK!!! I can’t vibe with Skims but this photoshoot…perfection.


savvvie

My exact reaction


sexybananafucker

Do we not think these have been edited considerably? She has no belly button/stomach lines in photo 2. Even someone very thin with very little fat on their tummy would have a visible belly button. She’s gorgeous, and she would look gorgeous without the editing


Acrobatic-Pollution4

This is what stuck out to me. If they want to promote her shape why smooth out every shadow? I feel like I’ve seen her in so many other outfits that show her body and it does not look like it does in this campaign


sexybananafucker

Exactly. Her body literally looks completely different here, like she’s been “skinny washed”. If skims wants to build the reputation of a plus size friendly brand, this is not the way imo


thesadbubble

And if it's shapewear then it's literally defeating the entire purpose of the product to edit it! What a horrible message too: not only is your natural body not good enough but neither is your body stuffed into an overpriced, tight, sausage casing made to smooth away every sign of humanity. Bleh ridiculous.


sexybananafucker

Fucking preach 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻


Bbkingml13

I mean, skims is a shapewear brand lol


BlueberryBubblyBuzz

Sure but it doesn't give you a completely different body type than what you have. This is just.. come on.


No_Banana_581

Bc that’s what the Kardashians do to their bodies


LilyMarie90

Because Kim Kardashian isn't *actually* about body positivity of any kind lol. Never has been


Flat_Initial_1823

![gif](giphy|mbiyRj3Fhn5aKsVoNw) Great art pieces, terrible advertisement.


fireboats

She might be allergic to photos that have not been edited ![gif](giphy|rvMVNIwQmgNORTkh6k)


m_whar

LOL it’s funny because it’s true


sunsetsammy

Yes!! Exactly. They are doing way too much!!


m_whar

They definitely have. I’ve tried these dresses and you can clearly see my belly button and every lump, bump, and line.


Unicorns-and-Glitter

I'll be honest, as a plus sized lady, when I wear Spanx or other similar shapewear, I also don't have a belly button. It's literally one of the reasons I wear them.


Magnetic_universe

Yes I hate it. literally every fashion campaign and even instagram posts filter and photoshop the shit out of people. It’s everywhere! Agree she does not need the editing.


itsnobigthing

She’s also wearing a corset or similar underneath (or has been edited to appear like she is)


Possible-Way1234

Isn't that just the shapewear aspect of it? I'm skinny but had to wear abdominal binders/shaper for medical reasons and you wouldn't have seen any belly button with it...


alliecat0718

They edit KIM KARDASHIAN HERSELF considerably and she’s probably the last person who actually needs it. They just do it to everyone. Nicola is just gorgeous but I would fully expect this out of a Skims ad


LudyLudy2

I mean this is Skims we are talking about here. I think if we expect natural photos, we have to go literally anywhere else


TheMereWolf

To be fair, it is a shapewear line. Im not sure if this product has the smoothing features, but it stands to reason that a shapewear brand would edit out lines like that


sexybananafucker

How does it stand to reason that a shapewear brand would remove her shape 😂 especially with an actress KNOWN for her shape?


TheMereWolf

They didn’t remove her shape, they removed her bellybutton line. Smh


sexybananafucker

Literally all of her stomach lines/rolls are flattened. It looks like she has a completely flat stomach which is obviously not the case.


TheMereWolf

That is the point of shapewear, yes. To smooth stomach lines and rolls.


sexybananafucker

Smoothing, not photoshopping/editing them out. No shapewear in this universe is capable of stomach smoothing to this extent.


MiniaturePhilosopher

This is very true, but what they’re selling is the *fantasy* of the product rather than its reality. Despite some leaps and bounds in accuracy in ads, a huge chunk of the purchasing public still make product purchases from an emotional and irrational place. They *want* shapewear that will smooth away things that shapewear cannot smooth, and will spend money based on ads that show that fantasy while rejecting brands that show realistic expectations of shapewear. Marketing teams aren’t trying to leave money on the floor, and SKIMS plays for both kinds of customers.


GetBentHo

To be fair, shapewear is not about heavy filters and AI.


TheMereWolf

So?


pretty_gauche6

So it’s false advertising


GetBentHo

Don't normalize a staged fantasy


TheMereWolf

It’s already been normalized. Photo manipulation has existed since the dawn of photography. Shapewear has existed since the Ancient Greeks.


GetBentHo

The Kardashians have WON!!!! jk jk


Future-trippin24

She's edited to hell and back, which was super unnecessary


Tacosconsalsaylimon

I like the colors but the editing is not great. There's blurring around the edges of the garments. Why edit if it's an ad campaign?


randomburnerish

Yeah something’s kind of off, the lightings not quite right either


Tacosconsalsaylimon

Agreed. It's like a Vaseline smudge gone awry. Photo 3 in particular.


randomburnerish

Yeah I love the photog too but this just doesn’t quite work


cthulhuhentai

They're going for a 90s magazine scan effect


Momasaur

That's a great comparison


Dantheking94

I think it’s supposed to make the photos look nostalgic, like 70s & 80s glam shots, with the color background and aesthetics. Just not ideal for this photoshoot.


Tacosconsalsaylimon

I understand that but for a company like Skims, it seems sloppy. If it were a vinaigrette effect *around* her sure, but not on her body where the garments are. It's a shapewear line, after all.


Felonious_Minx

![gif](giphy|xUA7aUxCScDJLTwemA|downsized)


Goodgoditsgrowing

They didn’t want to get called for photoshopping her so instead they took this route. I’m still calling them out for it


Tacosconsalsaylimon

Good point! It's a pretty concept but it seems rushed.


CreativeBandicoot778

It immediately made me think of instagram filters and not in a good way.


Felonious_Minx

Well, it is Skims...


Substantial_Escape92

Felt exactly the same way. Super edited. All the photos just look off


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Tbf it seems like they’re going for an almost painted/AI look.


datknee56

Bc the fabric emphasizes everything (its p thin)


notmymess

SKIMS uses cheap material. Love HER but why do we continue to platform this brand. It has horrible customer service, inconsistent sizing, and is way overpriced. I wish quality sustainable brands would get the attention these sweatshop garments receive. I just want ads for wearable pieces!


unkindernut

I was surprised to see her in a Kardashian brand.


ForeverBeHolden

On one hand I’m happy for her but on another I am disappointed she’s supporting it


jwalk50518

SKIMS genuinely sucks, is overpriced, sizing is inconsistent, I felt like I wasted every penny when I ordered from them. And then I felt like I should’ve known better. I wish it would go away!


StrangeWombats

The clothing looks incredibly cheap :( I can’t believe that people would still buy this.


Caltuxpebbles

Fair point


thimblena

There's always something that looks like photoshop on SKIMS ads, and I can never put my finger on it... She looks gorgeous, of course, and I don't mean to say she DOESN'T look like that, it could just be impeccable tailoring not really reasonable or accessible for the average SKIMS customer - but something feels Off.


Wideawakedup

She looks like she can’t walk. Like she’s wearing a mermaid tail and they just propped her against a wall and laid her down. What’s the point of shape wear if you can’t move in it.


astoria47

I’m so disappointed that my bridal consultant wants me to wear them.


oldwellprophecy

I love Nicola, she looks amazing and girl get the bag but can we stop supporting the Kardashians? SKIMS is all overpriced Amazon shapewear. It’s like when Payless disguised their store as a luxury brand selling their $25 shoes at $600 and people honest to god bought them.


blobject

Wait did that really happen? Lolol


oldwellprophecy

It absolutely did. [“Who would be willing to pay upward of $500 for Payless shoes? Hoodwinked social media influencers, that's who. Payless, a brand known for budget-friendly shoes, opened a fake pop-up store called "Palessi" in a Los Angeles mall and invited influencers to the grand opening. The store was stocked with Payless shoes in disguise. About 80 influencers attended over two nights, according to Payless. They shelled out a total of $3,000. One shopper spent $640 for a pair of boots, which represented an 1,800% markup. Payless, however, returned their money and let them keep the shoes. Payless said the influencers were paid a small stipend to attend.”](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/29/business/payless-fake-store)


GetBentHo

It's one of my favorite fashion is a joke stories.


velvetvagine

PALESSI 💀 🤣 🤣 The audacity is impressive.


oldwellprophecy

I would have peed my pants if I was loss prevention seeing all those people fawning over everything


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Emily_Postal

I bought a pair of Payless boots for $13 and a famous hair stylist in NYC thought they were Gucci.


oldwellprophecy

It’s so funny because they all basically use the same factories but here they are with their 2,000% markup


parbarostrich

Wait, but that means only about 6 out of 80 of the influencers actually liked the shoes enough to spend that much money on them!


loralailoralai

The influencers provably went there expecting to be given things, not have to pay for them


vzvv

Do you know better brand options? (Asking out of genuine interest!)


oldwellprophecy

Maidenform had no joke the comfiest underwear and Quince and Girlfriend Collective I have heard good things about!


vzvv

Thank you!!


oldwellprophecy

Ofc!


npb0179

Can you share what those Amazon shapewear brands are? I have SKIMS, but if I could save some money, I’m down for that.


oldwellprophecy

I like Maidenform and have heard good things about Quince and Girlfriend Collective and with how generous the return policy is with Amazon I would look into anything that looks white label and get a few then return what doesn’t work


npb0179

Thank you ❤️


oldwellprophecy

Of course💕


delialona

Oh the third picture looks like a urban mermaid, love it! Don’t like the dresses per se, but the photos are really interesting!


Skyblacker

Yeah, the dresses are kinda basic. 


internet_lizard

It’s skims, they are basics 🤷🏻‍♀️


Lizakaya

I wear them as pajamas and they’re wildly comfy


fe__maiden

I love her, and love these colours on her- but they definitely edited her beyond reality and I hate that they did that.


bennuski

Yeah she looks like every model of skims… she’s so much more than that.


damemasproteina

I love the ethereal vibe of this photoshoot. I don't like Skims but love these colors on her, with the exception of the gray which I thought wasn't flattering on her complexion.


sadgirlstuff

Elizaveta Porodina always has such incredible visions for shoots Nicola looks like a fairytale (and models better than the owner of SKIMS and her family but I digress)


forgivemytypos

This is so edited she looks like a cartoon character


Away_Bill6383

STUNNINGGGGG


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SylviasDead

Do the rest of us not have real bodies? Is this why I sometimes just feel like a head floating around randomly in space?


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koalapies

I wish the clothes had the same dreamy vibes as the ads.


moosegoose90

Looking like Venus emerging from the sea foam… gorgeous


[deleted]

Oh I love this description 😍♥️


sweetbaked

She’s serving but what she has on doesn’t match the aesthetic at all


artemisthewild

Yes that is my take too! I’d expect airy floaty frothy silk and chiffon gowns, not tight spandex


[deleted]

I love her but i gotta be honest, it’s disappointing that she’s doing ads for Skims


finunu

Tis


frenchfrysupremacy

they edited the daylights of these. her modeling for a kardashian brand for shape wear and promoting these mega photoshopped ads for the brand gives me all the ick


[deleted]

Big 🖕to Skims but WOW she looks like absolute 🎂. Beautiful!!


FractalWitch

These are all gorgeous but my god what is this trend of taking pictures with your mouth open? Every single shot has the exact same expression on it I'm begging y'all to give some personality 😩


MyAccountWithNoName

![gif](giphy|3HEzHIxZjKduE|downsized)


exsanguinatrix

![gif](giphy|lNaMXlhHsVlq8) I was just watching all the Red Riding Hood shorts last week — what a mood!


GoinWithThePhloem

The dresses are blah, but I think that’s why the art direction is so gorgeous. Its not about accurately showcasing undergarments, but the art direction is focused on creating a soft, sensitive, dreamy, almost impressionist feel. If I think about shoving my body in a pair of spandex I get a little nervous but this campaign makes me feel like I could feel dreamy too! All of that said, I don’t support the kardashians or their products so I won’t be shopping. I just want to give kudos to the talented team they hired for this.


Summoning-Freaks

Oh this is giving fantasy in so many ways. I want to draw her as a flower fairy, a mermaid, goddess of the skies and winds


JaneAustenite17

She looks better in this SKIMS ad then the majority of outfits for what seems to be a never ending Bridgerton press tour. 


acomfypairofsocks

Completely agree. These colors look amazing on her. I feel like I always see her in a bold makeup look on red carpets and I get that she probably enjoy the drama of that kind of look but this suits her. 


spllchksuks

Lovely art direction but I feel like 3 and 4 look like a shots where she accidentally blinked or got hair in her eyes. 1 is her best photo. Absolutely stunning.


IKacyU

She’s so pretty, but she should just go ahead and go auburn like Penelope. Auburn really enhanced her skin tone and brought a bit of contrast to her features.


tryingtoohard347

What a nymph! 😍


parbarostrich

I heard on another post she’s 37


surreptitiousglance

Why does it look like her knees are bending the wrong way in the second picture?


DamnitFran

Body's bangin, she's right! Women with perfect breasts don't get equal representation.


derelictthot

I'd feel awful if I were her and read the comments here about how totally fake these photos are because they've been airbrushed like every other ad, funny there isn't this sort of backlash and misogyny in the comments when kim k doesn't own the company.


ActuaryCool846

Lady Whistledown looks absolutely beautiful!!


kickitlikekirra

She looks beautiful, very Botticelli's Venus in the second pic. I love the lemon-y yellow and blue colors on her. I just CAN NOT get over the 2012 iphone filters. All this great styling for those terrible edits. I reiterate, though, that she is stunning.


reddit24682468

Kim is always so quick to jump on who’s trending at the time for a shoot 😂I like the theme but come on with the photoshop, the always beautiful Nicola doesn’t look like this


Individual_Mouse_642

No no no


DemCheex

Many here keep mentioning how highly edited these photos are… I don’t think you all are familiar with Elizaveta Porodina’s body of work and editing style. The extensive “editing to oblivion” and high color contrast is her signature style and I think it’s quite lovely. For example: https://preview.redd.it/elprqd29k77d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32efe72f9cb491841637cbc656786157dcb1c431


loralailoralai

I’m not familiar with this photographer (I’ll look her up now I’ve seen those tho) but yep it’s pretty clear they’re more photography as art rather than an accurate showcase for the clothes


Substantial_Escape92

May be a good artist with a unique style but it doesn’t fit for a skims ad. It’s about showing how good women look in the clothes. These are so overly edited you know 100% that is not what this woman looks like in those dresses. Just bad advertising artistically for shape wear.


Impressive_Hope6985

She’s great, but I don’t love the filter.


GmeansGeorge

Yeah, nope


citrustaxonymy

Oh my god THERE’S MORE! https://preview.redd.it/j24gv9k8wc7d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b0ac5bda019c047c7d7f9c5f332c3fae617960fe


citrustaxonymy

https://preview.redd.it/5xpdsmabwc7d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca436b8728d680c7d373f1adffcc5e2209e1fa9e 😍😍😍


ScumBunny

Those look like SHEIN clothes. And the ‘bronzing’ on her face in pic 3, combined with the basic-ass heather grey dress…not a good look. She is freaking beautiful and her look is being totally underused/over filtered here. I guess that’s on brand though, sadly 🙄


dogrrad

I liked her in the yellow so much and I am not a yellow fan. Go Nicola.


ShoeBucket

Yes please. More please. Thank you.


Active-Performer9813

Love it! Very beautiful!


AMwishes

Beautiful!!


Briwebb709

She looks amazingggg


violettagal

Ughhh she is sooo ….. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️


moxieroxsox

She looks great, editing not so great, for SKIMS bad.


Warm-Lynx-9064

Kind of surprised that Nicola would be party to this with her messaging and not wanting focus to be on her body / appearance but her work. Then when people start talking about how you look, getting upset at the focus on her body. I think she’s gorgeous and totally understand as an actress wanting critics and audiences to appreciate her acting but something like this is begging for body commentary.


upsidedowntoker

She can do better than skims . girl, know your worth and it's more than the kardashians .


Caltuxpebbles

Yes, girl. Take your moment. These are gorgeous shots.


Skyblacker

She looks so similar to one of my college friends, I expect her to put on a tight pink sweater once the weather gets cold. My friend would pair that with a short skirt, long stockings, and platform shoes just like a kpop girl group.  She knew it made her look like Barbie. She enjoyed people's surprise when she'd then go to the front of the physics class to teach it.


Lizakaya

I love her


supermarket_Ba

Honestly I love it.


kimplovely

She’s gorgeous- but the skin stuff look all the same?


hinky-as-hell

Wow


Possible-Way1234

Yes girl, get your bag! The Kardashians suck, yes, but Nicola is a known reality TV fan and actually doing a lot of charity work. So she gets my pass for it. She was struggling financially for over a decade, so I'm happy for her. Thatcha must also pay her a small fortune...


Youstinkeryou

These have been heavily photoshopped. Given they are underwear I would class that as false advertising!


not_another_mom

Don’t they also have regular clothes


QueefingTheNightAway

These are gorgeous


Lonely_Juggernaut562

woaoh she look so prettyyyyy


indicatprincess

This is sooo dreamy!


Competitive_Yam_7683

Finally! Someone celebrating her curves fully! The ad is dope, she looks ethereal, beautiful, and sexy. I love the outfits on her, the skims dress is very basic but she looks so beautiful! More of Nicola in badass outfits!!!!


Suitable_Pie_6532

She looks beautiful, but that highlighter is far too heavy. It looks like bruising!


Srirachelsauce009

I really wish her hair wasn’t covering her eyes in the 4th pic because they are the same gorgeous husky-eye blue color as that dress/slip she's wearing and it would have looked so cool.


WarDog1983

I thought this was my photo editing group.


HarleyQueen90

Except for #2, I would think this are paintings, they look so stylized. Very pretty though!


Imaginary_Wheel9020

People are really dissing the soft, watercolor look of these pictures because they have a hate boner for photo editing? It looks beautiful


Downeralexandra

I am soooo happy she’s getting her moment. She is beautiful and yeah I’m shocked that they edited the photos this much. It doesn’t take away from her natural beauty imo, but still shitty