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A handbra' (also spelled as hand bra or hand-bra) is a technique wherein a woman hides her nipples and areolae by covering both breasts with her own hands, or those of another person.
Modern prevalence
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The handbra gained peak exposure with Janet Jackson's appearance on the September 1993 cover of Rolling Stone, which later named it their "Most Popular Cover Ever" in 2000. The pose is a mainstay in lad mags, such as Maxim and Zoo Weekly that prominently feature photos of scantily clad B-actresses and models.
The handbra was the subject of a pointed parody advertisement for Holding Your Own Boobs Magazine performed by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Will Ferrell on the May 15, 1999 episode of Saturday Night Live.
See also
References
- ^ Turner, Janice (October 22, 2005). "Dirty young men". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
The cover model's breast is partially concealed by her cupped hand. 'We call that shot "hand-bra",' says Paul Merrill, launch editor of Zoo and now in charge of international editions, 'We use that a lot.' He flicks to a cover showing a model whose hair extensions cover her nipples: 'This is hair-bra,' he says.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - "How to Photograph Implied Nudity". eHow. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
Occlude breasts with hands or arms. It is to note that making the "hand bra" is often seen as very cliche in some photographic circles, so try to be a bit more creative. Have your model use an arm to occlude a breast instead of simply covering it with her hand. Keeping the nipple and aureole fully-covered takes the image from a nude to an implied-nude.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Rosenthal, Phil. "Cover story so bad, even FCC sees through it", Chicago Sun-Times, February 3, 2004. "Remember the handbra on the cover of Rolling Stone in 1993?"
- "Capitalizing On Jackson Tempest". The New York Times. February 4, 2004.
In 1993 she posed topless for the cover of Rolling Stone. Then, her nipples were obscured by a pair of male hands, not a silver broach.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "News from Paul Merrill - Editor, Zoo". Press Gazette.
The deal has fallen through over a suggestion she do 'hand bra'.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Saturday Night Live: Sarah Michelle Gellar/Backstreet Boys". Retrieved 2007-04-23.