Karlie Kloss is one of the hardest working models in the game. From Vogue covers to the Victoria's Secret runway, the 19-year-old Chicago native has had quite a 2011,  crossing over into that rare pop culture terrain occupied solely by bona fide supermodels. So why not close out the year on a high, steamy note by ripping off her clothes and giving the kids a show in Vogue Italia's December issue, photographed by Steven Meisel. And there's a lot of show going on.

To be perfectly honest, the female body frightens and discomforts me. But even I must marvel at the amazing work of art that is a naked Karlie Kloss -- emaciated yet at the same time muscular (no doubt from all those years of ballet) with bafflingly long limbs, her body defies the laws of physics and perhaps even Photoshop. In between moments of undress, fashion editor Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele tries to cover the teen up in looks by Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara and Roberto Cavalli.

But really, who's looking at the clothes?

Photos: Fashion Gone Rogue