My buddy DJ NVM, the resident DJ over at the Sunday pool parties at the Gansevoort Park Avenue, has been telling me about his party for a while now… but after a bit of convincing by the guest DJs Steve Aoki & Marshall Barnes did I finally take a trip over there (reason being I’m usually way too exhausted after a weekend of Hamptons raging to move on a Sunday).

Let me tell you, this is no ordinary pool party. The chicks are HOT. The guys even HOTTER. And when you get that many HOT people together and feed them alcohol for hours under the summer sun, you’re going to get one amazing PRETTY & PLASTERED gallery…

Pretty & Plastered:

The following photos were all taken at The Gansevoort Park Avenue in NYC

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I’ve never been one to criticize Hustler’s Larry Flynt, because at the end of the day, most of us will prostitute ourselves for page views. I guess the above is a business article?

Perhaps I sound erratic on Benjamin Kanarek Blog (BKBlog), criticizing Emmanuelle Alt for not being sensual enough and making the case that sexuality in marketing is spot on when done with class, sensitivity and brand relevance one day — and wondering out loud whether as bloggers and journalists, we have any codes of proper use of nudity on websites the next.

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Are we filtering these articles and images for the search engines (AOC does religiously) or are we just saying f*** it? We all know sex generates Page Views, but I see some fashion bloggers/trendmeisters upping the ante big time the last few weeks.

Gone is the word ‘nudity’ in an advance warming, fewer nsfw, screen captures from videos that take a fashion brand moment on the runway and make it a voyeuristic come-on for page views.

Our use of nudity is not only filtered for the search engines. We advise in advance with a warning, and almost never open with nudity in the two images that comprise the excerpt. We will never use a naked body or nipples for the website lead without an extraordinarily good reason.

The only one that comes to mind was Eniko on NOWNESS because every image involved nudity and selling prestige jewelry, the images were too important to ignore.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

When I look in the mirror, I must answer to myself on this complex issue: when am I cashing in on nudity for web traffic? When am I exploiting the female body, as a person who believes that physicality is not a sin?

Women trust me to make the right decision, to balance their desire for respectability with an exploration of their sensuality. They write me that they have never felt treated so beautifully in their lives as they do on Anne of Carversville. It must be my woman’s touch . . . Or an ounce of ethics.

These images are just another commercialization of women’s bodies . . . A tendency thousands of years old. Mind you, AOC stands for liberalism on nudity, but preferably within a thinking-person’s context. When one purports to write a business article and features Candice Swanepoel nude as the big picture, the website is trolling for page views.

These images are just a gratuitous selling of sex for web traffic, and I don’t believe the strategy will carry the day long-term with an audience that is predominantly female. Alexa.com gender demographics for the two websites validate my point that they shouldn’t piss off the women.

Nudity Is Great When Properly Used

I am the first person to agree that women like and pursue editorials that feature nudity. This is why I’m fighting to put more sensuality in our lives, to open Pandora’s box on these issues.

Ironically, AOC has more gender balance in our readers, because guys actually try to understand my female perspective. More balanced use of nudity and more thoughtful guys relating to ideas and discourse. Interesting factoid.

Importance of Boundaries

Do bloggers have an ethical position of just how far we will go with nudity? Will Alexa.com rank determine the answer? As the competition heats up, will more naked bodies be the headlines — and not the insider content — of fashion blogging websites? Do we have any obligations to take a few moments, trying to search for a model’s name? Or is she just a naked body?

Granted, we all recognize Candice Swanepoel.

Thankfully, at least the name Lise Charmel (image below) is now spelled correctly. On Friday I thought the brand name — Lise Sharmel — didn’t matter at all. The purpose was page views of ti** and not a prestige lingerie brand, whose name could be verified in a 5 second Google search.

We all make mistakes and my own typos have caused private memos from readers asking “how can such a brilliant woman make so many typos”? Because I type 90 wpm, but it’s no excuse.

Nudity As Natural or Intellectual

I predict a sorting out between those of us who do feature nudity with class and to make an intellectual point, while abiding by search engine rules concerning the filtering of images — and those of us who cash in on nipples and naked bodies for page views.

The mantra of Anne of Carversville is ‘telling women’s stories from fashion to flogging’. The good guy/bad guy continuum is much tighter and more closely linked on these topics, than we want to admit — which is why strong support among male readers thrills me.

Most open-minded women want to be honored in our physicality, and not used for purely commercial purposes.

Perhaps the sensitivity tide will rise if we protest against our own kind? Or all we all just pornographers at heart, and let people like me get off our high horses?

To be continued . . . Anne

From Benjamin Kanarek Blog

1. H&M – A zig zag gem for $3.99.

2. Zingara – Bright stripe skimp.

3. L*Space – Fringe benefits of a one piece.

4. Adidas by Jeremy Scott – Get some fries to cover that shake.

5. Bambola – Squares within squares within stripes.

6. Roxy – Triangled triangles.

7. Concrete Jungle – Black and white bits.

8. Diane Von Furstenberg – Stripes like these illude optically.

9. Matthew Williamson – These shapes are a bit straggly, but super cute. Just be fit in it.

10. Mara Hoffman – Aztec two piece.

11. Dsquared2 – White looks even brighter on a tan.

12. Missoni – It’s so busy, you can get away with a little pooch until you get it together. And it’s Missoni, so it’s all good.

13. Paul Smith – Curves are cool, too.

14. Marni – Bubbled repeat on a high waist will conceal you.

15. VPL – Strap it on and make angles.

16. All Saints – Sparkle Aztec, sparkle.

If the sight of all these skimpy little things doesn’t inspire you to get off of your seat, stop blogging for a goddamn minute, quit skiving off yoga and go for a run maybe I’d be ready for a swimsuit!! Oh, wait, this is about you, not me. Yeah. Um. My memory is a little hazy. Time to start jogging.

Florence looked like a creepy, 19th-century bride in her Valentino gown last night (in a good way). However, ”It was really see-through,” Florence told E! in an interview. And, “I wasn’t quite ready to go see-though at the Oscars,” she added.

In the end, the singer’s lady parts remained hidden from plain sight by flesh-colored slips – her people caught the near naked disaster.

Great. Now everyone will have to peek in her window Antoine Dodson-style to behold her pale nakedness.

Link Love: E!

Funny thing is… the guy who bought Sex.com had no clue how he wanted to “position” the site. He’s had offers for “partnerships.” But which “angle” should he “take advantage of” to “penetrate” the market?

The last company that owned Sex.com (Escom LLC) went bankrupt — they couldn’t turn a profit. And, a minor detail — $13 million is the most ever paid for a domain.

The clock is ticking. What will the owner of Sex.com do? (May I suggest something having to do with sexual intercourse?)

Link Love: Tech Crunch

More lusty pictures after the break.

Why should you be scared?

The garment industry employs 80 MILLION Indians.

(That’s 80 million people who are now NOT making clothes!)

The workers are protesting rising domestic cotton prices.

Exports on cotton – banned.

Garment industry work – banned.

Fun time at Chuckie Cheese – banned.

Without clothes, you’re naked. So this issue affects us all. Even nudists who don’t wear clothes but think about wearing them. Because their thoughts will be infuriatingly altered. And the last thing you want is a bunch of angry nudists not thinking about thinking about clothes. (All those exposed, trembling body parts – not pretty.)

More on ENVY… Don’t act like you don’t like it,

I can just imagine you reading this and looking over your shoulders.

Thoughts?

Platinum Paper is a new monthly newspaper that offers a mix of politics, art, design & film. The publication comes from Matthew Attard Navarro & the team behind Platinum Love Magazine.

The first issue ‘Of Fabulous Men’ is already out in a limited edition of 150 copies. You can order yours for 2 Euros here.

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Jeremy Kost’s first ever book “Love… Hate… Nature…” finds a young Max and his stuffed Tiger taking a rather amorous shower together.

The book was published by the International Center of Photography as an unfolding narrative in a limited edition of 150 numbered copies. Each copy comes with a signed original inkjet print of the first image in this post. Jeremy Kost studio is offering a limited number of copies at $95 plus shipping. You can contact them for details if you’d like to buy one.

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Snakes by Jean-Francois Carly

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Ever wonder what your hot co-worker is working with under those stuffy suits? Well photographer Richard Phibbs has answered your prayers. He shot these male models both in suits and in the buff. Which side is your favorite? Keep reading for the rest of the pictures…

LINK LOVE: Homotography

“I stay this way pretty much 24 hours a day. Richard [Buckley, the bf] is very funny. He is usually completely dressed. He does not like to be naked. So he is in the house; we are having dinner. I am sitting there naked; he is sitting there completely dressed.”

LINK LOVE: Fashionologie

Here’s the Puma Index video featuring Miquel Iglesias…

You can check out unrated photos of Miquel Iglesias in Lope Navo’s new book, Stark. Click Here to Purchase.

Not sure what kind of controversy these naked pics are causing, but I have no issues with HOT celebs posing naked…

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It’s always fun when I have to write posts about dudes with insanely toned bodies who choose to pose nude. I suddenly feel the need to check my body out in the mirror, suck my gut in, attempt to find abs amongst my flab, and I instantly begin to map out my day to schedule in some gym time.

26 year old Jonathan Waud is todays nudbie. He was one of the contestants on Bravo’s reality competition series “Make Me a Supermodel 2″ and he recently did a photoshoot with NY based photographer Rick Day. He is signed with Nous Model Management in L.A. and if he doesn’t get fashion work pronto, expect him to continue showing that ass for cash.

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Zach Gold perfectly melds together beautiful women, sex and burkahs in a series of shots that seriously would make any woman want a pair of those blue heels. Gorgeous.

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You might not recognize him there, because most people in fashion know him with a lot less clothes on:

This is not so much a Before They Had Stylists as Before They Lost All Their Clothes

Oh Terry! I love you! I don’t care what you look like, as long as you keep doing awesome editorials for French Vogue!

Oh Johnny-You Don’t Know Where That Hand Has Been!