Stella Maxwell | Arthur Elgort | 7000 Magazine F/W 2012 | Girl Meets Boy!

Stella Maxwell lands her guy in Arthur Elgort's editorial 'Girl Meets Boy!', styled by John Tan for 7000 Magazine's fall issue.

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Ginta Lapina | Arthur Elgort | Vogue Russia April 2012 | The Bee & The Butterfly

Anya Ziourova styles Ginta Lapina is another of the season's boxing editorials, this time lensed by Arthur Elgort for Vogue Russia's April issue. Pretty in pink and other ladylike designs, Ginta stands by her testosterone-infused man in 'The Bee & The Butterfly'.

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Crystal Renn & Alana Zimmer | Arthur Elgort | Vogue Russia January 2012 | 'In Wonderland'

Photographer Arthur Elgort takes Crystal Renn and Alana Zimmer to the circus for Vogue Russia's January 2012 issue. Styled by Anya Ziourova, Chanel and Valentino compete with creepy clowns and trapeze artists for our attention. Bottom line, the chain gang necklace steals the show for 'In Wonderland'.

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Wilhelm Reich & Sexual Healing Without Fashion Body Armor

Una Burke's designs are inspired by historic tragic events and body accessories that convey stages o a healing process. Her conceptual wearable art pieces are associated with the cause, the physical and psychological effect and the healing stages of human trauma. Una Burke Fall 2011 Meta.Morph Collection | Andreas Waldschutz & Steffan Sappert AOC Private Studio

Body, Mind, Flower Connection

The little sashays of life and sensual learning are most interesting. A bit of background: just 30 minutes ago I answered an ongoing brainstorm about sexy flowers with the superb Scottish photographer of erotic (and just pretty, too) flowers Kate Scott, with my Sensually Yours reverie: I Love Samantha but Barbarella in the Excessive Machine Is More My Style.

Simply stated, Kate Scott and I could be dangerous together; no doubt about it.

My Healer Ellen Gayda

Last Friday, I went to see my Philadelphia bodyhealer and massage therapist Ellen Gayda, who has been treating me for a seriously disabling gym injury that went improperly diagnosed for months -- until Ellen laid her hands on my body.

A dislocated pubic bone isn't high on the list of typical gym injuries but one more likely in pregnant or post-delivery women. For month I've been working on the symptoms but not problem, until Ellen's fingers made a thorough examination of my pelvic region, said 'this won't hurt a bit', snapping me back into shape with a crackle and pop.

For the last month, Ellen and my chiropractor have been whipping me back into shape with huge success. I am correct in saying my chiro is amazed at the progress, but Ellen says I have a very responsive body -- whatever that means -- making her pleased but also expecting good results.

Ellen is trained in Taoist massage and grounded in concepts of 'Chi' or life force energy. 'Ching' is our sexual energy, our creative energy, our generative energy. It is also been called 'principal energy' because it is essential for carrying out the functions of the body. The Ching energy converts into life-force energy for the organs, which is called 'Chi'.

I can't remember the precise question that triggered an avalanche of emotion with Ellen last Friday, nor would I share it with the general public, at least not in this column. For the record, we never go to the massage table.

Ellen's newsletter was focused last Friday on the concept of body armor, which is somewhat different that your typical Freudian analysis about repression but also strongly related. It's easy to think of children growing older, becoming teens then young adults.

Sexual Atrophy

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Karlie Kloss | Arthur Elgort | Vogue Japan September 2011

If only the social mindset of America was in sync with this mega dose of fashion nostalgia, captured by the legendary Arthur Elgort for Vogue Japan September 2011. Stylist Giovanna Battaglia goes 60s mod, putting Karlie Kloss through a graphic style interpretation of one of America's most optimistic decades for 'In Love with The City'.

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Juicy Bits | Candice Swanepoel | Akos Simon | Arthur Elgort | Karl Lagerfeld

Candice Swanepoel | Akos Simon | Vogue Belleza to Victoria's Secret AOC Sensually Yours

Beauty photographer Akos Simon share a series of beauty photos of Candice Swanepoel that were shown to VS executives a few years back. Akos is as passionate about Candice as Anne is.

Read Akos Simon's thoughts about this beauty shoot and the pride he takes in playing a small role in launching what we all hope will be a long and successful fashion model career for Swanepoel.

Anne stumbled into Arthur Elgort's 1990 Pirelli Calendar images this morning. Like this year's Karl Lagerfeld imaged Pirelli Calendar, Arthor Elgort was inspired by Greece and ancient visions of women. Elgort's women are in action, vivid images that remind us of just how far women haven't come in the last decade.

Fashion's dominant preference today is for women to be frail swans, passive and passionate about shopping, if not sensuality and forward-motion. Anne firmly believes that in America and many countries of the world -- Iran, Sudan, Iraq and beyond -- women are going backwards.

Pirelli Defines Sensuality & Fashion Bodies | Arthur Elgort | Karl Lagerfeld AOC Sexual Politics

Hana Soukupova | Tatler Russia May 2010

Not only was this demeure corset dress worn by Hana Soukupova for Tatler Russia a photo of the day on Fashionising.com, but I can honestly say that when we post similar looks, the response clicks with both sexes.

Provocative looks with integrity attached continue to give women the most room to be themselves. And many guys prefer the more innocent approach, as opposed to letting it all hang out.

Granted, a French maid outfit is probably preferred by the guys!

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