Donnerstag, 8. Dezember 2011

H&M admits it pasted models' heads on CGI bodies

H&M CGI Body Model

While the prevalence of photo retouching in fashion imagery has been well-documented (and criticized), the industry has long depended on a high turnover cast of flesh-and-blood humans. Apparently, those bodies aren't as valuable as they used to be as retailer H&M recently admitted to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladget that it pasted models' heads on "completely virtual" bodies in its catalogs. H&M's Hacan Anderrson said, "We take pictures of the clothes on a doll that stands in the shop, and then create the human appearance with a program on [a] computer." In its defense, H&M told ABC News that the technique is rampant "throughout the industry," and that it's more effective for showing off garments. The admittedly creepy models, seen...

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