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Question regarding bikinis
I wound up w/ a box of ~40 pre-owned bikinis from a church rummage sale. Incl. some 'designer' names. They were all laundered which I did again. QUESTION: For studio shoots would you as a model be okay w/ wearing pre-owned bikinis? Or not? Should I keep them around...or just toss them? Dec 29 17 03:05 pm Link get box of panty liners for used bikinis, and even then some models my have an issue. Dec 29 17 03:32 pm Link Not a one size fits all question Some will recoil in horror at the sight of them Some wont give a damn Dec 29 17 04:21 pm Link If I did bikini shoots, I'd personally be fine with it if they were laundered and there was a pantyliner. I have a lot of pubic hair though, and I always feel like it's my protective barrier hahaha. I regularly buy vintage lingerie and things from the 1800s though, so those are actually pretty new for me. I do know girls who aren't okay with it though. I'd ask each model individually when setting up a shoot, and if they say no just ask them to bring their own if they have one. Dec 29 17 09:48 pm Link liners should suffice and depending on the cut the Model could always wear a g-string underneath. Dec 29 17 09:52 pm Link It depends. The MM market (when it was actually active) saw tons and tons of used swimwear and lingerie. I think people are generally more okay with used stuff when they KNOW it's been properly laundered because theyre the one doing it, wearing someone else's swimwear and lingerie comes down to trusting whether or not they actually washed it all appropriately. There's extremely few things that could actually survive a proper wash and dry cycle so there's very minimal actual "risk" in used clothing... its just some sort of made up "ick factor" thats going to vary from person to person. If swimwear is a must, ask them to also supply their own if they are unwilling to wear what you have to supply. Dec 31 17 11:17 am Link Brooklyn Bridge Images wrote: This. Jan 03 18 01:50 pm Link Liv Sage wrote: A pantyliner for bikini photographs? Jan 03 18 03:25 pm Link TomFRohwer wrote: Until you're wearing used clothing when you don't know where it's been before and it's right against your genitalia, your opinion isn't relevant. And even if you were doing that, good for you, others have different feelings about what gets to be placed next to their genitals. Jan 03 18 08:00 pm Link If you try on a new unlaundered suit bareback in the store you can catch some nasty stuff. Why would anyone do that? Germs love warm, moist places. Hello herpes! Ugh. Laundered anything done properly is usually fine but I wouldn’t trust it. Jan 04 18 03:16 am Link Liv Sage wrote: Maybe you should try to learn to understand texts instead of being just rude and aggressive... A pantyliner is a small barrier between fabric and a woman's genitals. It is not visible if the underwear or bikini are on her body. Some of us can get utis or yeast infections from a variety of things including fabric softeners and detergents depending on the type. So, yeah, I suggested a pantyliner inside the underwear. I know, it's a ludicrous suggestion /s I know what a pantyliner is and I know that a lot more things can be visible on photographs that many people may imagine. And I have seen whole productions going straight into the trash can because somebody overlooked a silly small detail while shooting photographs. Jan 04 18 04:53 am Link TomFRohwer wrote: One) The photographer asking this question was asking about bikinis for studio shoots. Yes, I suppose they could still get wet. But it seems rather unlikely. Jan 04 18 07:00 am Link Lots of great answers, and discussion. Every model will have her own thoughts and this is definitely a case where personal preferences have to be respected. Many times I have done photo sessions where a photographer or artist has specifically dressed me in clean, previously owned lingerie and underwear, and a few times in bathing suits both one and two piece. Personally I have no issues with that at all as long as I know and trust the person providing those items. I have probably worn at least a couple hundred such items. I see no need to wear anything underneath the items if they are clean, which to me means freshly laundered. But I understand that others may not feel the same way, and if they wish to decline to wear any used items that is their right to do so, or if wearing a panty liner or a pair of underpants which are small enough and of a color not to show through the item she is featuring, it's perfectly OK to choose to do that. The important thing is that the model and the people she's working with are all on the same page, which I think would always require some discussion at the time a photo session is being planned. I would not want to arrive at a studio and then be told I was expected to wear used lingerie, underwear, or bathing suits, but if we had discussed that in advance it's a different story. I have never been presented with any used garment that I would have declined to wear, everything was always laundered and usually the person kept them stored in plastic bags. Some of the photographers and artists I have worked with over the years specifically look for unique or vintage items at estate sales, thrift stores and so on for the very reason of having them available for models to wear. In fact, I probably purchase 95% of my own everyday clothing from thrift stores and estate sales and have done so for most of my adult life. Jan 04 18 07:46 am Link Eagle Rock Photographer wrote: I did a shoot where I was asked to wear a pre-owned and freshly laundered matching bra and pantie. I wore it, and he still has the shot up in his portfolio. It's not optimal, but it's not the end of the world either, as long as they are washed in hot water/hot drying cycle. Jan 05 18 01:26 pm Link |
