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I’ve heard you had some outrageous offers from stylists and photographers – what was the most extreme?
“When dealing with sex we all have very different ideas of what’s too much or not enough. The difficulty lies in finding the right balance. For this reason, when assigning a brief, I leave ample range to all contributors, setting only a few specific guidelines. Invariably I have been offered work that broke all the rules but never in bad taste. So much so, that one specific shoot had every contributor in awe, whilst at the same time they all wanted to remain anonymous had it gone into print.”
Sex is obviously very subjective as to what people find attractive, erotic and even acceptable – were you to remove the fashion element would it just become soft porn?
“It would become just boring. This is not straight porn.This is the prelude to a kiss. This is the moment you look at someone and find them irresistible. Their smile, their neck, earlobe, hands, body language. The way we use fashion, adds to that. Take it all away and all you have is a naked body. Like a fashion show with no fashion. Just bodies.”