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[[Image:JanetJackson rollingstone.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:JanetJackson rollingstone.jpg|thumb|240px|right|[[Janet Jackson]]’s handbra on the cover of ''Rolling Stone'' <br>Photo: {{photographer|Patrick Demarchelier|nocategory=1}}]] | ||
A '''handbra''' (also spelled '''hand bra''') is a technique wherein a woman hides her nipples and areolae by covering both breasts with her hands. The handbra technique is common in visual media and entertainment to imply toplessness without actually revealing nudity, which could result in an unwanted rating or the product being banned for sale. | A '''handbra''' (also spelled '''hand bra''' and '''hand-bra''') is a technique wherein a woman hides her nipples and areolae by covering both breasts with her or others hands. The handbra technique is common in visual media and entertainment to imply toplessness without actually revealing nudity, which could result in an unwanted rating or the product being banned for sale. Also the handbra technique is used as part of teasing performance in erotic or hardcore modeling. | ||
== Modern prevalence == | == Modern prevalence == | ||
The handbra gained iconic status with [[Janet Jackson]] | The handbra gained iconic status with [[Janet Jackson]]’s cover on a [[September 1993]] issue of ''Rolling Stone''. The magazine later named it their “Most Popular Cover Ever”.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Capitalizing On Jackson Tempest |work= |publisher=The New York Times |date=2004-02-04 |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> | ||
The handbra was the subject of a pointed parody advertisement for ''Holding Your Own Boobs Magazine'' performed by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Will Ferrell on the May 15, 1999 episode of Saturday Night Live. | The handbra was the subject of a pointed parody advertisement for ''Holding Your Own Boobs Magazine'' performed by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Will Ferrell on the May 15, 1999 episode of Saturday Night Live. | ||
The handbra technique is prevalent in lad mags, such as ''[[Maxim]]'', ''Zoo Weekly'', and ''[[FHM]]'', that prominently feature photos of scantily clad actresses and models.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1596384,00.html | title = Dirty young men | first = Janice | last = Turner | publisher = The Guardian | accessdate = 2008-09-01 | date = 2005-10-22 | quote = The cover | The handbra technique is prevalent in lad mags, such as ''[[Maxim]]'', ''[[:Category:Zoo models|Zoo Weekly]]'', and ''[[FHM]]'', that prominently feature photos of scantily clad actresses and models.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1596384,00.html | title = Dirty young men | first = Janice | last = Turner | publisher = The Guardian | accessdate = 2008-09-01 | date = 2005-10-22 | quote = The cover model’s breast is partially concealed by her cupped hand. “We call that shot ‘hand-bra’,” says Paul Merrill, launch editor of Zoo and now in charge of international editions, “We use that a lot.” He flicks to a cover showing a model whose hair extensions cover her nipples: “This is hair-bra,” he says.}}</ref> | ||
[[Image:Pinder-recumbent-cross.jpg|thumb|999x180px|left|[[Lucy Pinder]] demonstrating a recumbent crossed-arms handbra.]] | |||
[[Image:Fuko Handbra.jpg|thumb|999x180px|left|[[Japanese]] [[:Category:Glamour models|glamour model]] [[Fuko]] wears a [[:Category:C metric cup|metric C-cup]] handbra on a [[:Category:P metric cup|metric P-cup]] bust.]] | == Variants of the handbra technique == | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Manuela_arcuri.jpg|thumb|999x180px|left|Italian supermodel [[Manuela Arcuri]] with '''standard handbra''']] | ||
[[Image:Claudia_Schiffer_Pregnant_03.jpg|thumb|999x180px|left|[[Claudia Schiffer]] with '''one hand handbra''']] | |||
[[Image:Pinder-recumbent-cross.jpg|thumb|999x180px|left|[[Lucy Pinder]] demonstrating a '''recumbent crossed-arms handbra''']] | |||
[[Image:Brenda_Lynn.jpg|thumb|999x180px|left|[[Brenda Lynn|Brenda Lynn Acevedo]] with '''handbra by elbows''']] | |||
[[Image:Fuko Handbra.jpg|thumb|999x180px|left|[[Japanese]] [[:Category:Glamour models|glamour model]] [[Fuko]] wears a [[:Category:C metric cup|metric C-cup]] handbra on a [[:Category:P metric cup|metric P-cup]] bust: '''breasts smashing handbra''']] | |||
[[Image:JanetJackson rollingstone.jpg|thumb|999x180px|left|[[Janet Jackson]]’s '''handbra with a man’s hands''']] | |||
[[Image:Aura Amore 01.jpg|thumb|999x180px|left|[[Aura Amore]]’s '''handbra combined with a hair-bra''']] | |||
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Other variants include: handbra with other woman’s hands; handbra with hands of two men, etc. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 21 October 2022
Photo: Patrick Demarchelier
A handbra (also spelled hand bra and hand-bra) is a technique wherein a woman hides her nipples and areolae by covering both breasts with her or others hands. The handbra technique is common in visual media and entertainment to imply toplessness without actually revealing nudity, which could result in an unwanted rating or the product being banned for sale. Also the handbra technique is used as part of teasing performance in erotic or hardcore modeling.
Modern prevalence
The handbra gained iconic status with Janet Jackson’s cover on a September 1993 issue of Rolling Stone. The magazine later named it their “Most Popular Cover Ever”.[1]
The handbra was the subject of a pointed parody advertisement for Holding Your Own Boobs Magazine performed by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Will Ferrell on the May 15, 1999 episode of Saturday Night Live.
The handbra technique is prevalent in lad mags, such as Maxim, Zoo Weekly, and FHM, that prominently feature photos of scantily clad actresses and models.[2]
Variants of the handbra technique
Other variants include: handbra with other woman’s hands; handbra with hands of two men, etc.
References
- ↑ "Capitalizing On Jackson Tempest", The New York Times, 2004-02-04. Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
- ↑ Turner, Janice (2005-10-22). Dirty young men. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-09-01. “The cover model’s breast is partially concealed by her cupped hand. “We call that shot ‘hand-bra’,” says Paul Merrill, launch editor of Zoo and now in charge of international editions, “We use that a lot.” He flicks to a cover showing a model whose hair extensions cover her nipples: “This is hair-bra,” he says.”
