Our good friends over at Styledash have uncovered a shocking example of airbrushing with this month's copy of American Elle magazine (pictured right). For some inexplicable reason the editors seem to have photographed the gorgeous Kelly Clarkson for their latest cover and then shrunk her down to an unrealistic size.
Furthermore, they seem to have put up a behind-the-scenes video of the American Idol taking part in the photo-shoot on their website. Perhaps so that you can play spot-the-difference?
More pics after the jump...
While I'm not convinced that magazine editors will ever give up the use of Photoshop to sell magazines, this blatant display of digital manipulation is rather appalling. While I love both shots of Clarkson (pictured above), the image on the left has clearly been adjusted to make her appear much slimmer and this simply isn't a true representation of who she is.
Meanwhile, other celebrities such as Kate Winslet continue to fight the battle against the airbrush. Winslet recently accepted a contract to be the face of Lancôme’s Tresor perfume only under the condition that the company do not airbrush any images of her. Winslet has long been outspoken against the use of digital manipulation and it's distortion of natural beauty. She was awarded a pay-out from Grazia magazine for a story which claimed the actress visited a diet doctor. The article suggested that she lied to the public when she said that she celebrated her curves. They were wrong and they paid for it.
But back to Kelly Clarkson... We love her just as she is, so what's the deal Elle?
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