The fashion magazine has landed on hot water after being accused of digitally altering the Victoria's Secret Angel's hand on the latest cover in order to make Ashley look thinner.
- February 9, 2017
AceShowbiz -
Vogue has landed on hot water just moments after releasing on Instagram its March cover featuring diverse models, including Gigi Hadid and Ashley Graham. The fashion magazine has been accused of digitally altering the Victoria's Secret Angel's hand on the latest cover in order to make 29-year-old Ashley look thinner.
Vogue actually wants to celebrate beauty of "all types" in the latest issue which cover also features Kendall Jenner and fellow models like Adwoa Aboah, Liu Wen, Vittoria Ceretti and Imaan Hammam. However, the social media users put their focus on Gigi's hand, which is placed on Ashley's waist, as it looks unusually long.
"What is wrong with Gigi's arm and hand?" morganlong78 asked, before pointing out, "Obviously photoshopped, if not her fingers are damn long and stretched." Another commenter said, "Revolutionary would not be Photoshopping the one plus-size woman in this photo. You guys are such hypocrites it's disgusting,"
User michelesteyl urged, "Stop photoshopping women's bodies...you're a brand with influence, misrepresenting women is unacceptable." One disgruntled observer said, "Gigi's hands and arms are miles long...'beauty revolution' but still trying to make @theashleygraham appear thinner...Practice and execute your own message."
One other wondering user asked, "Why is Gigi's hand/arm so long," adding the hashtag "#badphotoshop." Another user sarcastically wrote, "Shame on you for this, GiGi's arm is clearly photoshopped to look longer to cover Ashley's belly. Also, having Ashley drop her hand to make her leg look slimmer is shocking."
Following the photoshop accusations, Ashley, who just landed her first Vogue cover, took to her Instagram account to speak out against the claims. In the comment section of her post featuring the Vogue cover, the Sports Illustrated model wrote, "I chose to pose like that.. no one told me to do anything."
