So the latest weird thing that clothing brands do, apparently, is erase or smooth out kneecaps. But like… what is so grotesque and offensive about kneecaps?
Everyone has them, and now all the models just look really deranged because the front of their knee looks exactly like the back and just…yeesh. It’s freakin’ me out. Am I missing something? Is there logic here? Am I the only one who doesn’t mind the way a kneecap looks? It seems like a waste of time to me. And they’re definitely doing it because, you know, no one’s knee looks that seamless and smooth. And nonexistent. (via Buzzfeed)
Check out our gallery or Forever 21′s knee-less online models below.
What do you guys think of this photoshopping? Why do you think the company is opting to do it?







ranunculus / 3457 posts
Haha that’s just gross
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Wow, now I wonder how many girls are going to get more surgery because they are freaked about having “noticeable” kneecaps. -.-
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ewwwww
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Who ordered a full website’s worth of Barbie knees? How silly of Forever 21 to spend time photoshopping the models’ knees.
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you are suppose to have fucking knees. what-the-fuck.
rose / 980 posts
My kneecaps are ugly! lol But this is indeed silly. It’s like the natural body is being attacked!
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I don’t like my kneecaps either, but this looks funny.
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I have always hated my kneecaps…. they’re odd.
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hahahhahahahahhahahaha. So ridiculous!!
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Lol…there is definitley no logic involved. It’s just an attempt to make real humans look like mannequins.
Hey, fashion industry, I have a better idea for you: if what you want are people that look like fabricated versions of people (in other words, mannequins)…why not just take pictures of mannequins? It would save you an entire team of photo editors! Just a thought.
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I don’t know why they are doing it. Maybe they just want the models to look “perfect’ in their eyes. I don’t like it though, I’m not too much of a big fan of photoshopping, especially something like this. Models should look natural and flawless.
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Whaaa? All I can summon is a head shake.
dahlia / 2747 posts
to be honest, i think knees are pretty unattractive. i always have. hahaha. although i must admit that this looks funny.
orchid / 194 posts
Haha yeah that looks weird. It looks like the back and front of someone’s legs were melded together in some sort of bizarre experiment.
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Lol. Knees are for the imperfect!
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Oh wow… They def took this to a weird place…
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Why do I come here?!?!
I need to find a new hobby. It’s just too easy to troll this site anymore. *Yawn*
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haha
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LOL! Terrible ‘dodging’ haha
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It’s gonna hurt so fucking much when those chicks sit down.
sunflower / 499 posts
Gross!!
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Freaky deaky!
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I actually have always thought knees are really ugly. But, this is definitely unnecessary.
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It doesnt even look like a real person. If they wanted that effect, they shouldn’t even be using models in the first place.
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I WAS WONDERING WHY I WAS SO FREAKED OUT BY THE SKIRT PICTURES!
I was looking through the skirts the other day and I couldn’t quite figure out why all of the pictures looked disturbing and now I know why.
hydrangea / 77 posts
I hate my knees, so I would do it too.
tulip / 7 posts
I understand how some body parts such as the knees or armpits aren’t appealing, but this is too obscure.
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lol no idea …I mean seriously who cares about knee caps.
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I don’t find knees particularly attractive but WTF. This definition of “beauty” is actually just bizarre.
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I have not laughed that hard in a while. Thanks for being absolutely ridiculous, forever21.
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I’ve got some ugly knees in my opinion.. however I don’t think they’re ugly enough that if I was modeling a skirt someone wouldn’t by the skirt just because of my knees hahaha
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