Sebastian Faena | Iris Strubegger | V Mag

This photoshoot of model Iris Strubegger in Barcelona, photographed by Sebastian Faena for a winter 2009 V Magazine came up in a discussion on trust — or lack of it — in the fashion world.

My larger discussion New York Fashion Patriarchy | Let’s Call It Real addresses the challenge of erotic photography in fashion from the female perspective, and also the health of the industry. Obviously, I embrace the photography, although I do agree that fashion is highly patriarchal — which doesn’t mean it doesn’t have many female adherents.

Sebastian Faena photographing Iris Strubegger for V MagNYT writer Guy Trebay says that the Faena photos make Helmut Newton look tame. On that I don’t agree, and we post the sexually explicit Strubegger photos in Sensuality News.