On Wednesday, Ashley Graham posted some lingerie pics from her latest spread for Vogue Italia on Instagram and they were gorgeous, as expected. They were also completely unretouched. And while it's not the first time a magazine has embraced Ashley's body just as it is, it's worth praising, simply because it's a great f*cking shoot.
Ashley has made it super clear that she accepts every part of herself, even details that have traditionally been called flaws. Back in May, she told V magazine:
I remember my first signs of cellulite, in middle school. I remember telling my mom, 'Isn't it disgusting? It's so ugly.' She pulled her pants down and said, 'Look, I have it, too.' And I was like, 'Gasp!' She looked at me, then at it, and just rolled her eyes. She didn't tell me that it's beautiful or ugly, she just made it a nonissue. It doesn't define my worth.
Preach.
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Rachel Torgerson is the fashion features and lifestyle director at Cosmopolitan, overseeing fashion and lifestyle coverage online, in print, and on our various social media platforms. She has over a decade of experience in the fashion and media industries. Before landing at Cosmopolitan as a digital fashion editor in 2016, she worked at Us Weekly, The Knot, and Fitness Magazine, among others. When she's not discussing runway trends, you can definitely catch her trying out (and, in many cases, failing) a new crochet cardigan pattern or in a spirited debate about the difference between the Bridgerton books vs the Netflix series. Follow her on Instagram and TikTok: @RachelTorgs
