Sometime ago, I found a blog with a post about two images of a woman trying to cover her bare chest as much as possible with her hands and arms. This was done much in the same way celebrities and models cover their racks, with their limbs acting as hand or arm brassieres, for magazine covers, spreads, editorials, commercial print ads and social causes.
In view of that, I thought it might be interesting to gather a cluster of 36 posts of barely clad but mostly tasteful celebrities ‘wearing’ "Hand Brassieres."
As you go through the cluster, you’ll realize there are a lot of Gisele Bundchen and Eva Mendes because, seemingly, they do a lot of work in their birthday suits and therefore have worn their "hand lingerie" on many, many occasions.
Finally, you will find three or four cases where the hand brassiere theme does not apply so much; let’s just call those trends gratuitous nakedness.
35 Celebrities and Models Using Limbs as Lingerie
34
Tennis Players as Bikini Models
Tennis Beauties in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2009
33
World Map Body Paint Bikinis
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2009 Shows Worldly Brooklyn Decker
32
Stars Revealing Too Much?
Eva Mendes Bares All for Jack
31
Painted Celebrities
Stars Wearing Nothing but Body Paint, From Paris Hilton to Rihanna
30
Tom Ford's Racy New Ad
Controversial Cologne Campaign
29
Banned Celebrity Ads
Eva Mendes for CK Secret Obsession
28
Jumping Naked from Buildings
Agyness Deyn for Pop Magazine
27
Brazilian Muses
Jack Bauer Loves Izabel Goulart
26
Naked Plus-Sized Cover Models
Beth Ditto Bares All For ‘Love'
25
Naked For A Cause
Alicia Silverstone Strips Down For PETA
24
Stripping Celebs of Youth
Miley Cyrus for Controversial Vanity Fair Spread
23
Nude For PETA
Sophie Monk + 5 Other Celebs Strip For Animals
22
Eva Mendes Would Rather Go Naked
PETA Anti-Fur Campaign
21
Warrior-Goddess Fashion
Christy Turlington for W Magazine
20
Superheroes Stripped
Claudia Schiffer Covers German Vogue
19
Gisele's Racy Ads
First Ipanema Commercials
18
Size Zero Glamorization
Emaciated-Looking Lindsay Lohan Poses for Hedi Slimane
17
Patriotic Nudevertising
Jennifer Aniston Hypes Upcoming Movies in GQ Magazine
16
Olympic Activists
Amanda Beard Naked for PETA
15
Steamy Denim Shoots
Adriana Lima Shows How to Sexify Jeans for DT Magazine
14
Disastrous Photoshopped Magazines
Heidi Klum's Bizarre GQ March 2009 Cover
13
White Denim
Armani Jeans SS 08 Ads are White Hot
12
Michael Jackson Dance Moves
Gisele Bundchen Brings Back Crotch-Grabbing in Photo Magazine
11
Risque Supermodel Editorials
‘There's only one Naomi' in Italian Vogue
10
Exotic Public Exhibitions
International Trade Show Features Provocative Fashions and Adult Toys
9
Ad Ban Lifted
Eva Mendes Calvin Klein Obsession Ad Now on Web
8
$3.8 Million Celibacies
Natalie Dylan's Controversial College Financing Success
7
Gisele Designs for D&G
Bundchen by Dolce & Gabbana
6
Cross Cultural Animal Activism
10 Women from Overseas Disrobe for PETA
5
Animal Hairstyles for Animal Rights
Khloe Kardashian Would Rather Wear Nothing
4
Photoshopped Amputations
Tatler Magazine Cover is Totally Borked
3
Modeling Your Own Line
Kate Moss Sizzles on NY Mag In Her 'TopShop' Collection
2
Fur Coat Glamour Shots
Kate Winslet on Vanity Fair Dec 2009 Cover
1
Supermodel Forests
Gisele Bundchen Embraces Nature in Flip Flops
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Heidi Klum Body Paint Shoot by Rankin
Recreating Famous Naked Celebrity Shoots
Mario Lopez Bares All for People
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Naked Celebs For Breast Cancer
Amy Winehouse, Sade & Helena Bonham Carter
Disastrous Uber Editing
Famous Photoshop Bloopers
Intentionally Uncomfortable Underwear
Torture Bras for Modern Masochists
Commercial Body Painting
John Vargas' Work
Sports Illustrated 2008 Swimsuit Issue
Heidi Klum & Will Ferrell
Curvier Underwear Models
Eva Mendes for Calvin Klein Seductive Comfort
Shockvertising
PETA Slaughters Humans
39 Examples of Extreme Photoshopped Celebrities
Banned Celebrity Ads
Eva Mendes for CK Secret Obsession
Body Paint Illusions
Emma-Jane Cammack Camouflage Art
Scandalous Denim Covers
V Magazine Pushes Limits With Gisele Bundchen
Supermodel Brands
Heidi Klum Launches Mouawad Jewelry Collection
Eva Mendes Day
Photos and Banned Commercials Set Trend Hunter Record
Robot A-List Actresses
Photoshopped Celebrity Cyborgs
Post-Baby Photoshopping
Jessica Alba's Before and After Campari Calendar Shots
Assvertising Your Number
Che Magazine Ad
Gisele's Racy Ads
First Ipanema Commercials
Supermodel Sandals
Ipanema Gisele Bundchen Line
Racy Covers That Celebrate Androgyny
Dazed & Confused Likes Boys Who Are Girls
NBA Dancers as Bikini Models
Pom Poms in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2009
Painted Skin Shoes
Temptu Paints
PETA's New Ad Campaign
Alicia Mayer in a Lettuce Bikini
Actress Misses Her Curves
Latifa Regrets Breast Reduction
Scandalous Beer Commercials
Is Guinness 'Good Times' Sexist, Indecent, or Both?
Dark and Dreadful Calendars
Jennifer Aniston's Manic-Depressive 2009 Calendar
White Denim
Armani Jeans SS 08 Ads are White Hot
Cataloging Iconic Magazine Issues
10 Sizzling Past Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Covers
Magazine Cover Beach Towel
New Playboy Ad Campaign
Fur-Clad Superheroes
Naomi Campbell as Naughty Catwoman in Vogue Russia
Sexist Ads To Appeal to Men
Axe Cottage Ads
Prancing Ostrich Fashion
Gisele Kisses The Sky in W Magazine
Inventive College Financing
Natalie Dylan Auctions Her Virginity
Naughty Economic Models
Psychology Research Correlates Playboy Playmates and Economic Hardship
Cyberpunk Risque Editorials
Naomi Campbell is a Futuristic Lady
Red Holiday Fashion
Jennifer Aniston Covers December Vogue
Post Rehab Editorials
Eva Mendes Sizzles in Interview Magazine
Gisele Designs for D&G
Bundchen by Dolce & Gabbana
3D Living Wallpaper (UPDATE)
The Work of Emma Hack
Naughty Bagvertising
Erotic Shopping Bags by Condomi
$5 Million Commercials
Gisele & Stallone for VW
Sinister Super Villains
Photoshopping Celebrities' Dark Sides
Gothic Weddings
Kate Moss' Rock'n'Roll Gown
Girl-On-Girl Supermodel Ads
Longchamp Campaign Evokes Lesbianism (UPDATE)
Birthday Suits on Magazine Covers
Naomi Campbell for i-D
An Airbrushed Life of Scandal
Kate Moss for Longchamp
Second Hand Sexy
Lindsay Lohan's Sizzling 2nd Hand Clothes Ads
Lesbianesque Supermodel Ads
Longchamp Goes GirlxGirl With Kate Moss & Pivovarova
Extreme Halloween Photoshopping
Worth1000 Jack O' Lantern Contest
PhotoShopvertising
Butts With Eyes and Ears with Teeth
Age-Defying Actresses
Tea Leoni in More Magazine
Getting Naughty With Vegetables
PETA's Pro-Vegetarian Commercial Banned from Super Bowl
Sexist Subways
Women-Only Transit In Seoul
Black & White Goth Celebtography
Lindsay Lohan in Interview Magazine
Breast Milk Ice Cream
PETA Asks Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Dairy
Ditching Hollywood for Indy Films
Jennifer Aniston Opts for Indie
Recycled Magazine Covers
Cosmopolitan Uses 5 Year Old Britney Pics
Bridal-Themed Serial Ads
Kate Moss for Agent Provocateur: Scene 1
Art Gallery Editorials
Jennifer Aniston in NYT Magazine's "Screens Goddess"
Unexpected Ad Campaigns
Lindsay Lohan Dons Jeans and Streetwear for Fornarina
Rival Magazine Covers
Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston Comparison Shots
Sexist Days?
Move Over Pirate Day, Here Comes 'Bitch Day'
Partying With Lizards
Naomi Campbell for Hot SoBe Life Water
Workout-Themed Denim Editorials
‘Clean Jeans' in GQ Style
Models as Retro Fashion Designers
Kate Moss For Vintage 'Topshop' Collection
$5,000 Party Tickets
Lindsay Lohan to Host Mansion New Year's Eve Party
Supermodel Forests
Gisele Bundchen Embraces Nature in Flip Flops
Heidi Klum Donates Oscar Dress
Heart Truth Campaign
Shocking PETA Ads
Kentucky Fried Cruelty
Designer Clothing Exchanges
Lindsay Lohan for Visa Swap
Impersonating Royalty
Agyness Deyn as Queen Elizabeth II in Inaugural 'Love' Issue
Actress to Model
Kylie Minogue For TOUS
PETA Cyber Snow Globe
Shake Up Animal Haters