Model Monica Cima poses seductively in lingerie and unbuttoned shirts for French magazine Madame Figaro in its April 2014 issue. The photos are tastefully shot, featuring Cima sprawled across sensual silk sheets.
The Cima photo shoot titled 'Reverie Intime' has a definite 50s pin-up style. Cima poses with vintage-inspired high-waisted lace undies, provocative pastel-colored bralettes and pleather platform Mary Jane heels. Cima gracefully drapes her body against expensive-looking, lavender-colored silk sheets and pillows. The steamy undergarments are juxtaposed with stylishly structured sweaters, pea coats and unbottoned shirts. Chunky earrings, necklaces and bracelets complete Cima's boudoir look.
With her messy bed-head hair tossed behind her shoulder, Cima cheekily never looks directly at the camera. Instead, she looks to the side or has her eyes closed as she pretends to be a sleeping beauty.
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Madame Figaro Captures Monica Cima in the April 2014 Issue
Trend Themes
1. Boudoir Fashion Trends - Brands can explore lingerie and comfortable bedroom wear to tap into the growing trend of boudoir-inspired fashion.
2. Vintage-inspired Pin-up Styles - There is an opportunity to bring back fashionable styles from the past in a modern way, targeting nostalgic consumers.
3. Sensual Marketing Strategies - Brands can embrace the shift towards female empowerment by marketing lingerie and intimate wear in a tasteful, empowering and sensual way.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Industry - The fashion industry can leverage the boudoir and lingerie trend to promote more intimate and sensual styles of clothing and accessories.
2. Advertising Industry - Ad agencies can promote a shift towards tasteful, sensual marketing strategies that promote female empowerment.
3. Photography Industry - There is an opportunity for photographers to popularize boudoir shoots that showcase vintage-inspired pin-up styles as well as tasteful and empowering sensuality.