No More Naked Models For Playboy

 

I know this would come as a big shock to many Playboy fans as the magazine that has become synonymous with naked female form its inception in 1953 revealed in a statement that times are changing and so is Playboy's wardrobe. Starting with the March 2016 issue, nude photographs of models will no longer exist in any issue.

"Playboy will continue to publish sexy, seductive pictorials of the world's most beautiful women, including its iconic Playmates, all shot by some of today's most renowned photographers, the magazine will also remain committed to its award-winning mix of long-form journalism, interviews and fiction”, the publication said in a statement.

For Playboy Enterprises CEO Scott Flanders, the change just makes sense at this time.
"That battle has been fought and won, you’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free and so it's just passé at this juncture” Flanders told The New York Time.

 

For years, the magazine was an emblem of American culture a historical snapshot of life in the land of the free. Hollywood's brightest stars, among them Madonna, Sharon Stone and Kim Kardashian have all posed as cover girls for Hefner, while legendary interviews with major American figures like President Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr. have played out on its pages. The issue has been credited with playing a notable role in America’s sexual revolution and was a controversial element of the '60s and '70s feminist movement.  It is that earlier focus on ground-breaking content and historical relevance rather than gratuitous imagery that execs are looking to embrace in greater strides.
 

"The political and sexual climate of 1953, the year Hugh Hefner introduced Playboy to the world, bears almost no resemblance to today, we are more free to express ourselves politically, sexually and culturally today, and that's in large part thanks to Hef's heroic mission to expand those freedoms. We will stay true to those core values with this new vision of Playboy's future”  Flanders said in a statement
 

Other than bringing in wardrobe, the magazine's redesign will feature a cleaner, more modern style according to Cory Jones, the chief content officer at the magazine responsible for initially suggesting the change and redesigning Playboy.com last year. The highly-coveted “Playmate of the Month: centerfold honor is said to remain intact but will be modified.