Sports Illustrated
I was never really into sports illustrated magazine. Sure, I like sports, but I don't want to sit around reading about them when I really don't know THAT much about the topic. I do however look forward to seeing the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition when it comes out.
My favorite part though is when they have the TV show where they talk about the behind the scenes stuff with the models and everyone is walking around in their lingerie like it is no big deal and everyone looks good (well maybe not the camera men) and they are all super skinny and tan. I don't even hate them for being and looking perfect and I'm not, I just love to watch it. They talk about what they eat and how they have to work out like crazy to get into shape for the shoot. They even go over what they where between lingerie and swimsuits.
My favorite part in the last edition was how they had painted on swim suits for some of them. It was done so well that you couldn't even tell that it was paint; they actually looked like real suits! And then designs were so intricate and they took hours to do.
It is fun to watch because part of you wishes you were like them and could get paid for looking and being beautiful and you got a ton of nice clothes and could go all over the world and be photographed (and be rich) but the other part of you is watching and thinking about how they have to diet like crazy and even starve themselves and how they work out a ton and they travel so much (and most of them are from different countries) that they don't get to see their families that much. And then you feel better about yourself and that you aren't them.
But overall it is a really cool thing to read and look at and see their different suits and profiles in the magazine and then to watch the show and see all of the work that goes into making the magazine (and that it really isn't as easy as it looks) and you get to hear the models and camera people talking about their best and worst parts of the shoot. It really is a fun and cool thing to watch if you get a chance to.
Posted on Monday, February 02, 2009 @ 4:13 PM by Rita