Target has had a spectacular Photoshop fail, crudely airbrushing an obvious and unnatural “thigh gap” onto a young teen modelling swimsuits on its website.
The US branch of the retailer has received thousands of complaints after it published heavily retouched images of model on its website.
In addition to having her thighs dramatically slimmed, the young woman’s waist, hips and arms have had inches shaved off them, making her already slender physique appear dangerously thin.
Making matters worse, the images are promoting items from the store’s junior line, aimed at young girls who are most susceptible to body image pressure.
Sadly, Target isn’t the only retailer to drastically alter its images to sell products – here are some of the worst offenders in our Photoshop hall of shame.
Target has come under fire for these heavily-airbrushed images on its US website. Over-zealous retouchers have crudely shaved inches off the already-slender model’s hips, thighs, waist and arms making her appear dangerously thin.
J Crew’s latest Photoshop fail.
Joe’s Jean’s airbrushed model Alexandra Tomlinson’s thigh to make it as thin as her forearm.
This catalogue model appears to have lost an elbow in the retouching process.
Where has this H&M model’s face gone? And what is going on with her hand?
Ralph Lauren caused controversy when it dramatically slimmed down this model.
Another Ralph Lauren model with an impossibly tiny waist and hips.
This model got a skin make-over (left) and an odd hand growth.
Victoria’s Secret was slammed for slimming down this model’s shapely legs.
This cosmetics model’s arm is unnaturally straight in this ad.
US retailer Ann Taylor seems to have lost this model’s arm in this ad.
Are these the world’s longest legs or the work of retouching?
Victoria’s Secret was too heavy-handed slimming this model’s waist.
Another case of the missing arm, this time for Victoria’s Secret.
International fashion magazine Numero made Karlie Kloss appear more full-figured.
Half of Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine’s torso has disappeared in Russian Vogue.
Designer David Koma’s sketch of Beyonce is quite different to the real thing, causing controversy.
Roberto Cavalli also smoothed over Beyonce’s signature curves in a recent sketch.
This magazine employed the airbrushing tool to help their claim Kate was pregnant.
Beyonce’s skin is suspiciously milky-white on the cover of her latest album.
Mexico’s Maxim magazine went too far slimming down this model’s waist.
Twilight star Kristen Stewart’s arm has vanished on the cover of Glamour.
Beyonce Knowles had her famously curvy thighs slimmed down by US Harper’s Bazaar.
Beyonce was reportedly furious with her image being airbrushed in this campaign for H&M.
UK Grazia was criticised for making Kate Middleton’s waist slimmer.
Slender Keira Knightley had her modest chest inflated for this film poster.
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