Tue 24 April, 2012 EROTICA GETS HIP More is more Full frontal, a tasteful showing of breast, a well-positioned prop: whatever the style, it seems that bare-all just got fashionable. Forget exposure of the Playboy/Page 3 ilk - we’re talking about a more chic state of undress. LOVE’s issue three set the ball rolling with eight supermodels (including Kate, Lara, Daria and Naomi) baring all in a light bondage-style shoot, while French fashion mag Purple have been featuring a nude of the week for years (naturally). Next on the slow-burn nude trend came Brooklyn-based erotic quarterly Jacques, who reworked 60s throwbacks with their ‘good get naughty and the naughty get naked’ ethos. While last year also saw the launch of Treats!, a finely-crafted publication with an emphasis on, well, treats for the eyes, with a dose of high-octane fashion. Now, nude has gone (tastefully) viral. Earlier this month, Toronto-based filmmaker Claire Edmondson set up a “special” birthday video for Marc Jacobs and Hugh Hefner which showed new-school, sugary sweet Playboy bunnies (in MJ bunny ears, obviously). Even the ad agencies have got in on the act with Stussy’s Strip for Likes Facebook campaign. Add that to Pirelli’s new calendar (shot by Mario Sorrenti) and the new Bob Carlos Clarke erotic exhibition at the Imperial Arms, and nude never looked so chic. Info Purple, issue 17 out now Jacques, issue 7 out now Treats!, issue 3 out now LINK TO THIS FEATURE: Art & Culture by JC SPOTLIGHT Free chauffeur driven rides for Londoners If you’re in central London and spot the HP Spectre Shuttle, hop in for a free ride in Zones 1 and 2. You can even surf the web en route with the built-in, wifi connected, HP Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabooks. Pick up points: Golden Square, W1 (outside number 37-38) Berkeley Square, W1 (outside number 41) Cavendish Square, W1G (opposite John Lewis) Ecclestone Place, Victoria, SW1W For full details visit www.facebook.com/HPUK Agenda Picks This Week’s Event Picks DRINK SEE VIEW PARTY Enjoy Taxidermy and Tea and forward-thinking teatime snacks. April 28. Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, 42-44 Pollard Row, E2 6NB Celebrate the first ever Sundance London film festival. April 26-29. The O2, Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX Take a look at applicant’s pieces at the World Photography Awards at Somerset House. April 27 - May 20. The Strand, WC2R 1LA. Go for an all-night warehouse smasher at Deviation X Hyperdub. April 27. The Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, SE15 4ST CLICK HERE FOR MORE LISTINGS LIKE SHARE FORWARD PREVIOUS EDITION (c) 2012 Urban Junkies. All rights reserved. Reproductions of any portion of this website only with our express permission. Urban Junkies is a free daily mailer. All listings and features are editorial: We do not receive any payment from venues, artists or promoters. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of information listed but we cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions.