What's up with Lanvin's skinned red model?

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Various blogs have chimed in on the possible meaning and questionable aesthetic of this ad for Paris fashion house Lanvin that seems to show a model without skin. See the full NSFW ad here. Copyranter wonders if it's part of a "nude zombie trend." (Nope. She could be wearing very small pants.) The Cut asks readers if they find the ad "creepy." (Well, the guy in the ad, yes. Such a hopeless poseur.) Live and Uncensored! explains that it's a fashion-industry in-joke.

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