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As obviously lesbian as this image may seem to most, Charles David's spokeswoman Rachel Taylor says, "People love to read into things. "I was there--the models were tired of waiting for us to figure out what tops for them to wear, they were just resting and the photographer took their picture. Everyone thinks they're lesbians. We just thought it was a great picture."

Taylor says the women were not totally naked, just topless. Because the store only sells women's shoes, Taylor explains, "we had a man in our campaign but he was more of a prop."

The store got a half dozen negative letters about the ad that ran in edgy fashion magazines, Taylor said, from clients "who said they would refuse to go into our store with children -- I had no idea people are still so uptight."

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Angela
I don't see anything particularly wrong with this ad. I do agree it looks lesbian, no doubt about it. I think Taylor may be in denial. These women are gorgeous....it doesn't look to me like they are resting!! One has her legs propped on another's thighs while they wrap their arms around each other's waists. Very sexy, very lesbian. ;)

Christian
I disagree that this ad looks lesbian. I just see three gorgeous top models who posed for a fashion ad. Nudity doesn't mean sexuality. If they were kissing or watching each others in the eyes, maybe it would look like lesbian, but here they are just sexy to please to consumers. Lesbian implies more privacy and intimacy.