178) Elements of Sexy

Esquire just announced Minka Kelly as their pick for 2010's Sexiest Woman Alive. To celebrate Minka in all her sexiness, the magazine shot and put together a short two minute video. As a reputable men's magazine, we can agree that what Esquire considers sexy carries some weight with the general public. Given that the goal of the video was to maximize the amount of sexiness, it seems like a good reference for what is considered sexy in this day and age.

Watch the video below, and then check out my itemized list of elements of sexy. WARNING: Video and list are NSFW. No nudity, but I'd still save it for home.



Elements of Sexy (in order of appearance)
- black bras and stilettos - on or discarded, casually strewn
- white lacy bras and undies
- fingers trailing near mouths
- women in oversized men's button down shirts with peekabo breasts
- thick black rimmed glasses
- wrapping fingers in hair
- satin sheets
- cleavage
- grabbing handfuls of shag rug
- black corsets
- white tees worn with undies
- hints of dominatrix - elbow-length black gloves
- Louboutins
- shots of fingers playing with straps
- skinny women who eat chocolate
- lush, full, dark hair
- allusions to female masturbation
- glossy lips
- arched backs
- black nail polish
- biting things
- fan-blown hair
- strong eye contact

Risque? Yes. Just calling it as I see it. The list includes many old favorites - the biological cues of a sexually willing female. The men's shirt, black glasses, dominatrix and eye contact elements all suggest a dominant female. Then you have your dichotomies - the slender woman who ravishes chocolate, and the woman who is both the black lace corset femme fatale one moment and the innocent white tee wearing girl next door the next. Most impressive is the only recognizable brand in the entire video - Louboutin with their iconic red soles has become synonymous with sexy.