2010: No Sleep Till Brooklyn
I’m really starting to like Brooklyn Decker.
She’s a magnificent curvy blonde. She’s got a distinctly all-American look and attitude to her pictures. She also seems like a smart, nice, well spoken, funny person. (Check out her
Twitter feed—she seems to have something going on besides her rockin’ body.)
And it is a rockin’ body, make no mistake. I like this cover quite a bit. It might be a classic. I love the colors, I love the straight-on smiley-ness of it. Brooklyn was quoted in one of the
preview videos from 2010, “We’re kind of channeling, like I said, that whole 70s, 80s sort of really happy, sunny feeling. And it’s very different for SI, you know, usually it’s very full-on sexy, and this year it’s a lot more subtle, and I think that’s really nice.” (Said the girl in the topless bikini on the cover.)
Is she speaking from experience of the 70s and 80s?
She is not. Brooklyn was born in April of 1987.
You know what else I love? Her hips. Brooklyn has magnificent hips. Especially when they’re photographed head-on like this. Shall we indulge in a gallery of Brooklyn Decker’s hips?
There’s a wonderful flat expanse between those hips. This is a curvy blonde.
2010 is Brooklyn’s fifth year in the magazine, and I have to admit, she took a while to grow on me. In her early pictures, I found her face a little pinched, a little petulant.
2006
2007
2008But she’s developed nicely, and I think she’s stunning.
She was becoming something of a household name, partly from being Andy Roddick’s bride, but also with plenty of star power of her own. It may have been my brilliant insight, or it may just have been SI’s blatant positioning of her, but I had a feeling they were banking on her. She was a pretty easy pick for the cover. Much more warmth and approachability than either of her predecessors, Bar or Marisa.
If I have a complaint about the cover, it’s that there’s not enough swimsuit in it. Her top is visible, but draped over her shoulder like an afterthought.* Her bottom is partially submerged. There aren’t many square inches in a bikini to begin with, and that is cut down further for this cover.
Like I said, I like this cover. But what other 2010 Brooklyn shots might have done well?
Beautiful, sunshiny, and cleavage to spare, Could use more smile.
Another excellent candidate. I definitely get a sugary sunshine, Captain and Tennille vibe. Good hip action as well, though the hips are always emphasized more when the legs are together.
This would have been unique, in that it’s subdued, almost candid. The harsh angle of the light would make it a very interesting choice. And those million-dollar hips!
Soon I’ll register my prediction for the 2011 cover girl. There’s no real rush, but the sooner I set it in writing, the more of a fool I will look like come February.
*TRIVIA: Did you know that there have only been only 5 topless covers, and they were all since the year 2000?
Daniela Pestova (2000),
Veronica Varekova (2004),
All-Star Cover Models (2006),
Marisa Miller (2008), and Brooklyn in 2010. Meaning Daniela and Veronica have done it
twice. Thank you, ladies.
Wow. About a year and a half ago, I wondered if the trend was going to be toward larger bikini bottoms. This seems to be a resounding "no."
*Tyra skipped a couple years after rookiehood, then came roaring back with two consecutive covers.
(And yes, there's a handful of models who have made the cover their first time out.)
(That face is Hot Clicks author Jimmy Traina, by the by.)
Her hair is significantly lighter.
Good grief. That girl is so sexy it isn't even funny.
