The sexy gap tooth look has been a thing in fashion for several years now and while I love a good gap, these images always crack me up because it’s as if the models aren’t allowed to have their pictures taken with their mouths closed. Like, ever.
Can you imagine going through your career and being discouraged from posing for pictures with your mouth closed like a normal human?
Photographer: “That’s it, open your mouth just a little bit more.”
Model (breathing like Darth Vader): “An we ie a few wif ie outh closed?”
Photographer: “Um, yeah, maybe we can try a few with your mouth closed. Next Tuesday. For now, open up wider. That’s it, wider. So sexy, baby.”
Model: “I ore than jus chicklets!”
Photographer: “I know you’re more than just chicklets, baby, I know you are. That’s up, open up wider.”
Model: “I wanna eath thew ie nose like a norral erson!”
Photographer: “I know you want to breath through your nose like a normal person, baby, but we have other models for that. You’re sexy gap girl. Now make sweet love to the camera.”
Model: “Ie lips are oe chapped.”
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t feel too bad for those ladies because a) they’re drop dead gorgeous, gap or no gap and b) their orthodontic imperfections earn them more money than I will ever see in my lifetime (tell me where is the justice in this world???) but there must come a point in every gappy model’s career when she inspects her wafty grill and wonders, “Are they hiring me for me or for my gap?” And soon or later, they have to make peace with their role as professional mouth breather.
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ugh. yeah. so sick of this trend. it’s at the point where it seems like you NEED a gap in your teeth to be hired as a model. also i’m sorry but the look makes these girls look DUMB. it’s a dumb look. i feel like if they closed their mouths, they’d look 200% smarter. it’s disturbing that this “dumb”, mouth-breather look is “hot”. is it hot to look like a mouth-breathing hick who can’t afford braces? yuck.
You don’t look dumb because you have a gap. Embrace your differences! You, my friend, look “dumb” for being so critical of natural beauty. GAP ON!
Seriously? You’re such a loser. It’s ugly, it really is. I also think that it really is a dumb trend, but hey, with the way the world is going, I’m not surprised that people actually LIKE crap like this. Since when has looking like that ever been proper? I guess now it is, but only for models, huh? It isn’t natural BEAUTY, it’s natural IMPERFECTION. Models are supposed to be flawless, and they certaintly don’t look attractive posing like that.
If people don’t seem to smile around you, maybe it’s because they don’t care to be judged and scorned for every tiny imperfection of their teeth the way God made them. Each of us was made unique. Are you “perfect”? Your attitude is truly off putting.
The top one looks like she has those funky wax lips with the wax teeth.. I have to agree.. these women would look a lot better with their mouths closed.
Lauren Hutton is a class act compared to these models. Her smiling poses most always look natural and classy, definitely not a mouth breather. I admit to being partial to her because, like her, I have perfectly straight teeth with only one “flaw”, a small gap in front.
Aw, heck. I went through 6 years of braces as a teenager to get rid of my gap teeth. Now they’re SEXY? Sheesh.
Ha ha ha! I laughed so hard my face is wet from crying. Gaps are not only sexy, but also healthy. If you have gappy teeth you much less likely to have cavities. So you save a lot of money: first on braces and then on dentist. Win win!
Having just a little gap means that there was just a little room to spare and the teeth were able to come in straight. When teeth come in crooked and gnashing different directions, the mouth was too crowded.
Hahaha, too funny! I’ve noticed it too, finally someone writes about it
I think the difference between these new gap toothed models and Lauren Hutton is that they seem now to be seeking out the most outrageous gap or buck teeth they can find. Lauren was a model who just happened to have a very small flaw, which they initially tried to make her hide. She finally just started “forgetting” to put in the cap that hid the gap right before a shoot and was accepted as she was.
That gap-toothed girl is Mick Jagger’s daughter. I think her name is Georgia. Mother is Jerry Hall, a former model. Only a Jagger could get this far with that gap.
I don’t know! I think Georgia May may have kicked off the trend, but SO many fashion ads feature the gap look now. There is something very infantile about it. a
I think Lara Stone kicked off the “trend”. And yeah, I love gapped tooth girls, but I mean I was watching a video of Lindsey Wixson and the camera kept awkwardly zooming in on her teeth, repeatedly. Like what???
Honestly these pictures horrify me. Gap teeth by themselves aren’t a bad thing, they can be cute. But these girls look absolutely horrendous, as the whole picture is focused on their teeth, making it impossible to notice anything else.
I think they only want models a gap in there teeth is because it looks quirky,different,unique. I think it is quite good for young girls with wonky teeth to see models with not perfectly straight teeth. But now I think the trend is a bit mainstream and should be replaced be a better trend.
I used to have a big gap when I was growing up and I got teased a lot and because of being teased I got braces in the ninth grade; however, I am 29 almost 30 and my gap has came back but it is small. With that being said I embrace my gap and love it. These women are gorgeous and I think their gaps are beautiful. Haters get your life.
I think gaps are beautiful. I am 17 year old in high school and I have been teased so much about my gap which still continues. I was born with it. Not crooked teeth, just a gap between my two front teeth. I think that a model is there to show people that they can be the best they can with what society calls “imperfection” I think that having models like this gives boost to people like me who are hurting from the bullying but are strong enough not to get them fixed. I LOVE gaps and wish that everyone who has them KEEPS them. There beauty and your beautiful.
<3 My dream one day is to become a model and show people that no matter who you are you ARE beautiful.
No one is saying gaps aren’t beautiful. It’s the way these models are photographed that comes across as fetishistic — it’s as if they’re not allowed to close their mouths for pictures, which is weird.