For as long as patriarchal societies have objectified women, the expression of female sexuality has been stigmatized as distastefully brazen. But as women take control of their own identities and bodies, thier sexuality becomes less about other people and more about themselves. How your sexuality makes you feel, how it relates to who you are, and how it manifests what you want to be. Boudoir is at the heart of this movement.
History of Boudoir
The root of boudoir is from the French word for a woman’s private room, literally translated as a place for sulking or pouting (as per the usual desperately distressed female stereotype). A peek into a woman’s private dressing room has long been categorized as trashy or classy because it’s been judged from the heterosexual man’s perspective. However, when women take control of their own narrative, the boudoir is a peek into the raw, unmasked, exposed truth of the woman.
Boudoir photography is neither trashy nor classy; it’s revolutionary.
Female Sexuality
Boudoir photography defies female oppression head-on by embracing female sexuality as an important dimension of self. Posing with an arched back or brushing your thigh is for exploring your body and the way it makes you feel. Designing hair, makeup, and attire is for celebrating your strengths and trying on your aspirations. Incorporating accessories is for representing the way your shyness or boldness or humor or mystique manifests in your sexuality. Draping yourself over a couch, pressing against a window, or reading a book is for expressing your relationship with your surroundings and engaging the world.
Boudoir photography is for the introspective girl discovering herself, the empowered woman who wants to express her confidence, the vulnerable woman learning to brave her struggles, the couple that is actively learning and respecting each other, the quirky girl trying adventurous new things, the woman exploring new changes in herself or her body, and every woman.
Conclusion
Simply, boudoir is the modern way for women to liberate the most intimate part of themselves. Contact us here for more information about how we can make your boudoir shoot best suited to you.
