ASOS Are Not Airbrushing Bikini And Lingerie Models' Stretchmarks And We're So On Board

Yes, yes, yes🎉

ASOS has been praised by the internet for featuring a range of swimwear and lingerie models with unedited stretchmarks.

The online fashion retailer made no official announcement about a change in their photoshopping policy, but more and more customers are picking up on the tiger stripes that are appearing across the website.

And we’re so on board.

So impressed with @Asos for not airbrushing the models stretchmarks👏🏼👏🏼 She looks amazing! pic.twitter.com/OKEZinpjKe

— Amy🦄 (@amyrowlandsx) June 28, 2017

Asos not editing out girl's stretch marks on their swimwear photos is giving me so much life, look how beautiful they all are😍 pic.twitter.com/VxMjc4OQg6

— Leah Tudor (@leahtudorx) June 28, 2017

Shopping online for bikinis can often be a soul-destroying experience - not only because we don’t have enough money to buy everything we want - but because of the heavily filtered bodies on display.

But ASOS has decided to go against the grain and leave silver stretch lines in tact, as well as birthmarks and acne scars in other instances.

The first evidence of the brand not removing stretchmarks seems to be from back in 2016, when Olivia Tuffrey tweeted a picture, saying: “Well done ASOS. Faint stretch marks and acne scars that aren’t hidden.”

WELL DONE ASOS 👏 faint stretch marks and acne scars that aren't hidden pic.twitter.com/yTrRgQr2UL

— olive (@OliviaTuffrey) March 13, 2016

But the image wasn’t widely spread or acknowledged up by the brand themselves at the time.

It was only this month that the decision became more public, as a series of models appeared in their natural state and the brand thanked social media users for their support.

Big shoutout to @ASOS for not photoshopping out birthmarks and stretch marks ❤️ pic.twitter.com/kYmZmAJqym

— Sophie Jenkinson (@adjfkld) June 25, 2017

I honestly love asos for not editing out their models stretch marks 👏 pic.twitter.com/ls070aY8gn

— baby nymph~ (@LilmskittenMFC) June 26, 2017

I loveeee that they haven't airbrushed her stretch marks! Go @ASOS !!!! 😍😍 pic.twitter.com/hBte9PSIer

— SS (@Shinadeshadai) June 19, 2017

As someone who has always been ashamed of her stretch marks & felt I was the only 1 of my friends to have them, @ASOS are my #MVP! #asos ❤️ pic.twitter.com/nVbtg3p8Hr

— ❤️AffairWithBeauty💋 (@LoveaffairwithB) June 29, 2017

YASS @ASOS editing out the stretch marks on your plus size models because they're not cute if they're not on a size 8 🙄 pic.twitter.com/mjgeybirhq

— amy eloise 🐾 (@amyeloisew) June 30, 2017

And international editions of the website seem to have been updated in the last 48 hours as well.

But not in Italy, sorry @ASOS pic.twitter.com/PjBWIf8qXJ

— Stefania (@stefaniaa33) June 28, 2017

Anche in Italia in realtà ♒ pic.twitter.com/3yS4FShvln

— schloss. (@turinisamazing) June 29, 2017

The NHS says stretchmarks are narrow streaks or lines that occur on the surface of the skin. And they can occur for a variety of reasons, including pregnancy, rapid weight gain, or just during puberty. If you have a family history of stretch marks then you are more likely to get them yourself.

HuffPostUK has contacted ASOS for comment and will update this article.

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