<div><main data-testid="main-content" id="main-content"><article><header></header><div data-component="image-block"><figure><p><span><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="A black and white image of FKA twigs with a denim shirt at the top of her left shoulder. She is looking into the camera and the background is plain grey." height="549" loading="eager" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/14174/production/_132229228_ab65b404f4c6ca6db3c9d8dc0567368dc29962e4.jpg 976w" width="976"></img></picture></span><span role="text"><span>Image source, </span>PA Media</span></p><figcaption><span>Image caption, </span><p>The Calvin Klein poster of singer FKA twigs received two complaints</p></figcaption></figure></div><div data-component="byline-block"><div><div><div><p>By Jared Evitts</p><p>BBC Newsbeat</p></div></div></div></div><div data-component="text-block"><p><b>An advert for Calvin Klein has been banned after complaints the images used were "overly sexualised".</b></p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>The poster featured singer FKA twigs wearing a denim shirt that was drawn halfway around her body, showing the side of her buttocks and half of one breast.</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>Above her, the text read: "Calvins or nothing".</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found the ad was likely to cause serious offence by objectifying women.</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>The regulator ruled the "image's composition placed viewers' focus on the model's body rather than on the clothing being advertised".</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>It also noted by focusing on FKA twigs' "physical features", it had "presented her as a stereotypical sexual object".</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>"We therefore concluded the ad was irresponsible and likely to cause serious offence," it said.</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>Defending its advert, Calvin Klein said it had been similar to those it had been releasing in the UK for many years.</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>The fashion brand described the Two Weeks hitmaker as a "confident and empowered woman", and said she had collaborated with the company to produce the image and had approved it before publication.</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>It added that all "conventionally sensitive" body areas were fully covered and FKA twigs was in a natural and neutral position.</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>Two people had complained that the images were "overly sexualised", offensive and irresponsible because they objectified women and were inappropriately displayed.</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>These complaints were also directed towards two posters from the same campaign which featured model Kendall Jenner.</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>But the ASA found these posters did not focus on Kendall's body "in a manner that portrayed her as a sexual object" and the level of nudity was not beyond that which people would expect for a lingerie advert.</p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p>Calvin Klein and FKA twigs have been approached for further comment. </p></div><div data-component="text-block"><p><i>Listen to Newsbeat </i><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_one">live</a><i> at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back </i><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wkry/episodes/player">here</a>.</p></div></article></main></div>