Underboob
Defined in T, the New York Times Style Magazine, on April 13, 2008:
n. / a newly fetishized anatomical zone where the lower part of the breast meets the torso, popularized by ‘80s rock chicks in cutoff tank tops; recently rediscovered by girls-gone-

Sometimes, it is exposed by accident, as in the case of Ashlee Simpson's "oops" on the beach in May.
Photo courtesy popsugar.com.
via mmmModels.com
A swimsuit model with what CC assumes is a warbrobe malfunction (but who knows? maybe designers are doing this on purpose?).

Photo at left via celebritycrunch.com.
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Increasingly, it seems, underboob is being exposed on purpose.
Illustration via animepaper.net.
Under-boob features prominently in several Fall 2008 ad campaigns, including one for Cesare Paciotti

Underboob has become so prevalent in magazine editorials, CC hardly bats an eyelash!
At right:
The lovely Christy Turlington on the pages of W Magazine.
At right:
The lovely Christy Turlington on the pages of W Magazine.
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It is a part of the female anatomy that has been rediscovered [not since Jane Fonda and Norma Kamali ruled the eighties have we seen such views!] and, apparently, put to use as a vehicle for selling clothes! What intrigues CC where this newly (re)fetishized zone is concerned is the fine line between artistry and pornography . . . How do you feel about underboob and its increasing presence in fashion?
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