An example of breast cleavage.

Suzanne Valadon, painting by Renoir, 1885. Suzanne Valadon ( 23 September 1865 &ndash 7 April 1938) was a French painter. Pierre-Auguste Renoir ( February 25, 1841 &ndash December 3, 1919) was a French Artist who was a leading painter in Profile view of cleavage.

Cleavage is the cleft created by the partial exposure of a woman's breasts, especially when exposed by low-cut clothing. The breast is the upper Ventral region of an animal’s Torso, particularly that of Mammals including Human beings. The neckline of a garment that exposes cleavage is known as décolletage (or décolleté in current French). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Intermammary sulcus or intermammary cleft are the terms adopted by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists for the area of cleavage between the breasts not including the breasts. The International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA is an organization dedicated to providing standard nomenclature for Anatomy.

Theories of cleavage

Evolutionary psychologists theorize that humans' permanently enlarged breasts, in contrast to other primates' breasts, which only enlarge during ovulation, allowed females to "solicit male attention and investment even when they are not really fertile. Evolutionary psychology ( EP) attempts to explain mental and psychological traits €”such as Memory, Perception, Note This article deals primarily with Human ovulation nonhuman Animal ovulation is touched on briefly at the conclusion "^[1] Popular British zoologist and ethologist Desmond Morris theorizes that cleavage is a sexual signal that imitates the image of the cleft between the buttocks, which according to The Naked Ape is also unique to humans, other apes as a rule having much flatter buttocks. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of Ethology ( from Greek ἦθος ethos, "character" and λόγος logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of Animal For the Australian rugby league footballer coach and administrator see Des Morris Desmond John Morris (born 24 January 1928 Buttock cleavage is minor exposure of the Buttocks and the Gluteal cleft between them often because of low-slung Trousers.

Controversies

In the United States there is controversy over how much cleavage exposure is acceptable in public. In two separate incidents in 2007 Southwest Airlines crews had asked travelers to modify their outfits, to wear sweaters, or to deplane. Southwest Airlines Co ( is an American low-cost Airline based in Dallas Texas, with its largest focus city at Las Vegas ' McCarran ^[2]

Related slang

Exposure of the underside of the breast, such as below an extremely short crop top, is known as neathage, Australian cleavage, reverse cleavage or underboob. Crop tops (also cropped tops) are T-shirts or Blouses that are cut off resulting in the exposure of some of the wearer's Abdomen. When the lateral aspects of the breasts are uncovered, it is known as side cleavage or sideboob.

Annual celebration

On the first Friday of every April in South Africa, brassiere marketer Wonderbra sponsors a "National Cleavage Day". The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa brassiere ( Brit /'bɹæzɪə(ɹ/ US /bɹə'ziɹ/ commonly referred to as a bra, /bɹɑ/ is an article of clothing that covers supports and elevates It is a day for women to celebrate not only their cleavage, but their independence. ^[3]

See also

• Breast fetishism
• Cleavage enhancement
• Mammary intercourse
• Buttock cleavage
• Toe cleavage

References

External links

• "Sargent's Portraits", an article including a mention of the scandal caused by the portrayal of cleavage in John Singer Sargent's "Portrait of Madame X". John Singer Sargent (January 12 1856 &ndash April 14 1925 was the most successful portrait painter of his era During his career he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than Madame X or Portrait of Madame X is the informal title of a portrait by John Singer Sargent of a young socialite named Virginie Amélie
• "Cleavage Is Back by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, The Baltimore Sun", viewed 9 June 2007.