Promotional photo of Janet Jackson, “The Velvet Rope” album and tour (Kink In Pop Culture- music, promotional materials, performances, 1997-1999)
Decade Unto Discipline week
1997 saw the start of a cycle of Janet Jackson incorporating BDSM and fetish elements into her work that culminated with her 2008 album, “Discipline.” This week will take a look at some of the mileposts of that journey
That cycle began with photos by Ellen Von Unwerth for the singers 6th studio album, The Velvet Rope, and it’s promotion
[The album’s] “internal artwork depicts Jackson’s piercings and tattoos, also displaying her hands tied in bondage and latex attire, exhibiting fetishism. A particular photo of Jackson wearing a latex ensemble with her nipple piercing peering through an opening gained notoriety for its explicit nature. The photo also shows Jackson pricking her body with an ice pick.” (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Velvet_Rope
Some of the photos were featured on the Album booklet pages
Magazines promoting the album also used the photos. The BDSM element of the album would also be a talking point
Then there is the actual content of the record
[The album] “encompasses themes of sexuality, including BDSM, sexual orientation, and same-sex relationships. Due to its sexually explicit content, the album reinforced Jackson’s public image as a sex symbol and as one of the most erotic vocalists of the 1990s. Its incorporation of social issues regarding sexual orientation and combating homophobia...
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Janet Jackson, “The Velvet Rope” album and tour (Kink In Pop Culture- music, promotional materials, performances, 1997-1999)
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