Think of perfect breasts, and a Helmut Newton nude comes to mind – some version of a ’90’s supermodel shot by the late, great, photographer Richard Avedon. The perfectly-shaped ‘high fashion’ look, it’s . It’s Phoebe Cates in , or Sharon Stone in .
And after years of working as a stylist and seeing so many beautiful pairs close-up, I’ve come to understand what they have in common. They all share an exact size and shape of nipple, centrally and precisely positioned on the breast to give an understated yet beguiling aesthetic. Which is why only some women can forego their bras under the finest silk slip or sheer vintage YSL; or why they can sunbathe topless on the beach without looking .
So magnificent are their proportions, they’re almost works of , recalling that 16th-century portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées being tweaked by one of her sisters, the Duchess of Villars. But could I have that ‘golden ratio’ myself? In my cold bathroom, I would stand naked in front of the mirror, nipples hard and small, before raising my hands above my head in an airport-security-check stance. And That was what I wanted: no size adjustment – I like fitting my sample-size pieces onto my modest B-cup frame – just nipples that were a few millimetres higher and ever-so-slightly less pronounced.
And this is how I came to meet Dr Hazim Sadideen. Raised in the US, the breast specialist works from the Cadogan Clinic, where he takes an overwhelmingly detailed approach to perfe.
