Ann Taylor Photoshop Flub: Brand Erases Model's Arm (PHOTO, POLL)

Today in the most breaking-est of breaking style news: not to be outdone -- or under-retouched -- Ann Taylor has one-upped rival Photochopper Victoria's Secret, apparently erasing a model's left arm in this picture for the brand's "Twist Neck Short Sleeve Tee."

Ol' Annie was clever enough to pull the image in question from its website (so we found it in the cache for your viewing pleasure) and replace it with a variety of color options, all of which come with two upper body limbs.

Please also see the case of the missing leg, courtesy of Talbots.

(Via PSD, of course)

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Ann Taylor's latest retouching flub:

HORRIBLE! What a hack job!

HUH?! I don't see anything wrong.

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Comments

[Philip Rawson]

07:01 PM on 04/12/2011

I guess this brings a whole new meaning to "costing an arm and a leg", eh? (In this case, just the one arm)

[Pamela Lake]

07:55 AM on 04/12/2011

I guess arms are over-rated.

[by-the-sea-]

02:30 PM on 04/02/2011

I hope young girls realize that these women they view as being perfect are partially a product of computer technology. The people that pay these women's salaries don't even think they look "perfect" enough to leave them be; perfection is unattainable.

[MarsAmbassador]

08:08 PM on 03/30/2011

Like there aren't enough good-looking women on the planet that they can't find just a FEW that don't need to be Photoshopped? I see dozens a day downtown. A model shouldn't need anything other than a good makeup artist and skilled photographer. Anything required beyond that and you should be looking for a different model. There are thousands of beautiful women in my city alone that look perfect just walking down the street. No computer renovations required.

[rini]

10:33 AM on 04/01/2011

No matter how the woman looks, they always photoshop. They eliminate shadows and tendons. The skin looks almost plastic after that. Some of the photoshop jobs involve decreasing the model's already small waist size or changing eye color etc....

[Abigailia]

05:14 PM on 03/30/2011

At least people with one arm will see what the shirt would look like on them.

[Targetdog]

08:21 AM on 04/01/2011

Always taking lemons and making lemonade do you? ;-) F&F for giving me my first laugh of the day! Happy Friday!

[Save Creatively]

02:35 PM on 03/30/2011

No tragedy! I just run down to the mannequin store and pick up another. Don't move! I'll be right back.

[ajinnyc]

02:23 PM on 03/30/2011

I hear Hollywood is planning to reboot the movie "My Left Foot". The are going to call it "My Left Off Arm".

[GEMINITWIN]

02:17 PM on 03/30/2011

Its just a minor flesh wound....

[Gronkie]

01:41 PM on 03/30/2011

Just a bad angle, like most of HuffPo's photoshop "fails."

[Lucinda1]

01:27 PM on 03/30/2011

I think it is a PS failure rather than an arm stretching way back - the capped sleeves are not that billowy. We wouldn't see so much extra sleeve if she were stretching her arm that far back- you 'd see just a little bit not the whole sleeve. They could've gotten away with it if they made her more busty, then I'd say her arm could be hiding behind.

[85Percent]

11:40 PM on 03/31/2011

I agree. You can tell by studying the other sleeve, and the girl has nicely shaped arms, not boney sticks so easily hidden.

[Max Shaw]

01:26 PM on 03/30/2011

I cant believe that 30% of people who voted cant actually tell there is no way her arm is simply behind her back while standing at that angle.

[KIVPossum]

01:26 PM on 03/30/2011

Surely these places can hire a 'proof viewer' That jumps at you like those, 'what's wrong with this picture' puzzles them make for kindergarten kids

[The Pasha]

01:22 PM on 03/30/2011

Her arm's off! Tis but a scratch.

[hungupstrungup]

02:35 PM on 03/30/2011

What are you going to do, bleed on me?

[DJlaysitup]

02:56 PM on 03/30/2011

I'll have your leg !?

[CHMB]

12:02 PM on 03/30/2011

Yarrrrrr Matey, this be a verrry horrible photoshop job.

[Natalie Russell]

11:49 AM on 03/30/2011

Wouldn't it be 50% more arms?

[DannyGee]

01:17 PM on 03/30/2011

math fail.

[Jebus Chris]

01:22 PM on 03/30/2011

No, 50% would add half an arm.

"100% more arms" adds one full arm.

Example in numerical terms:

1 + 50% = 1 + (1*.5) = 1 + (.5) = 1.5
1 + 100% = 1 + (1*1) = 1 + (1) = 2

[Billy Henley]

02:27 PM on 03/30/2011

Natalie said 50% more arms not arm. So 50% of 2 arms is 1 arm not half an arm.