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Etam Lingerie Models Strip Down At Paris' Musee d'Orsay, Upset Museum (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 01/12/2012 1:09 pm Updated: 01/12/2012 5:06 pm

They were three models with a mission: strip down in one of Paris' most renowned art museums, expose their skimpy lingerie and pretend like the whole thing's totally normal.

You know, like Charlie's Angels but with bras instead of guns.

And judging by the puzzled looks on museum-goers' faces, we think it's safe to declare their mission a success.

However the women had a secret agenda: Their antics were part of a publicity stunt for Etam lingerie.

Unsurprisingly, officials at the Musee d'Orsay were less than thrilled to hear about the company's daring exploits, particularly because they didn't seek permission to film inside the establishment.

The museum called the stunt "a serious infringement of the Orsay's rights and the rights of others," and, according to the Telegraph, officials have threatened to take legal action.

"I'm responsible for filming and such a shoot would never have been accepted," Amelie Hardivillier, the museum's head of communications, told France's The Local. "It's unthinkable."

What has been allowed to shoot in the prestigious Musee d'Orsay? "Gossip Girl," for one. But Blair and Prince Louis kept their pants on, which is something Etam models don't have such a great track record of doing.

In the past, Etam has had its ladies take to the ice dressed in nothing but their unmentionablesand skate beneath the Eiffel Tower, the Mirror noted.

That sounds really cold and uncomfortable. Museums are so much cozier, non?

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Asti28
06:08 PM on 01/13/2012
Not very risque, people wear less than that on a beach.
05:05 PM on 01/13/2012
Sacre Bleu. Why does dees nevair 'appen where ah leeve?
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Mike vdB
Get involved, always question, don't just exist.
04:57 PM on 01/13/2012
Responsables au Musee d'Orsay paraissent un peu sur le côté guindé, non?
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Billk29
Justified Ancient of Mu
04:22 PM on 01/13/2012
Should have thrown them in jail just as they were for indecent exposure for the night.
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Hollywood053
Capo di tutti capi
03:03 PM on 01/13/2012
What a really weird story. They look like the bathing suits from the 60's.
02:30 PM on 01/13/2012
Most underthings cover the essentials better than most bikinis. Just a bit of fun eh? Perhaps the director's own undies were a little too tight?
10:18 PM on 01/13/2012
I think the bigger problem here is someone filming the security features. There is a lot of money in those walls.
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Barry Clarke
Retired Air Traffic Control Aviation Meteorologist
02:25 PM on 01/13/2012
Nothing more than what you would see at the beach and what is left is what goes through the imagination. Yep, they are beautiful women........
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David Glenn Allen
01:17 PM on 01/13/2012
I wouldn't think they'd get upset about that in Paris.
12:34 PM on 01/13/2012
I agree that was cheap and cheezy... I would not purchase thier items...looks like walmart brands....
11:59 AM on 01/13/2012
Beautiful girls simply super http://zerkolov.ru/
10:56 AM on 01/13/2012
This was a incredibly stupid stunt. Made no sense at all. Then again, I don't really understand art. There are however invited to do the same at my house at any time.
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David Sahadi
10:42 AM on 01/13/2012
You have to love this. Just wish I had my camera. :)
09:40 AM on 01/13/2012
Why do the bra makers put long tags on the back that hang out below the band and look tacky? It seems like an easy problem to fix...
02:32 PM on 01/13/2012
Seam ripper, four or five careful stitches and Roberta's your Auntie.
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arc23con
why would I?
09:14 AM on 01/13/2012
When are they coming to America, and where?
08:55 AM on 01/13/2012
Dum dum, and dummer.