The Male Gaze

The Male Gaze

Marjorie Ferguson

Chocolate box : The 'Chocolate Box' look is a full/half smile lips are ususally together or sometimes slightly parted but only showing a small amaount of the teeth. Usually the full face or three quaters of it are facing toawrds the camera.

Invitational : The 'Invitational' look usually concentrates on the eyes, mouth is shut or only with a small smile the head is to one side and looking back at the camera.

Super Smiler : The 'Super smiler' look shows the full face with a wide open toothy smile the head is susally thrust forward and chin thrown back, hair often being swept away by a breeze giving a wind-blown look.

Romantic or sexual : The 'Romantic or Sexual' look a fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female.

Trevor Millum

Seductive : The 'Seductive' look involves the eyes and are less wide, perhaps shaded, can include a small smile sometimes.

Carefree : The 'Carefree' look usually contains long unrestrained outward-flowing hair, mostly smiling or grinning.

Practical : The 'Practical' look is very concentrated mouth is usually closed and the eyes are very object directed and sometimes contains a slight frown and the hair is often short.

Comic : This look is diliberatly ridiculious, often the expressions are very exaggerated and the person portraying the look is usually acting the fool by pulling funny faces to benefit the audience and give a comedic affect.

Catalogue : This look contains a neutral look as though acting like a dummy or manikin, looks very artificial or wax like, eyes are usually open wide and are wearing a smile but it looks like the personality has been removed.