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Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa and Kylie Jenner have all done it. You’re probably seeing it on your Instagram feed, too.
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— one hand jauntily on the hip, elbow sticking straight out like a teapot handle — Gen Z has the “boob rest” pose. ― have all been photographed on the red carpet with their hand casually draped across their chests.
Sometimes it’s coquettish, projecting a “oh, you caught me off guard, let me just daintily place my handMichael Buckner via Getty Images / Brianna Bryson via Getty Images Kylie Jenner did the boob rest pose at"Marty Supreme" in December 2025. A few months later, comedian Meg Stalter put her own spin on it when she and her “Hacks’ co-star Paul W Down dressed up as the reality star and Timothée Chalamet at the Critics Choice Awards.
, a 25-year-old content creator and photographer, loves the pose because it gives her something to do with her hands. “I think the reason it’s become so popular is because it’s just one of those poses that feels super natural, non-awkward and easy to hit when a camera is suddenly pointed at you,” she told HuffPost.
“ kind of like putting your hand on your hip, doing a peace sign or grabbing your shoe. ”or something more editorial than your standard selfie. It can highlight a pricey manicure or a necklace you’re dying to show off.
The focus can be on your décolletage or it can very much be on your boobs, said“You can draw focus and pose your hand in a delicate way that says, ‘I am effortlessly graceful’ or in a bolder way that says, ‘I am touching my own body because I am comfortable in my body,’” she said.
“Some guys may love the pose because they say it looks hot or projects confidence, but women see the perfectly placed fingers, the new French tip nails, the jewelry, the placement on the chest being more boob or more toward a detail on a blouse,” she said. “Every detail says something different from the female gaze.
”“When you’re going straight for the chest, my honest read is that it’s rarely about the jewelry or the manicure, even if that’s the cover story,” she told HuffPost.
“It’s cleavage, and it does exactly what it’s designed to do. ”All generations have their default poses, Campbell said, and for Gen Z, this is just one of them with sticking power. Other poses favored by the younger set includean it-girl selfie aesthetic The New York Times recently covered. The pose combines a blank stare with the upper lip slightly lifted and the lower lip tucked upward.
― camera held up high, chin down, duck lips ― and the aforementioned millennial teapot pose. do it in every picture.
“I won’t let a client use it while I’m photographing their wedding — full stop,” she said. “I guide them toward natural, beautiful poses throughout the day. But when it’s time to cut loose and have some fun, I give them free rein, and if that’s their default pose, so be it!
”, a photographer in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, said that with so many photos taken over the course of a wedding, she won’t dissuade a bride from taking a boob rest photo if that’s what she’s feeling.
“I think it’s a flattering pose if the person wants to do it and they feel confident about it,” she said. “I don’t suggest the pose, per se, but I usually ask my clients to move their hand in a similar way to their chest above their boobs, and love that one. It’s always a collaborative effort to help my clients feel confident. ”
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