What Happened To High Fashion? Kate Upton Goes Polar Bare

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Ahem, Kate, we thought you'd gone all high fashion. What's the deal, yo? It seems like donkeys ago that swimwear model Kate Upton was gracing the cover of British Vogue. Wait a sec, it was ONLY the January issue, time flies in the world of fashion.

Anyhow, since that dreamy powder blue cover shot, Team MyDaily - along with the rest of the world - thought Kate was actually destined for a high-flying, keep-your-boobs-totally-covered future, but perhaps we were wrong.

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As the cover above kindly points out the Upton has gone 'polar bare' for Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue. Sad face.

We were ready for a revolution, a glorious return to the Eighties and Cindy Crawford-style curvy amazingness. Alas our hopes have been tarnished and Kate has ditched her bra in favour for a ski jacket that just won't zip up and a bikini four sizes too small *weeps into the pages of January's Vogue*.

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If only she realised how close she was to couture, to Testino, to never ever having a chilly cleavage again. Also, teaming a jacket with, er, nothing, is surely troublesome. What if you get too warm? Or if you're visiting someone who insists on hanging up your coat? In short, this shoot doesn't make sense on many levels. Come back Kate, we'll forgive everything - we polar swear it.

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For more scantily clad cover stars take a flick through the Sports Illustrated covers throughout the ages:

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  • 1955: Betty di Bugnano

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  • 1964: Jule Campbell

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1965: Sue Peterson

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1966: Sunny Bippus

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1967: Lynn Tindall

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1968: Turia Mau

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1969: Jamee Becker

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1970: Cheryl Tiegs

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1971: Tannia Rubiano

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1972: Sheila Roscoe

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1973: Dayle Haddon

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1974: Ann Simonton

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1975: Cheryl Tiegs

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1976: Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander

    (Sports Illustrated

  • 1977: Lena Hansbod

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1978: Maria Joao

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1979: Christie Brinkley

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1980: Christie Brinkley

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1981: Christie Brinkley

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1982: Carol Alt

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1983: Cheryl Tiegs

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1984: Paulina Porizkova

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1985: Paulina Porizkova

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1986: Elle Macpherson

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1987: Elle Macpherson

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1988: Elle Macpherson

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1989: Kathy Ireland

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1990: Judit Masco

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1991: Ashley Montana

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1992: Kathy Ireland

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1993: Vendela Kirsebom

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1994: Kathy Ireland, Elle Macpherson et Rachel Hunter

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1995: Daniela Pestova

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1996: Valeria Mazza et Tyra Banks

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1997: Tyra Banks

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1998: Heidi Klum

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 1999: Rebecca Romijn

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2000: Daniela Pestova

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2001: Elsa Benitez

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2002: Yamila Diaz-Rahi

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2003: Petra Nemcova

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2004: Veronica Varekova

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2005: Carolyn Murphy

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2006: Beach Party!

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2007: BeyoncĂ©

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2008: Marisa Miller

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2009: Bar Refaeli

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2010: Brooklyn Decker

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2011: Irina Shayk

    (Sports Illustrated)

  • 2012: Kate Upton

  • 2013: Kate Upton (bis)

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