A nearly naked woman expertly body-painted to look dressed strolled through a mall to see if anyone would notice in a new video.
The model, Maria Luciotti, was decked in a painted shirt and pair of jeans by body paint artist Jen Seidel before taking to a mall in Towson, Maryland, for the experiment.
Jen herself shared the story on Bored Panda and her YouTube channel, writing: ‘My daughter and I painted this model for about three hours to make a nice fall outfit.
Done up: Fitness trainer Maria Luciotti was given a false ‘fall outfit’ by body paint artist Jen Seidel and made to stroll through a mall
Tip to toe: Jen and her daughter are seen in a video carefully crafting a shirt and pair of distressed jeans for Maria
‘Besides pasties, a thong, and a hat/scarf, she’s basically naked!’
The video of the whole affair begins with the process in which fitness fanatic Maria’s body, dressed in just pasties and a thong, was disguised.
The artists create a set of very distressed jeans with impressive detail and a long-sleeved shirt given a textured pattern with a brush.
Down to the details: The ladies take great care in creating the illusion of clothing
Done deal: The ‘top’ is given a textured pattern look thanks to a bit of brush work
Walking on: When at the mall, Maria catches the eyes of a number of passersby as members of their group film reactions
Going through: Maria’s outfit os completed with boots, a scarf and a hat before the two head off to shop
The ‘nice fall outfit’ is finished with a pair of boots, a hat and a scarf before the ladies head out to the mall.
As the ladies browse through different stores, it doesn’t take long for other patrons to spot the fact that Maria isn’t actually wearing pants.
Some stare with quizzical expressions, while others nudge friends to direct their attention.
Bingo: They then begin engaging shop workers, and some of them catch on quickly
Spotted! This young man is surprised when he notices that Maria’s ‘jeans’ aren’t what they seem
Shock! This lingerie store worker makes the discovery when she tries to fit Maria for a bra
Several of the creepier observers even took out their phones to record Maria going about her business.
The next part of the experiment sees Maria and Jen actually walk into clothing stores and engage employees about buying a pair of jeans, asking: ‘Is there a pair that really looks like these?’
While some of the store workers catch on in a matter of moments, others take a shockingly long time to figure it out – including one who doesn’t notice until fitting Maria for a bra and being shocked by the feel of skin.
The video has been viewed more than 200,000 times in just three days.