These Women Will Have You Saying "Armpit Hair, Don't Care"

When it comes to beauty standards, we embrace the females who serve us buzz cuts [1], taste the rainbow [2], and shake off stretch-mark shame [3] because convention is a limitation that should have been phased out long ago. Although internet trolls might think otherwise [4], the same applies to armpit hair. After Lola Kirke was sent death threats [5] following this year's Golden Globes appearance, now more than ever we must remind ourselves that it isn't a necessity for us to have a razor clutched in hand every time we step into the shower. And there are plenty of role models with a little added fuzz to reinforce just this.

Photographer Ben Hopper's Natural Beauty series [6] presents a selection of women who have broken convention and look gorgeous doing so. Read on to meet the ladies who are undeniably bold and beautiful while embracing their body hair.