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March 30, 2012

Happy National Cleavage Day!

By Charlotte Cowles

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Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

This morning, the Internet informed us that today is National Cleavage Day. Our discovery went something like this:

Charmant: According to Twitter, it’s National Cleavage Day.
Mosstheboss: I won’t be celebrating.
Charmant: Well, I’m physically incapable of participation.

So what is National Cleavage Day? According to both Wikipedia and the Daily Mail (pick your poison), Wonderbra invented it back in 2002, and with some additional sponsorship from South African Cosmopolitan (who else?!), they managed to make it into a worldwide thing. Wonderbra brand manager Samantha Paterson describes its purpose: 

It is a day for women to realise that their cleavage is something unique and that they should be proud of it.

Also:

It gives men a legitimate reason to stare at boobs.

So men, go ahead and stare at boobs today even more legitimately than you normally do. In the meantime, we’d like to celebrate a different kind of cleavage, one that should not go unrecognized. Yes, we’re talking about man cleavage, also known as “heavage,” and we’ve compiled a slideshow in its honor. Enjoy!

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Adam Levine No match for Anne V.'s, of course, but still a nice turnout. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/2011 Getty Images
Penn Badgley The shirt's sheer, so what difference does an extra undone button make anyway? Photo: Stephen Lovekin/2010 Getty Images
Taylor Lautner A good ratio of chin-to-chest scruff. Photo: Mike Coppola/2012 Getty Images
Ed Westwick Heavage: a convenient resting place for sunglasses... Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/2008 Getty Images
Jonathan Rhys Meyers ... and prayer beads. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/2009 Getty Images
The Situation Next! Photo: Frederick M. Brown/2010 Getty Images
Mario Lopez A palate cleanser. Photo: Katy Winn/2007 Getty Images
Joey Lawrence The pocket square is a nice touch, no? Photo: Michael Buckner/2011 Getty Images
Seal (and a more modest Heidi) And look where that ended up. Photo: ROBYN BECK/2012 AFP
Kellan Lutz Points for modesty. Photo: Larry Busacca/2010 Getty Images
Jude Law Just picking the kids up from day care, you see. Photo: Gareth Cattermole/2003 Getty Images
Johnny Depp An early pioneer of heavage. Photo: Chris Jackson/2008 Getty Images
Tyson Beckford A common trend with male cleavage: tucking one's necklace just inside one's shirt. No need to get flashy, you know? Photo: Mike ... Tyson Beckford A common trend with male cleavage: tucking one's necklace just inside one's shirt. No need to get flashy, you know? Photo: Mike Coppola/2011 Getty Images
Russell Brand It can get drafty with all those undone buttons, so good thing he brought his coat. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/2011 Getty Images
Ryan Gosling You're welcome! Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/2011 Getty Images
Ryan Gosling We just couldn't resist; apparently he couldn't, either. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2011 Getty Images
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