Filed under: Italian Vogue | Tags: African Beauty, Black Models, Italian Vogue, Naomi Campbell, SEAN COMBS, Sean John, Tyra Banks
Italian Vogue has accomplished a feat in the Fashion World that in style history for a mainstream magazine to attempt, is unheard of. It will release the Vogue empires first all black issue.
Featuring all models of African decent in its iconic Ebony Beauty Issue, Italian Vogue is creating the bandwagon that is meant to shine light on African beauty, a niche often ignored and rarely seen in the Fashion world. After a study surfaced highlighting African American’s as the largest consumers of the Fashion Industry, the question was posed among many as to why the largest purchasing demographic, is not represented in the clothing being shown in print campaigns, runways, and editorials.
Sean Combs of Menswear line Sean John began the trend, that is popping up tremendously in Spring 2009 collections among fashion greatest designers, by debuting his fashion line at NY Fashion week using an all Black cast of models.
The issue of Italian Vogue will be on European newsstands next Thursday and in the United States soon after.
Photographs: Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue | NYMAG.COM
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Loving this “all black” idea and hoping other fashion trendsetters will follow suit! Put these girls to work! They are beautiful!
http://kmelanie.blogspot.com/2008/06/on-newsstands-italian-vogues-all-black.html
Comment by Kelliann June 27, 2008 @ 8:01 amIt is fabulous that the July issue is the all black issue, black models need just as much coverage as everyone else! Although as you mentioned Sozzani are not the major arbiter of equality, but at least it is a step in the right direction.
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