Apparently approximately 90% of models cast during Fall 2013 fashion week were white, with New York designers casting even more caucasian women than previous seasons. Befuddled by this lack of diversity, Buzzfeed contributing writer James Lim contacted 5 top casting directors to get to the bottom of the issue. A few snippets: James Kelly, Casting Continue Reading
Many of you have noticed that in the past couple weeks, we’ve started to feature more unsuspected style stars. In addition to our typical posts about Beyonce, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and Kim Kardashian, we’ve also started to incorporate Blake Lively, Nicky Hilton, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mila Kunis. Quite a number of you have expressed distaste Continue Reading
After a firestorm of comments in response to the ‘African Queen’ editorial featuring white model Ondria Harmon, shoot photographer Sebastian Kim took to his agency Jedroot’s blog to offer an explanation. He said: I would like to apologize for any misunderstanding around my recent photos for Numero France. It was never my intention (nor Numero’s) to Continue Reading
Jezebel recently uncovered snapshots of 16-year-old white model Ondria Hardin, posing in a March 2013 editorial by Numéro titled ‘African Queen.‘ The pictures show the young lady, dipped in a deep bronze paint, wearing turbans, bold cuffs, statement necklaces, and a smattering of prints. Is she an African Queen? Well, no, not at all. Ms. Continue Reading
While we waxed poetic about Dolce & Gabbana’s quaint yet colorful Spring 2013 offerings and undeniably gorgeous shoes, somehow the following earrings escaped our gaze. Thankfully Refinery 29 took a moment to zoom in on these baubles, depicting a decapitated ‘Mammy’ type character, sporting a cornucopia of fruits and flowers atop her head. Yes, the Continue Reading
Julia Sarr-Jamois is making waves for Spring 2012. First, she starred in Tibi’s campaign for the season and now she is one of the faces of Barneys New York’s “Tree Time” campaign. Shot by famed photographer Mario Sorrenti and styled by Melanie Ward, Julia wears a slew of high-fashion looks from The Row, Marni, Giambattista Continue Reading
Wonderland magazine editor Julia Sarr-Jamois is having a fabulous 2012 so far. After ending last year nabbing a spot on Vogue‘s best dressed list, she made a splash this month at Men’s Fashion Week in Milan walking in the Alberta Ferretti demi-couture show alongside fellow it-girls Solange Knowles and Oroma Elewa. It seems the street Continue Reading
Can black models get a break? Even countries with a black majority seem to forget their dark skinned counterparts come fashion week. Only 28 out of 1,128 models walking in Brazil’s São Paulo fashion week in 2008 were black. In a country where 50.8% of the population is of Afro-Brazilian descent, this seems a little Continue Reading
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