tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622587733058396383.post1593292130653755514..comments2023-10-11T10:28:22.277-04:00Comments on fashion.style.beauty: Editor's Thoughts: Where Are All The Black Models?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622587733058396383.post-16333290856496166502009-08-31T21:45:34.231-04:002009-08-31T21:45:34.231-04:00Women of color who had the means always wore the b...Women of color who had the means always wore the best. Think Josephine Premice, Diahann Carrol, Eunice Johnson and other prominent women. <br />Our problem is that we have the status and the money but don't have the courage or the consciousness to stop supporting these designers and businesses who don't even support us. <br /><br />We’re not even their target demographic, but those of us who shop these brands purely do so to satisfy our desire for conspicuous consumption and we have no shame when it comes to supporting them. <br /><br />I love fashion just like the next woman, but I don’t spend where I’m not represented. I’ll window shop and that’s about it, because I do have a conscious. <br /><br />ALT has a little power at VOGUE, is he using his power to demand the presence of a diverse group of models of color and I’m not talking about the 3 or 4 who are popular at the moment? Nope, he’s null to the subject of diversity and probably waiting for Anna Wintour to make the call. <br /><br />The only ad that I’ve seen for a high-end designer was for Edward Wilkerson’s, Lafayette 148 in women magazines targeted to the more influential woman. And as a matter of fact, I find it exciting to see his ads when so many fashion designers of color are hardly represented in the fashion media unless they are Jason Wu, Lim, Wang and Thakoon. <br /><br />I admire Isabel because she toiled for years without any recognition from the fashion media until now and she deserves it. No offense to the male designers of Asian descent, but they may be hot for the moment, but how long will the trend last? We all know how it goes in fashion, you are either in or you’re out…next! <br /><br />At the end of the day it all boils down to the transaction, the exchange of dollars and high-fashion is suppose to be about exclusiveness, not exclusion- but inclusion especially when it comes to the Green. <br /><br />One thing that women of color must learn and that is the act of reciprocity. We give so much to others and expect nothing in return from anyone including ourselves.Divalocityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273194312285528274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622587733058396383.post-34190876949994999082009-08-31T21:07:23.365-04:002009-08-31T21:07:23.365-04:00Very well written. If people do not believe image...Very well written. If people do not believe image in any industry (particularly beauty and fashion) does not make a difference take a look at this mini film. I was disheartened to see how far there is to go...<br /><br />"A Girl Like Me." A teen filmmaker interviews peers regarding the impact and consequences of race, hair texture and skin color on self worth.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/2eujcrAjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847831536282520311noreply@blogger.com