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Do DSquared models normally wear bling though??

It's the we-gave-you-colored-people-that-show/magazine-last-month response. I speed read most of the fashion magazines and skim a lot of the women's magazines. I always notice when a Model of Color is featured and that's because it so rarely happens. I do HOPE that they begin to incorporate Models of Color in their issues. People of color are buying these magazines and clothes after all. I don't remember anyone ever saying that an all-MoC line up was necessary… though it's nice to see all these beautiful people finally getting good work. I'd be far more impressed if next month and the month after and the month after, etc., I saw MoC represented, when the world isn't looking at what could just be a publicity stunt.

After this initial blitz, I think some models will get more jobs. It will probably be less than we'd like, but more than in previous seasons. Hopefully, they'll be able to develop relationships with designers that will carry them through their careers.

I think they will just treat it as a fad and stop featuring the model so much once people stop complaining. Then when people complain again they will start featuring a lot of models again. They just don't view Black models as just models, its like to them Black skin has to fit with their collection or mood or something but a blonde model is appropriate under any conditions.

Same goes for all models of color. There's a "phase." Funny because I don't recall Black, Asian and Brown people only purchasing clothes from these designers during the seasons in which us'ins were all the rage. I don't know any white people who rock Prada regularly so why on earth are there only maybe 2 MoC in a frickin decade?

do black people complain about everything?!

this sounds like "separate but equal" to me. it's like using a band-aid to repair a broken bone. fashion is still racist, but at least people are talking about it.

I think that once designers are brave enough to use all kinds of models things will get better. Though it was politically motivated, just look at how Vivienne Westwood's casting of a bearish guy caused the fashion industry to gasp.

Upsetting what it perceived as 'normal' is a good thing. It's called progress.

Wait…if you complain when only white guys get jobs, why don't you complain when only black guys get jobs?

Are you against racism or is that just a nicer sounding way of putting what you actually are for?

What, Amy? The main idea of this article is about how the "this week, black is in" approach is inherently inferior to true, honest incorporation as part of the whole fashion industry that includes people of all racial groups in a non-tokenized/exoticized manner, including but not limited to blacks. And do you, Amy, have a problem with either all white guys or all black guys, or do you believe the bigger issue is how black people who are concerned about racism are secretly reverse racists whose complaints have no merit?

Ah, not "article", "post". My bad.

Fashion is all about superficial.

It's the one place people are judged only on their looks. Some looks are in style. Those looks can be a certain feature, like super-thin, fat lips, or something like skin color.

Let’s stop asking other people to see our worth? I’m not saying we should segregate ourselves but the fashion/media industry is doesn’t set trends or determine what is “in”. We the consumers do.

Consumers aren't as autonomous as they may believe. As someone who intentionally stays out of step with current fashion trends, I can say that our society's idea of what's acceptable to wear is indeed shaped by outside forces who spend a lot of money to stay influential and in charge. Even the cheapest of stores base their designs on what comes down high fashion runways. Laypeople's aesthetic tastes are also shaped by celebrities/high-profile persons who are clothed by high fashion designers. It's one of the few examples of "trickle down" that actually works.

Can we have an all-black week for Morning Goods? Pretty pretty please…

This whole topic of the all black magazine cover and issue seems to have everyone in an uproar when negative comments are rarely stated about the magazine or the fashion industry when it's catering to and featuring an all white cast of models. In fact the general non- black public doesn't seem to have an issue with it at all. So why is it that suddenly when it's the African American and the Black Latin race in THEIR entirety is gracing the mag that people can wake up and notice it? Another irritating issue is the fact that everyone is commenting on the plethera of white models, but seemingly forget to mention the over abundance of the latina models stealing the scene lately. Even though they are beautiful, they often chose the ones who appear to be white like giselle rather than the darker haired brown eyed ones or the black ones as if they are only sub-par. I know the industry can give a shit about my opinion, but lately I'm tired of hearing in the media about the white models who are referred to as "the gorgeous model,"(who often appears sickely like Kate Moss), the latin model who is referred to as " the sexy exotic latina flavored model," (as if she could be sexy under no other circumstances even with her same looks), and then there's the black model who is alway referred to simply as " the first black model to…, or the one of the only black models to…" never even once mentioning their beauty as if it would be a curse. The only ones to receive these sort of coveted titles are Tyra Banks who is now retired and Naomi Campbell who had to carve her way in by getting in relationships with the high profiled actors like Robert Dinero which gave her a hand at getting where she is now. Yes we also know the names of Iman and Beverly Johnson, but they received more fame for the things they've accomplished outside of their modeling careers than they ever did in unlike most other models who thrive in the industry and hit their all time high there. There is also an undeniable lack of asian models with well known fame. In fact the only reason they don't receive their fair share of acknowledgment is due to the fact that there are plenty of them with gorgeous faces and great potential, but don't meet the height requirement. If it weren't for that fact, they would be preferred over black models as well. I love fashion, but here lately I've noticed that the only time they like to feature a black girl in the runway shows is if she is black and mixed with some other race giving her European looks, or if she's 100% African with the deepest colored skin and no hair at all. I really find it offensive when the industry representatives tries to insult my intelligence by covering it up and saying that the reason for this is because they see the African models as "high fashion" and fitted to a certain look. You(public)and I both know that the real reason is because in an industry that's so lily-white, no one will see the "blacky" as a threat to the other thousands of models on the runway who all look "SO BEAUTIFUL" and are all vying for a position for the next big show of the season. It's as if there is no such thing as a tall, thin beautiful all-american looking black girl who could possibly appeal to the diverse american public. Even South American and European blacks have made these claims in the past. I just wonder when it was set in stone that because white men kidnapped us and our families hundreds of years ago and made us work at the expense of our freedom and often our lives, we can't possibly be desireable human beings. If there is not one country we can go to and feel free what makes anyone think an all white industry wants us dirtying it up? Solution you ask? Do like Kimora Lee Simmons Diddy and Beyonce did! Take charge and create help create our own businesses in the clothing empire. Then, like Kimora does, only hire non-white models for most of the shows. It'll be a hit because even though we are the most internationally hated race, we are the ones people like to knock their flavor from. Deny that if you can. Music, clothing, sayings you name it!

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