3. That BLACK CHICKS are still a RARITY in the pages of VOGUE
I picked up the September 2004 issue of Vogue magazine with great anticipation. What would be the fashion bible’s take on this season’s fly looks, which I am completely feeling? I mean, that 40s/50s vibe is so my thing- the full skirts, the tiny, fitted jackets, the glam furs (sorry PETA) and retro bling.
Yet, as I perused the over 900 pages, an increasing sense of disquiet grew within me. There was only one black model in the cover spread, which heralded the return of the superstar model to the cover page by featuring 9 allegedly top girls on the cover. Liya Kebede was the only black model to make it amongst a sea of white girls. Then, in a section dedicated to stylish “ordinary” women, there was not one woman of color- Asian, African or Latina- to be found. Now you can’t tell me that in the whole of these United States, let alone NEW YORK CITY, there exists not one put-together darker-hued woman! Vogue, as the acknowledged fashion leader, needs to step up and change things. You have the credibility, the longevity, to do as you please on your pages- why not use your clout to set the world on its ear?
PUT A BLACK WOMAN ON THE COVER. ALL BY HERSELF. FOR 3 MONTHS IN A ROW. You’d cause a splash of bankable publicity and gain thousands nay millions of devoted readers in the process.
Your move.
Yet, as I perused the over 900 pages, an increasing sense of disquiet grew within me. There was only one black model in the cover spread, which heralded the return of the superstar model to the cover page by featuring 9 allegedly top girls on the cover. Liya Kebede was the only black model to make it amongst a sea of white girls. Then, in a section dedicated to stylish “ordinary” women, there was not one woman of color- Asian, African or Latina- to be found. Now you can’t tell me that in the whole of these United States, let alone NEW YORK CITY, there exists not one put-together darker-hued woman! Vogue, as the acknowledged fashion leader, needs to step up and change things. You have the credibility, the longevity, to do as you please on your pages- why not use your clout to set the world on its ear?
PUT A BLACK WOMAN ON THE COVER. ALL BY HERSELF. FOR 3 MONTHS IN A ROW. You’d cause a splash of bankable publicity and gain thousands nay millions of devoted readers in the process.
Your move.
posted by euphoria at 11:16 PM
1 Comments:
Interesting post. I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but there is a new magazine out called 'Suede' and I believe it is for black women. Alicia Keys is on the cover of the premiere issue. I'm going to do a review about it in my blog pretty soon.
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