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Click here to read March's <em>Teen Vogue</em> Dishes Up Diversity With A Smile

March's Teen Vogue Dishes Up Diversity With A Smile

While Vogue may have a history of passing over models of color, little sis Teen Vogue has a much better scorecard. And the March issue keeps the diversity alive. More »

02/08/10

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By Dodai

#snapjudgment

Let The Music Play

[New York, February 4. Image via Getty.]

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02/05/10

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#youwannabeontop

Miss J. Fights With Tyra Sometimes

This week, Tyra henchman/runway coach extraordinaire Miss J. Alexander stopped by the Hue-Man Bookstore to promote his book. He talked about being the seventh of ten children, coming out, and the son he had with a French lesbian. More »

02/05/10

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By Jenna

#todayincatalogs

Dear Santa: Have You Seen The December J. Crew?

You see, Mr. Claus, I think we should talk about it. More »

11/27/09

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By Dodai

#maghag

Black Models Tell Teen Vogue How Hard It Is To Be Black Models

Click here to read Black Models Tell <em>Teen Vogue</em> How Hard It Is To Be Black Models

Teen Vogue has not one but two black models on the November cover. Inside, Chanel Iman says of Jourdan Dunn: "I could sit here and tell you, 'I love Jourdan! We've always been the best of friends!' But we haven't." More »

10/05/09

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By Dodai

#maghag

Elle's Photoshoot With Amber Rose: Asinine, Ass-Centric

Click here to read <em>Elle</em>'s Photoshoot With Amber Rose: Asinine, Ass-Centric

Model Amber Rose has her own photo spread in the October issue of Elle magazine, but unlike some of the other celebrity types inside, Kanye's ladyfriend didn't exactly get the "high fashion" treatment. More »

09/17/09

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#modelbehaviors

Black Models Seek Fashion Paradigm Shift

Bethann Hardison, who has long battled the fashion industry's tacit racism, organized a get-together for models of color and casting directors like James Scully and Anita Bitton at Deitch Projects' Kehinde Wiley show, just in time for fashion week. [Modelinia]

09/03/09

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By Jenna

#girlgroups

PYT Repeat After Me

Chanel. Sessilee. Jourdan. Arlenis. Gorgeous, and not a Naomi to be found. [Models.com]

08/25/09

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By Anna

#modelbehaviors

Naked Black Women With Clothed Counterparts? Quelle Surprise

Click here to read Naked Black Women With Clothed Counterparts? <i>Quelle Surprise</i>

When viewing a fashion spread, you can approach the image from a variety of angles: advertising, or as art, or as part of a complicated cultural standard. How you see it depends on where you sit. (NSFW after the jump.) More »

08/19/09

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#maghag

Click here to read First Black <em>Vogue</em> Cover Model Looks Back

First Black Vogue Cover Model Looks Back

Thirty-five years ago this month, Beverly Johnson — photographed by the legendary Francesco Scavullo — landed the cover of Vogue. It was August 1974 and she was the magazine's first black cover model. Johnson tells the L.A. Times' Caroline Ryder: More »

08/17/09

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#imageconscious

Why Photograph A Black Woman In A Cage?

Amber Rose's photo shoot for the latest issue of Complex magazine has some wondering about fashion's ongoing fixation on the idea that black women are animals. More »

08/14/09

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#inmemoriam

Naomi Sims, 1948-2009: From Foster Care To Fashion Mags

Naomi Sims, the first black model on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal in November 1968, died over the weekend at the age of 61. Her obituaries reveal a classic American rags-to-riches tale: More »

08/04/09

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By Dodai

#maghag

5 Guesses Why Vogue Is Hurting

Click here to read 5 Guesses Why <em>Vogue</em> Is Hurting

Every year Vogue publishes an epic, huge, "Fall Fashion" September issue. This year, things are not exactly going as planned. More »

06/26/09

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#skindeep

Black Women Love Makeup, But Does The Beauty Industry Love Them Back?

Essence magazine held a "Smart Beauty" panel last week, and WWD has the sad, tragic details: More »

05/19/09

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By Dodai

#ragtrade

Naomi Campbell Sobers Up, Puts Down The Crack(Berry)

04/10/09

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Smell Like Amanda Lepore For Under $1,000; Supermodel Births Superbaby

03/05/09

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#modelbehaviors

Will The Credit Crunch Mean Fewer Black Models?

02/26/09

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How Did New York Fashion Week's 116 Shows Treat Models Of Color?

Everyone's been talking about whether this season, designers and casting directors would be putting more faces of color in their runway lineups. Well! We have the facts and we're voting a qualified yes. Let's explore. More »