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more about #bethannhardison badmutha: I don't know how old Iman is, but she is so beautiful and stunning. Plus she gets to sleep with David Bowie. Or maybe it is the other way around. more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Yes, little girls, you can one day model clothing regardless of the color of your skin. Or the content of your character. Just your height, weight and... more » Definer-not-defined: Wow, I just got around to reading this, but I too want to say that you did a great job with a very blurry area. Regardless of whatever the models wan... more » boxspelunker: This is wonderful! I find this absolutely fascinating, and it's so nice to have graphics and charts to refer to. I just have one little nitpick: woul... more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: Tatiana, you're pretty brilliant - GREAT article. Very impressive - that goes to you and to the fashion industry for its progress. more » LibidinousSlut: i think your census data on how white the US is, is off. hispanics are the largest at around 13%, and blacks are right behind at like 11%, what about ... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: This is awesome, awesome research and analysis and you are hearted, Tatiana. more » Hammer Pants: I'm happy to see that more women of color are being used for fashion week. But I was pretty bothered over the fact that ARLENIS SOSA who is in several... more » Dallifornia: I'm sorry, but the fact that a label called Unified Bamboo didn't use any Asian women stuck out to me. Not saying they should, but if I ran that joint... more » CherriSpryte: Wow. This was clearly a ton of work and research - thank you! more » PetiteGal: What does "O" mean? I've noticed that some people have "O" next to their race? more » Jamie Sommers: A Native American model?! Wow. Even if I can only afford a keychain on layaway, I'm gonna buy myself an Oscar de la Renta. more » EkaterinaBallerina: The white model you can't place is Raquel Zimmerman, who is Brazilian. Far left is Hanne Gabriel Onne (I think that's the correct spelling) Frankly, I... more » kimkimi: wow. thank you for doing this. could we know which designers were part of the 'blue' slice (no models of color)? again. great job! more » SleeplessNights: This is always really interesting, but what would be even more interesting would be if a fashion industry type, be it a model or a designer or a secr... more » theruraljuror: is it bad that now i only want to buy the clothes of the designers that used 30% or more of the models of color? more » katie.scarlett.o'hara: Here's what I don't get. I'm Hispanic/Latina, of Cuban-American descent. But I look White. "Hispanic" is not a race. Hispanic people are White, Bl... more » attilathehoney: I think technically Latino/Latina isn't so much a race as it is a cultural category. But we definitely think of it as a separate ethnicity so I think ... more » MissKittyFantastico: I would love to be able to boycott the shows that used no models other than the vanilla variety. However, I cannot afford their clothes to begin with... more » YourScreenplaySucks: Before clicking to read the article, I took one look at that mutated mermaid dress and thought, "Very, very badly". more » -
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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] -
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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.
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