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more about #blackmodels more comments → That_little_attention_whore: Oh, man, all those cute sweaters and coats make me wish I was living somewhere that actually had winter! more » JLady: Dear Santa, For Christmas, please bring J.Crew to Canada so I can enjoy your gift all year long. Love, JLady more » boxspelunker: I entertain in nothing but pajama pants and whatever top I feel like wearing. Seriously, it's become a joke amongst friends. You come to my house, I... more » LucyRed: I figured the most awesome person in that two-page spread was the poor sap stuck in the seam who is almost completely invisible. more » pichou: Holiday in Chile? Where's the landscape? Where's the Andes? Why didn't they save a few thousand dollars and shoot this on a soundstage in California, ... more » Bitingpika: Damn, I lust for one of those tailored, ladylike coats. Coats are one of the most difficult for those of us of the short and fat persuasion to buy. Th... more » MargaretMoony: Dodai, I'm with you on the glitter shoes. I NEED A PAIR, LIKE NOW. Though, I'd prefer them to be flats. more » Tartan_Tart (formerly Scarletbegonia): I want that guy. He looks so cute and good-natured. more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Oh hai, money-sucking bastard catalog! (This same one is sitting on my coffee table at home right now. Even two miles away, I can hear it laughing at ... more » snugbug: Here are some issues I have with J. Crew: 1. Almost everything is made in China, but the prices are not reflective of that. 2. Their "business shir... more » vulcanized: I love that piped "Professor" blazer on #5. That's mostly because I would wear it and pretend I was Number Six on The Prisoner, though. more » Le Sighing My Way Through Life: Old Navy has that "Bling" cardigan for 1/3 of the price. Just saying. more » badmutha: I think the most awesome person in teh group photo is "fold man" who can obviously manipulate his face and body in order to disappear! See him next to... more » Scout: I'm absolutely wearing outfit #8 for New Years Eve...i've already got the shoes. more » rhymeandreason: Oh, J. Crew and Anthropologie catalogs...must you make spend all my money? more » -
#todayincatalogs
Dear Santa: Have You Seen The December J. Crew?
You see, Mr. Claus, I think we should talk about it.
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#maghag
Black Models Tell Teen Vogue 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."
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#maghag
Elle'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.
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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] -
#girlgroups
PYT Repeat After Me
Chanel. Sessilee. Jourdan. Arlenis. Gorgeous, and not a Naomi to be found. [Models.com] -
#modelbehaviors
Naked Black Women With Clothed Counterparts? Quelle Surprise
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.)
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#maghag
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 » -
#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.
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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:
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#maghag
5 Guesses Why Vogue Is Hurting
Every year Vogue publishes an epic, huge, "Fall Fashion" September issue. This year, things are not exactly going as planned. More » -
#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 » -
#ragtrade
Naomi Campbell Sobers Up, Puts Down The Crack(Berry)
- Naomi Campbell: "Some people can handle a drink or a line of cocaine, but I've finally come to realize that for me, it's all or nothing — and it has to be nothing." [E! Online]
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#ragtrade
Smell Like Amanda Lepore For Under $1,000; Supermodel Births Superbaby
- Amanda Lepore has a scent which is more art project than perfume — sold at a gallery for $950, the crystal bottle contains notes of steamed rice, mandarins, champagne, and cucumber. It's fermented. [NY Times]
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#modelbehaviors
Will The Credit Crunch Mean Fewer Black Models?
Even though we just counted models of color on the runways (as we did last year), and found that numbers are increasing, a London model agent says the recession loves blue eyes and blonde hair. More » -
#modelbehaviors
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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#clips
Little Black Girls: So "Trendy" Right Now
The downside of having Sasha and Malia Obama in the White House? Marketing people are suddenly trying to capitalize on their appeal. More » -
#maghag
Model Behavior
Nineteen-year-old Chanel Iman is on the cover of Page Six Magazine, and inside she talks about the difficulty of being a model of color in the fashion industry: More » -
#modelbehavior
Will Milan Fashion Week Be Colorless -- Again?
Last July, the "all black" issue of Italian Vogue hit newsstands, but as Milan Fashion Week kicks off this week, it's a "whiteout," says Guy Trebay of The New York Times. More »
