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more about #italianvogue more comments → Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Hmm. So that whole "We only did it 'cuz it was fresh and edgy" argument is officially stale and about to get sandpapered down? #stevenkleinblackface more » tigolbitties: i thought the women over at threadbared offered an amazing response to this, especially since i was gobsmacked reading many of the comments in the fir... more » robotsattack: this reminds me growing up as an indian kid in an affluent white neighborhood- kids would make comments like "did you buy that at the 99 cents store?"... more » Niko Bellic: This shit should be marked NSFW. more » kbang: While the issue of colour is obvious, I also have a MAJOR problem with the positioning of the models. Every single one is on the floor, which brings ... more » Peebers says what?: Just wondering, did it bother people as much when makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin featured Tori Amos as a Native American in his book Face Forward? He play... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: This has got me thinking. You have an Italian Vogue spread in blackface, the Spanish Olympic basketball team pulling their eyes to the side in an off... more » iplaudius: I’m getting “swarthy gypsy” more than anything else, but I think the point about blackface still holds. #stevenkleinblackface more » hfree: Does anyone else remember the ANTM where they made the girls up as different races in the guise of a "Got Milk" commercial? It freaked me out then to... more » LovelyHue: I understand that whiteness is considered the 'default' and 'norm' when it isn't, and when it shouldn't be anyway. But how are white women racially u... more » yvanehtnioj: RE: the Wall Street Journal's fashion reporter: How someone can look at white women painted black and not see "race" is an issue ... it's truly the le... more » the glamwich: i just don't understand the aesthetic value of this in the least. primary colors maybe, bold brights and neons, but i see no point in making up somebo... more » LaMorenita: Question for you fashion-y people: I always thought that for fashion spreads the art director/various editors came up with ideas for these spreads, an... more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: Is there an inverse equivalent of this? I suppose kabuki makeup might count, but I can't ever remember seeing black models in "whiteface." I can und... more » SevenNationArmy: And here I thought Steven's only schtick was doing S&M/dominatrix shoots. Boy was I wrong. #stevenkleinblackface more » -
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Fashion Photographer Steven Klein Has Done Blackface Before
This ten-page Italian Vogue editorial from February, 2006, features two Caucasian models made up to look like black women. The photographer? A certain Steven Klein.
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#poppsychology
If You've Been Assaulted By Your Boyfriend, Should You Pose Bound & Gagged?
That's what Salon's Judy Berman wants to know, re: Rihanna's Italian Vogue Shoot. Most of her poses are strong, but in one, she's muzzled. [Salon, HuffPo, This Is 50] More » -
#ragtrade
Doonan Jumps To Ed Hardy's Defense; Smell Like Kate Moss For Fall
- Barneys' Simon Doonan: "Criticizing Ed Hardy for being cheesy is like saying that Elvis was 'flashy' or that Liberace was 'tacky.' It's a giant case of DUH! Of course it's cheesy! That's the whole point, you doo-doo heads." [NY Observer]
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#maghag
Black Barbies Are All Dolled Up In July's Italian Vogue
Last year, Italian Vogue shook the fashion world with its "All Black issue, which sold out on many newsstands. This year, the July issue features Kristen McMenamy on the cover, but comes with a delightful supplement devoted to black Barbies.
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#ragtrade
Charlotte To Star In New Perfume Ad; Rihanna Nabs Italian Vogue?
- Nicolas Ghesquière picked the intolerably cool Charlotte Gainsbourg to advertise Balenciaga's perfume. Ghesquière calls his friend "one of the most inspiring girls in the world." Gainsbourg said, "I was secretly hoping to be the face of Nicolas' first perfume." [WWD]
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#modelbehaviors
Modeling And The Tragedy Of Karen Mulder
The news that '90s supermodel Karen Mulder was arrested in Paris for making death threats to her plastic surgeon could be written off as, at worst, a punchline, or at best, the latest expression of an unbalanced woman's erratic behavior.
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#maghag
Neglectful Motherhood: So Fashionable
This "Vagaries Of Fashion" spread from Italian Vogue — seen on Sociological Images — is the third "neglectful mom" shoot we've seen from a fashion magazine this year. More » -
#ragtrade
Eva Mendes Cries At Cartier; Michelle Obama Will Not Wear Fur
- Eva Mendes got all verklempt at a Cartier press conference talking about a charity that matches actors and musicians with sick kids. "Thank God for waterproof mascara," said the star of such films as Ghost Rider and 2 Fast 2 Furious. [WWD]
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#maghag
Italian Vogue Serves Up Fashion, Neat
Sometimes, for a scintillating editorial, you don't need a fancy concept, or references to some old movie. You don't require a "narrative." You just need a good model, a good photographer, and some crazy clothes.
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#ragtrade
But Aren't Makeup Ads About Making Women Feel Bad So They Buy Dumb Products?
- Freida Pinto and Evangeline Lilly are new faces of L'Oreal. To mark the occasion, Lilly said she's proud "to represent a brand whose ambition is to...contribute to the fulfilment [sic] and well-being of everyone." [PRNewswire]
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#ragtrade
Oh, God: Pixie Geldof Gets Cover Of Italian Vogue
- It's too early for this heartbreak. Pixie (Pixie!) Geldof got the March Italian Vogue cover. Have Franca Sozzani and Steven Meisel lost their minds? The cover line is "So young, so cool." So barf. [Telegraph]
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#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 » -
#maghag
Great Meisel Moments Of The Year, Courtesy Of Italian Vogue
Italian Vogue had two outstanding issues this year. First, in July, came the amazing all-black issue.
