The Lack of Diversity in Fashion Continues to Be a Goddamn Problem
White models dominate runways, white women land ad campaigns. Yes, it's 2013, and we're still talking about this.
Dior's Couture Show Included Six Black Models (Finally)
For the first time since Raf Simons took over the design duties at Christian Dior, the brand has hired black models for…
Prada Cast a Black Campaign Model for the First Time in 19 Years
Christy Turlington's inclusion in this fall's Prada campaign is the main focus of Women's Wear Daily's story on the new…
New York Fashion Week by the Numbers: More Models Of Color Are Working
New York fashion week wrapped up its Spring-Summer 2013 season with a whopping 143 shows and live presentations — more…
See Vogue Italia's First Black Cover Model In Four Years
Puerto Rican model Joan Smalls made the cover of Vogue Italia, which she called evidence that "dreams do come true" on…
Black Model Little More Than a Prop in Scottish Catalog
One of the many privileges that Peggy McIntosh identifies in her famous essay on "White Privilege: Unpacking the…
Some Black Models To Watch
Modeling agency Ford did a promotional shoot featuring all of its black models — including women from all of its…
Brazilians Push For 20% Black Model Quota
Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani runs a web portal, Vogue Black, dedicated to black women and fashion,…
Vogue Italia Runs Another All-Black Editorial
Vogue Italia is at it again: the May issue of the magazine features a 15-page Ellen von Unwerth editorial intended as a…
Every Day Is A Nice Day For A White Wedding At BHLDN
In January, an email went out, with the subject line: "What if Anthropologie did weddings?" It was a teaser for BHLDN,…
Italian Vogue's New All-Black Fashion Spread
For the first time since its famous all-black issue of July, 2008, Italian Vogue has printed a magnificent 17-page…
Victoria's Secret's Racist Titillation Strategy
A curious thing about the Victoria's Secret commercials and fashion show: Despite the valiant efforts of everyone…
The Latest Blackface Fashion Shoot Is Extra-Tasteful
The October issue of the fashion magazine Numéro features an editorial spread in which French model and Estée Lauder…
Fashion Week Diversity By The Numbers
In September of 2007, it was reported that of all the 101 shows that took place during New York fashion week, one third…
Delusional Max Azria Believes He's The King Of Diversity In Fashion
Max Azria's shows tend to have a few defining features: a flirty aesthetic, a neutral palette of fabrics, and — for the…
Is Fashion Smart?
Paper editor Kim Hastreiter and incoming T editor Sally Singer dance around a key question in this long, fairly insightf…
How Many Black Models Were In The September Issues?
In fall 2007, WWD and The New York Times published pieces about the absence of black models on the fashion runways. We d…
Fashion's Diversity Problem Remarkably Still A Problem
"I'd like to say that these bigger girls are going to be around in a few seasons, but I'm not sure that's true. The…
Vogue Just Might Be Culturally Relevant Again
Vogue has long been derided for being silly and out-of-touch, for persistently printing the annoying ramblings of Plum…
Condé Nast "Reviewing" Derek Blasberg's Employment
The Derek Blasberg apologias are trickling in — hardly surprising considering Blasberg, for his 27 years, is wealthy…