Comments on: The Wigs at Louis Vuitton

By: SkinnyDipping

SkinnyDipping — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:07:29 +0000

I’m with you, Bella. I didn’t want to do it, but I call Shenanigans on Louis Vuitton. If LV were really trying to be inclusive and celebratory of Black hair, I doubt the wigs would have been so gigantic, oddly colored, and freakishly adorned with a giant bow.

By: Afro-Inspired Art, From France With Love | Afrobella

Afro-Inspired Art, From France With Love | Afrobella — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:26:14 +0000

[...] her official site, she works in recycled materials and was inspired to create her afro pieces by the very Louis Vuitton models I questioned last year. Who [...]

By: meg

meg — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:35:32 +0000

I don’t find this offensive, really. It’s kind of artsy, and it seems it was meant to be fun and different… I mean, you guys remember this, right? http://narratethenatural.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/korean-fro-flavour/
I found that flattering. Unusual, but flattering, though obviously a different context…

However, I have to disagree with people who say it’s silly to be offended. I am not offended by this, but i understand why someone with different experiences and a different perspective might be. The comparison to black women who wear weaves just doesn’t cut it, we live in a society where blacks are a minority, and women with afro textured hair an even further minority. It means something different when a white person wears an afro than when a black woman wears straight hair. It shouldn’t, but given the history of our society, it simply does.

By: fabgab

fabgab — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:13:10 +0000

I styled a similar look for a promotional event I ran in NYC. I think the look is stand-out, doll-like and fun!

“FabGab”:http://fabgabblog.com/2010/03/marc-jacobs-copied-my-styling/

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:28:50 +0000

Yes you are being o.ver.ly sensitive. It’s fashion, it’s drama, it’s art, it’s extravagance, it’s outlandish. It is purposely cartoonish. That doesn’t mean it’s supposed to reflect an attitude about Black people. It is not a racial thing. It’s not about you. And yes, I am Black.

By: Chilosa

Chilosa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:18:50 +0000

I undurstand what you mena Bella and i have had my fro all my life and i think its cool to see it al LV’s show. ofcourse it is to make themselves stand out, dont think it has anything to do with bein’in style. but i like it haha.
dont care what te papers or whatever say!
Lovely to see the blond and red fro’s cool.
and if their moking (witch i don’t think so) so be it.

Honestly i’ve gotten the most mean commments and stuff bout the fro from black people :S.. so whateva..

I LOVE IT!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:07:22 +0000

I agree with what someone said earlier – its kinda ironic that the black models need to get their hair relaxed just to book a job, and then model what their hair would look like because LV deems it fashionable and marketable atm. smh.

By: SuperStarr

SuperStarr — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:14:02 +0000

I guess they figure,brown people are walking around making a mockery of their brand we’ll make a mockery of brown people(Not that brown people are the only ones) ,but why are we on blast?? I tell you what you can do,Don’t Buy LV cause if this is not a reason to be appalled what is?Buy a fly canvas AfroBella bag. Got some of those I’ll buy.lol..Watching a Fake story about some balloon kid with thirsty parents while President Obama is addressing the nation about rebuilding New Orleans gotta wonder about the timing on that. YES IT’S OFFENSIVE Duh!!One designer is One 1 Uno to many.

By: wat

wat — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:35:04 +0000

ONE designer plopped afros on the model’s heads. ONE. 1. Uno.

No kidding you are quick to be offended.

By: babya

babya — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:03:13 +0000

I study fashion, but you don’t need to study fashion to know that most high end fashion shows are over top,the people that are offended obviously have not seen a lot of high fashion shows because if they have they would not be offended, maybe if you looked at other catwalks by other designers like mulberry at london fashion week you would of seen they had a doll like/cartoonish image with the models and they had big frizzy hair, look at link
http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/designers_catwalk.aspx?designerid=225&seasonid=18#pic0
seems as if black women on this site seem to be overly sensitive

to no.32 EARTHSEED
“Why not just get models with afros? There are PLENTY of runway worthy naturals on the streets of any major city USA”

what you said would be more hramfull to black models than good.why don’t we change the world afro to straight hair, There are plenty of women on the streets of u.s.a who have naturally long straight hair why use models like Naomi Campbell who has there hair straighten and is always wearing extensions to do catwalk shows and magazines, when you can get the real thing?