Tag: Black Models

Vogue Africa, We Hardly Knew Ye

Vogue Africa, We Hardly Knew Ye

| July 21, 2010 | 17 Comments

Mario Epanya had a dream, and did his best to make the dream become a reality. The dream was Vogue Africa. Epanya – a photographer from Cameroon, who is currently based in Paris – shot a number of beautiful covers. His goal was to prove that Vogue Africa could be viable, vibrant, and admired. On [...]

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More Of This, Please

More Of This, Please

| November 19, 2009 | 18 Comments

My amiga Tomiko shared this video on her Facebook page, and I HAD to post it here for all to see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-sAxB1ImGw The late, truly great designer Yves Saint Laurent was an innovator of style and a champion of black models in the fashion industry. Check out this fabulous AmberMag article for more. Oh, and [...]

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Vogue Italia Comment Love!

Vogue Italia Comment Love!

| August 6, 2008 | 24 Comments

Even though we’re now in August (this year is positively flying past me, I swear), the July issue of Vogue Italia continues to make news. The issue was the first in Conde Nast history to be reprinted, and it’s been analyzed to high heaven — Jezebel did exhaustive work, as did Make Fetch Happen. Stylechile [...]

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