A Black Issue, July 2008, Italy.
Vogue Italy.
In july 2008, italian vogue dedicated an entire issue focussing on successful black womem.
The feedback was overwhelming. It coincided with the USA presidential and was at a time when american protest groups demonstrated about the lack of black models in the fashion industry.
Despite some critics view that this issue was just a "cynical sales campaign" distributed in a country still challenged by racism, most people felt it was a tribute to black people.
Despite some critics view that this issue was just a "cynical sales campaign" distributed in a country still challenged by racism, most people felt it was a tribute to black people.
"This ground breaking issue propelled the debate around the absence of black models on magazine covers and in advertising campaigns into the public arena."
Alison Moloney.
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