We want the clothes! (and the legs)
See the whole shoot here.
Showing posts with label Vogue Italia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vogue Italia. Show all posts
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Vogue Italia: Jump & Smile
Good old Italian Vogue has done a very colourful and happy editorial with models Ubah Hassan, Jasmine Tookas, Kelly Moreira, Lyndsey Scott, Lilly Taylor and others. See the behind the scenes video here.
We want the clothes! (and the legs)
See the whole shoot here.
We want the clothes! (and the legs)
See the whole shoot here.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Want to Work in Fashion?
Calling all fashion students, wannabe photographers, stylists and designers! An amazing opportunity to meet Franca Sozzani, Editor of Vogue Italia (she of the Vogue Black fame) and Lisa Armstrong, Fashion Editor at The Times at Harvey Nichols in London on June 8.
All you have to do is book a personal appointment with these two fashion heavyweights where Lisa and Franca will look over your portfolio and let you know how to get on the elusive first step into a career in fashion.
So hurry and pick a slot - do it now before they are all gone!
www.vogue.it/en/magazine/vogue_experience
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| Franca Sozzani |
All you have to do is book a personal appointment with these two fashion heavyweights where Lisa and Franca will look over your portfolio and let you know how to get on the elusive first step into a career in fashion.
So hurry and pick a slot - do it now before they are all gone!
www.vogue.it/en/magazine/vogue_experience
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Vogue Italia: Tribute to Black Beauties
Italian Vogue has done it again – another all black editorial in the magazine and on their website. Featuring Jeneil Williams, Ubah Hassan and Cici Ali, among others, the ladies model clothes from Missoni and Prada.
And unlike the all black issue from 2008, the text is in English so we know what they are talking about this time!
See the full spread here.
And unlike the all black issue from 2008, the text is in English so we know what they are talking about this time!
See the full spread here.
Fashion Giant: Bethann Hardison
If you are of a certain age, one of your favourite TV characters may have been Dwayne Wayne from the 90s American TV sitcom, A Different World.
Dwayne Wayne was played by actor Kadeem Hardison. On this occasion, we’re not going to talk too much about Kadeem, but rather his mother Bethann whom we think is pretty amazing.
Hardison, currently editor-at-large at Vogue Italia online, is a towering figure within the world of fashion. She grew up in New York in a devout Muslim family and became the first African-American salesperson to work in a New York City garment district showroom in the 60s. After a chance meeting with the designer Willi Smith, she became part of a gaggle of coloured models who took the world by storm back in the 1970s.
During her modelling career, the New York native framed the clothes of many top European and American designers as well as appearing in fashion spreads in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. Iman, Beverley Johnson and Pat Cleveland were among Hardison’s contemporaries on the catwalk.
Hardison, however, is better known for her work after she wrapped up her career on the runway. She became an agent first with a company called Click before setting up her own modelling agency Bethann Management in 1984. One of her early successes was the 80s supermodel Veronica Webb who went on to win a very much coveted multi-million dollar contract with Revlon.
Remember Ralph Lauren poster boy, Tyson Beckford? He’s another protégé of Hardison. He wasn’t just the first black male supermodel; he was the first male supermodel full stop.
British supermodel, Naomi Campbell is another who owes her start in the fashion industry to the wonder touch of Hardison. But the 65-year-old has been so much more than an agent; she has championed the cause of people of colour in fashion.
In 1988, she set up a pressure group, the Black Girls Coalition with her great friend Iman (She was maid of honour at the Sudanese model’s wedding to David Bowie).
After running her agency for 21 years, Hardison sold up and headed for a great retirement. But as the fortune of models of colour continued to decline, the 63-year-old was forced to return, this time as a spokesperson. She is particularly disappointed about the lack of brown-skinned models on the catwalk and in magazine spreads, particularly after the heyday of the 70s.
“Once you’ve climbed to the top of the mountain you don’t expect to be back at the bottom again. It’s like once you’ve seen Paris it’s hard to go back to the farm. We had been there, we had achieved all this,” Hardison told London’s Guardian newspaper back in 2008.
In addition to all her campaigning, Hardison has a hugely influential role within Vogue Italia. She is very much the inspiration behind Vogue Black, which as its name suggests promotes all things black in the world of fashion.
Dwayne Wayne was played by actor Kadeem Hardison. On this occasion, we’re not going to talk too much about Kadeem, but rather his mother Bethann whom we think is pretty amazing.
Hardison, currently editor-at-large at Vogue Italia online, is a towering figure within the world of fashion. She grew up in New York in a devout Muslim family and became the first African-American salesperson to work in a New York City garment district showroom in the 60s. After a chance meeting with the designer Willi Smith, she became part of a gaggle of coloured models who took the world by storm back in the 1970s.
During her modelling career, the New York native framed the clothes of many top European and American designers as well as appearing in fashion spreads in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. Iman, Beverley Johnson and Pat Cleveland were among Hardison’s contemporaries on the catwalk.
Hardison, however, is better known for her work after she wrapped up her career on the runway. She became an agent first with a company called Click before setting up her own modelling agency Bethann Management in 1984. One of her early successes was the 80s supermodel Veronica Webb who went on to win a very much coveted multi-million dollar contract with Revlon.
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| Veronica Webb |
Remember Ralph Lauren poster boy, Tyson Beckford? He’s another protégé of Hardison. He wasn’t just the first black male supermodel; he was the first male supermodel full stop.
British supermodel, Naomi Campbell is another who owes her start in the fashion industry to the wonder touch of Hardison. But the 65-year-old has been so much more than an agent; she has championed the cause of people of colour in fashion.
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| Liya Kebede, Iman, Bethann, Naomi |
In 1988, she set up a pressure group, the Black Girls Coalition with her great friend Iman (She was maid of honour at the Sudanese model’s wedding to David Bowie).
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| Bethann Hardison by Bruce Weber |
After running her agency for 21 years, Hardison sold up and headed for a great retirement. But as the fortune of models of colour continued to decline, the 63-year-old was forced to return, this time as a spokesperson. She is particularly disappointed about the lack of brown-skinned models on the catwalk and in magazine spreads, particularly after the heyday of the 70s.
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| Bethann (left) with Daniele Morera and Stephen Burrows |
“Once you’ve climbed to the top of the mountain you don’t expect to be back at the bottom again. It’s like once you’ve seen Paris it’s hard to go back to the farm. We had been there, we had achieved all this,” Hardison told London’s Guardian newspaper back in 2008.
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| Hardison (left) strutting on the catwalk |
In addition to all her campaigning, Hardison has a hugely influential role within Vogue Italia. She is very much the inspiration behind Vogue Black, which as its name suggests promotes all things black in the world of fashion.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Vogue Italia - Anti Eating Disorder
The editor of Italian Vogue, Franca Sozzani, has launched a campaign with the Association for Eating Disorders to highlight the dangers posed by pro anorexia blogs.
Sozanni wants to show that ‘fashion is ready to get on the frontline and struggle against the disorder.’ There is an online petition she wants Vogue readers to sign (the website has over 1 million hits a month) in an effort to shut down pro ana websites.
Sozzani says ‘Fashion has been always blamed as one of the culprits of anorexia, and our commitment is the proof that fashion is ready to get on the frontline and struggle against the disorder.’
It’s an interesting argument. On the one hand you have pro active editors like Franca Sozzani of Italian Vogue who launched this campaign and has argued for, and put more colour in, fashion magazines. Then we have Alexandra Shulman of British Vogue who sent a letter to scores of designers in 2009 lambasting their use of such thin girls, saying it’s not what the majority of British Vogue readers want to see.
But flick through a copy of Italian or British Vogue – how many girls do you see that aren’t extremely thin? The latest UK Vogue has a spread with the stunning girl-du-jour Lindsey Wixon who is, at a stretch, a UK 6. Practice what you preach ladies!
Sozanni wants to show that ‘fashion is ready to get on the frontline and struggle against the disorder.’ There is an online petition she wants Vogue readers to sign (the website has over 1 million hits a month) in an effort to shut down pro ana websites.
Sozzani says ‘Fashion has been always blamed as one of the culprits of anorexia, and our commitment is the proof that fashion is ready to get on the frontline and struggle against the disorder.’
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| Anna Selezneva at Emilio Pucci S/S 11 |
It’s an interesting argument. On the one hand you have pro active editors like Franca Sozzani of Italian Vogue who launched this campaign and has argued for, and put more colour in, fashion magazines. Then we have Alexandra Shulman of British Vogue who sent a letter to scores of designers in 2009 lambasting their use of such thin girls, saying it’s not what the majority of British Vogue readers want to see.
But flick through a copy of Italian or British Vogue – how many girls do you see that aren’t extremely thin? The latest UK Vogue has a spread with the stunning girl-du-jour Lindsey Wixon who is, at a stretch, a UK 6. Practice what you preach ladies!
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| Lindsey Wixon in Vogue UK April 2011 |
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Is Skin Colour Still an Issue?
Franca Sozzani, editor of Italian Vogue asked this question on her blog earlier this month.
She argues that with Obama in the White House, famous and respected black athletes, actors, musicians, historians etc – the lack of black models is simply down to laziness in research and the casting room and is not due to prejudice.
She says of Italian Vogue: ‘We continue to give it (black models) more space in the magazine and website. The truth is that real beauty doesn't care for skin colour or nationality.’
Agree?
She argues that with Obama in the White House, famous and respected black athletes, actors, musicians, historians etc – the lack of black models is simply down to laziness in research and the casting room and is not due to prejudice.
She says of Italian Vogue: ‘We continue to give it (black models) more space in the magazine and website. The truth is that real beauty doesn't care for skin colour or nationality.’
Agree?
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Black Allure - Vogue Italia
Wow – we are almost speechless. Hunt down the latest issue of Italian Vogue (try large WHS stores) for a simply gorgeous spread featuring some of the hottest black women we have ever seen.
Think Ajak Deng, Arlenis Sosa, Chanel Iman, Joan Smalls, Jourdan Dunn, Melodie Monrose, Rose Cordero - and that’s not everyone.
Shot by Emma Summerton and styled by Edward Enninful, the ladies have a kinda old school 1920's thing going on.
Stunning! Stunning! Stunning!
More shoots like this please!
Think Ajak Deng, Arlenis Sosa, Chanel Iman, Joan Smalls, Jourdan Dunn, Melodie Monrose, Rose Cordero - and that’s not everyone.
Shot by Emma Summerton and styled by Edward Enninful, the ladies have a kinda old school 1920's thing going on.
Stunning! Stunning! Stunning!
More shoots like this please!
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