Back to BLACK?

So I know that I haven't blogged in a few days now, but I've been a little busy with interviews and try outs! I just had a trial and interview day with this Fashion House in Perth called Pierucci! It went well and it really gave me time to look through the geniusness of the Pierucci collection. More of that on the next post...for today it's BACK TO BLACK! 

So anyway, I bought the current issue of Vogue about a week ago (the one with Rihanna on the front cover), and was really ecstatic to see a number of black models representing fashion brands and campaigns within the pages! 

Furthermore, I came to find out that Beyonce will grace the cover of the following issue of Vogue! (April) You can only imagine how much I'm itching to buy this issue! 

"Fashion reporters are caught flabbergasted as a black woman is placed on the covers of the fashion bible twice back to back! Is there a wind of change within Anna Wintour?" 

This is actually a huge surprise as black women do not grace the covers of Vogue much! And to hear that it will be back to back makes me, an ethnic person VERY HAPPY!  

However, hearing this news and skimming through the March edition of Vogue, my happiness turn to thoughts and questions of whether black women or ethnic models for that matter, still face the limited opportunities that bind and define the fashion industry! 

This also led me to believe that by having to celebrate the fact that there's a back to back black woman on the cover, already brings to fore the opportunities that are still not available to colored and ethnic models as opposed to Caucasian models! If you see a caucasian model on the cover of a magazine you simply shrug it off and act normal because it's the norm - but it's a celebration when it's an ethnic model on the front cover of some huge fashion magazine! 

The fashion industry has come a long way in accepting and embracing the ethnic look in models, but is it enough? The 'IT' look is still supposedly the long and lean white girl next door! A sad but true fact! If you don't believe me, pick up Vogue or any other fashion magazine for that matter and have a look

We have come TOO far to go back NOW! Black models/ colored models/ ethnic models are gorgeous and really exude a natural beauty that cannot be made up! I think it's something in the air of the country (hahaha) - No No, I lie - or am I? 

That is why many designers are opting for the Brazilian, African-American, African bevy of beauties to represent their brands...but it's not enough in comparison to the rate of equal-opportunity or the population of ethnicity within a country! Classic example - the ratio of black models on covers to the ration of black people in America!!! Nuff said? 

So to all ethnic models keep working hard to put yourself out there! It is only a matter of time till seeing a colored model on the front cover is a thing of the norm! If not for now, you lay the bricks for generations to come to shatter all these differences and stereotypical notions! 

Cheers to ethnicity & Culture! 

Love

 - DA BLACK JRF -

ps. Pris' Hush VIP party was fun HOT fun! I'll release pics of the fashion of the night on my next post! It was indeed a night to remember - it was just one of those days when you dress up, look good & ROCK ROCK ROCK on a Saturday Night ;) Sneak peek =

LOOK AT THAT ASS!! haha

JRF