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"Black Issue" Italian Vogue takes world by storm!
THE long awaited special edition of Vogue Italia, mastermined by Franca Sozzani with photos shot by Stevev Meisel is the first to solely use black models to highlight the overt discrimination in the fashion world. It is being hailed as "the most wanted issue ever" as women of colour of all ages on both sides of the atlantic clamour to purchase a copy of it.
The lack of models of colour within fashion campaigns has been recognised worldwide and in Britain, The Black But invisible campaign, launched by Mahogany Models Management ( MMM ) , is openly challenging the British fashion industry for its failure to use black models. Chief Executive of MMM , Sola Oyebade said, “We feel now is the time to say Black is back and the fashion industry must start using more models of colour within mainstream fashions shows and advertising campaigns.”
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