Black Models At The 2009 Shows

[wrngco]

Louis Vuitton SS09
Model: Armando Cabral & ??

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mens.style.com

MORE PLEASE HOT HOT HOT

 

[jjbunny79]

This is cool, you don't see too many show featuring black male.
but still, i hope there is more black female models in big shows.

 

[Vini]

With all the supermodels for Fashion Week in Rio/Sao Paulo, 1 new girl stood out: Gracie Carvalho, 68 shows

 

[J'ador-DioR]

With all the supermodels for Fashion Week in Rio/Sao Paulo, 1 new girl stood out: Gracie Carvalho, 68 shows

I love that girl.

Has she been signed to an agency in NY yet?.

 

[birgitta]

gracie's been signed at Marilyn

 

[MeMe7]

no black models @ Chanel business as usual......

 

[MeMe7]

outside of Hermes i think...
styleandcity/cafe-mode

 

[1FashionVictim]

Sesilee was at Givenchy HC.

 

[Mr-Dale]

And I don't know if we count her, but Lakshmi Menon opened Givenchy...

Also, Chanel Iman was at Dior....

 

[1FashionVictim]

Jourdan was 2nd out at Givenchy HC.

 

[kahlilg]

#107 - um. i'm speechless. like srsly damn!

Sessilee Lopez at Givenchy

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[retailqueen]

Im disapppointed that there havent been as many black models at the HC show.

Givenchy did a decent job not Chanel and Dior

with all the buzz surrounding VI and the push for more diversification; seems like it hasnt had that much of an impact.....

 

[sethii]

Im disapppointed that there havent been as many black models at the HC show.

Givenchy did a decent job not Chanel and Dior

with all the buzz surrounding VI and the push for more diversification; seems like it hasnt had that much of an impact.....

Maybe we we're hoping for too much. Not every client will change so quickly.

But look at Givenchy Haute Couture - the first 3 looks were non white models (2 black girls - Jourdan and Sessilee the VI July cover girls). That would not have happened without the VI issue.

Couture shows are usually less diverse than RTW. I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's because few black women purchase couture? It's mostly super rich of european descent, or from the middle east or east asia. There were 2 asian models at Chanel HC (3 if you count Bruna Tenorio) so I think targetting the consumer comes into play.

The menswear shows did improve and I expect the womens RTW shows will be better than HC. People haven't even had a chance to read July VI

 

[sethii]

Sessilee and Jourdan at Givenchy Haute Couture

catwalking

Aminata (formerly known as Mia Niaria) opened AND closed Cathy Pill Haute Couture!!!

catwalking thanks 2 iperlchen

She looks very beautiful as ever

 

[sethii]

another model at Cathy Pill Haute Couture


getty

 

[sethii]

Elie Saab Haute Couture

Yasmin?!


getty

 

[sethii]

Here is that girl from Cathy Pill again at Georges Hobeika's show

This isn't a HC show...I think it just coincides with HC week.

belga

 

[sethii]

Stephane Rolland Haute Couture

looks like Naomi Campbell's daughter lol!



yahoonews - getty

 

[sethii]

OMG YES
Queen Yasmin Warsame at Elie Saab Haute Couture


getty

 

[retailqueen]

Maybe we we're hoping for too much. Not every client will change so quickly.

But look at Givenchy Haute Couture - the first 3 looks were non white models (2 black girls - Jourdan and Sessilee the VI July cover girls). That would not have happened without the VI issue.

Couture shows are usually less diverse than RTW. I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's because few black women purchase couture? It's mostly super rich of european descent, or from the middle east or east asia. There were 2 asian models at Chanel HC (3 if you count Bruna Tenorio) so I think targetting the consumer comes into play.

The menswear shows did improve and I expect the womens RTW shows will be better than HC. People haven't even had a chance to read July VI

I know its kinda unrealistic to expect that things will chnage straight away ( the issue isnt even out yet ) but its still very annoying to not see that many black models.

Ill wait for the next Fashion Week to see if things have chnaged.

Yasmin is amazing