Joan Smalls

[jess93]

love her in Anna Sui specially in the black dress

 

[nirvanana]

Wow! Joan looked breath taking at Anna Sui. She has such a clear and beautiful face.

 

[jess93]

she is amazing in any way...
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/model-morphosis-anna-sui-2/

 

[ggiivveenncchhyy]

ive found a few pictures on the model lounge website! she seems to like it there

 

[jess93]

^thank you for the info ggiivveenncchhyy

i might have missed some pic but i got her pics from model lounge website

modellounge.blogspot.com

 

[jess93]

some HQs

Michael Kors S/S 2011


Carolina Herrera S/S 2011


Proenza Schouler S/S 2011

style.it

 

[jess93]

few more...

Vera Wang S/S 2011


Marc Jacobs S/S 2011


Jason Wu S/S 2011


Richard Chai S/S 2011


Derek Lam S/S 2011

style.it

 

[|BellaDonna|]

that modellounge pool pic

simply gorgeous

 

[simplylovely]

Thanks for the HQs jess!

 

[simplylovely]

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[jess93]

^Thank you simplylovely

no Joan in London til now

 

[LabelWhore4]

I wonder if she has a chance of opening Gucci

 

[simplylovely]

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From Beverly to Joan

The return of ethnic decade

As fashion celebrates all things Seventies in the spring/summer '11 shows, the runways become the most diverse we've seen them in years

It's interesting to see so many seventies-inspired collections during this spring/summer '11 runway show season, and then to look back at actual photos from that period such as this one. The decade was a particularly busy time for Beverly Johnson, pictured here in 1976 at an awards show in Munich with Michael Douglas. This photo was taken three years after she became the first black woman to appear on the cover of American Vogue and one year before she had the same honor with Vogue Italia.

The Seventies was also a particularly exciting time for black models in general with Yves Saint Laurent, the first designer to hire women of color for his runways and ad campaigns, converting the world to the wonders of black beauty. Look through any catalog of the couturier's work; you'd be hard-pressed to see a show that didn't feature Pat Cleveland, Donyale Luna, Iman or Katoucha Sims.

So it's quite ironic to see that many of the spring/summer '11 shows that reference fashion's most ethnically diverse decade would, in turn, be equally assorted. Marc Jacobs's show, which gave a nod to Rive Gauche with boldly glam and colorful dresses and jumpsuits, featured the most black models of the entire season so far: Rose Cordero, Chanel Iman,Joan Smalls, Melodie Monrose, Jourdan Dunn, Shena Moulton and the list goes on. The most beautiful part is that Jacobs isn't the only designer who went beyond the runway tokenism that plagued most of the Aughties. It's now not such a big deal to see more than one black girl on a runway show (remember when Liya Kebede was virtually all we had?).

Granted it's still early in the runway season. We've only seen New York and London. But it's exciting to see fashion return to this feel-good place where it can embrace a full spectrum of beauty. Let's hope it lasts longer than two weeks.

Kenya Hunt


Published:
09/21/2010

vogue.it​

 

[eugenius]

Love her @ Jason Wu & Narciso Rodriguez..I think she looks best in cleaner, more mature looks like that: she just brings that level of sophistication to each outfit.

 

[agee]

I want to post Joan's New York showlist before the Milan photos start getting posted.

New York S/S 2011 Showlist:
TOTAL: 13
OPENED: 1 | CLOSED: 0

Alexander Wang
Anna Sui
Carolina Herrera
Derek Lam
Jason Wu (O)
Marc Jacobs
Michael Kors
Narcisco Rodriguez
Proenza Schouler
Rag & Bone
Richard Chai
Tom Ford Womenswear
Vera Wang

 

[simplylovely]

She looks incredible @ Gucci!

 

[nirvanana]

Great article! Thanks simplylovely

 

[simplylovely]

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[nirvanana]

^ Love her at Gucci! I smell another campaign coming

 

[simplylovely]

She wore the most outfits @ the show!