In the last four weeks, the “black edition” of Italian Vogue was sold out in England and United States, and it happened so quickly that 40000 additional copies will be re-printed and distributed.
This magazine is considered as a small circulation magazine, but now its sales have risen dramatically and many people believe that it started a revolution in the fashion industry. Why? Because its pages are devoted to black models.
The magazine was conceived by the editor, Franca Sozzani, together with well-known photographer Steven Meisel. They highlighted the beauty of 18 different models of colour. Those models include new faces, established faces and also legendary models. Some of the names include Iman, Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, Jourdan Dunn and Liya Kebe.
Franca Sozzani commented in a newspaper that they are doing this “because nobody is using black girls. I see so many beautiful girls and they were complaining that they are not used enough”. On the other hand, before publishing it, the magazine team feared the reaction in the Italian society.
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August 15th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Black Is Beautiful