Sunday, September 30, 2007
 Interesting article talking about the very blond fashion runway trend (Source Washington Post):
"At the Jil Sander show, for example, the models were so homogeneous that they were virtual clones: overwhelmingly tall, thin, pale and with hair ranging from platinum blond to honey blond to the occasional warm brunette....one wonders whether anyone at Jil Sander has noticed that brown people actually exist."
The article entitled "White is the New White" talks about the racial divide -- (or exclusion of blacks) -- among fashion houses:
"Similar whiteouts occurred on the runways of Prada and Marni in Milan and at Calvin Klein in New York. The explanation for these choices always comes down to aesthetics, which is a designer's prerogative. The models have been chosen because they fit easily into the samples. Because they have a certain look. Because they convey a single, uninterrupted message on the runway. Because they do not distract from the clothes."
So should a black girl complain that she doesn't get to sashay in expensive clothes before an audience... -- the author puts it this way:
"We put beauty on a pedestal as something admirable, desirable and valuable. Beauty -- unfairly or not -- has its privileges. And by defining which people are beautiful and which people are simply invisible, the fashion industry helps determine how much cultural currency someone has at his or her disposal." -- 'guess, based on this article, black women have very little cultural clout...'somebody should start a new culturally diverse line called: Invisible.Labels: Fashion, Trends
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