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Dorothy Come Home: Channeling Dorothy Dandridge
March 6, 2013 By 1 Comment
Why Numéro‘s Apology for Its Controversial ‘African Queen’ Spread Rings Hollow | Fashionista
February 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fashionista did a great post on why Numero’s apology for their African Queen Story isn’t quite enough.
If you truly want to show the “melting pot and mix of cultures”, why not use a model that truly reflects just that?
We appreciate the beauty of art and fashion. We just fail to understand that the best way to express the photographers point of view was the bronzed equivalent of Al Jolson.
We received comments that perhaps the model was African, pointing out that not all African’s are black. Which of course is true. However, the model used is not of African descent. You could argue that it would have made more sense to have Charlize Theron in this spread, as she is South African. Or any other model that was actually born in Africa, regardless of their skin color.
Yes, fashion is fantasy. But the reality still stands that there is an inherent failure in the fashion industry to truly reflect the changing face of diversity both here and abroad.
16-Year-Old White Girl Poses in ‘African Queen’ Editorial
February 26, 2013 By 6 Comments
16 Year Old White Girl Poses in “African Queen” editorial
This story from Jezebel is making the rounds this morning and rightly so. There is no shortage of beautiful women of color that could have been used in place of a painted white girl. Given the experiences of our founding partner Kara Young as a model, we can’t help but wonder if this had something to do with hair. Kara was routinely asked to show up to her shoots with her hair already done, many times the stylist never knew how to work with her thick, course, and often unruly hair.
While booking a white model for this shoot may have made the hair stylists work a little easier, this certainly wasn’t an easy task for the makeup artist. You can bet that the clothes were stained with makeup and more than likely ruined after.
We remember the stunning regal beauty of Alec Wek with short cropped hair and skin so dark it had iridescent hues. All the makeup artists had to do was apply baby oil to her skin to make it reflect light in the most beautiful ways.
It’s time for the fashion industry to truly start appreciating women of color for their natural beauty. Shame on Numero for failing to do just that in this story.
Up Close and Personal With Taren Guy
February 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Thanks to Miss Merli for a nice post event wrap up on her blog. She has some great images from the night and a one on one talk with Taren Guy.
Up Close and Personal With Taren Guy.
Where you at the event? Let us know what you thought of it.
Curly Commentary: A Natural Hair Journey in Pictures: Onto the Ombre: Page 7 : Essence.com
February 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We always love hearing from Cassidy at Natural Selection Blog. She has been a big supporter of ours and we can’t thank her enough! She was kind enough to share this link with us highlighting her natural journey. We are proud to have had a hand in it (well Dickey’s hands!). Hope her story provides some hair inspiration to you all.
While on a visit to New York, Dickey of Hair Rules wrangled me into his seat for a haircut (and let’s be honest, I’ve always wanted him to do my hair). Using a method where he first straightens the hair, he gave me an awesomely exaggerated shape that kept my length in the front and cropped my hair short on the sides. Because my roots were grown out, the color faded in this reverse ombre that inspired me to call this cut “The Flame.”
Check out Cassidy’s hair journey in full here:
Curly Commentary: My Natural Hair Journey in Pictures: Onto the Ombre: Page 7 : Essence.com.
The Lovely Beauty Box
February 20, 2013 By 1 Comment
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The Lovely Beauty Box ~ January unveiling…. | Lovely Beauty Tips.
