Vogue Italia's All-Black Issue Regurgitating Stereotypes?


by nana at July 9, 2008, 5:40 PM

Sessilee-Lopez_Vogue-Italia-All-Black-Issue_Bluefly_Blog.jpgNaomi-Campbell_Vogue-Italia-All-Black-Issue_Bluefly_Blog.jpgIs it just me, or are some of the Vogue Italia shots channeling a few of the stereotypes it was s'posed to shoot down by having an all black issue? Don't get me wrong. Sessilee Lopez looks amazing, growling in leopard prints, as does Naomi Campbell as a topless haute sauvage, but so did Alek Wek in that Lavazza coffee cup... [Sessilee photo courtesy of Sessilee Lopez's Blog; Naomi photo courtesy of Fashionista]

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If you read Vogue Italia on a regular basis, you'd know that both are common. If any stereotypes exist, it would be with Toccara's layout as it is quite unoriginal (though beautiful) and cliche choice for a curvy model.

Posted by: gorgeous black women at July 14, 2008 9:42 PM

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