{"id":301,"date":"2011-02-08T16:15:49","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T16:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/?p=301"},"modified":"2011-02-08T16:15:50","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T16:15:50","slug":"vogue-italia-embraces-black-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/vogue-italia-embraces-black-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Vogue Italia Embraces Black Models"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-302\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-302\" href=\"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/vogue-italia-embraces-black-models\/399px-chaneliman\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-302\" title=\"Chanel Iman - Model Featured In Vogue Italia\u2019s \u2018Black Allure\u2019 Spread \" src=\"http:\/\/assets.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-uploads\/2011\/02\/399px-ChanelIman-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chanel Iman - Model Featured In Vogue Italia\u2019s \u2018Black Allure\u2019 Spread \" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/talentmanagementblog\/2011\/02\/399px-ChanelIman-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/talentmanagementblog\/2011\/02\/399px-ChanelIman.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chanel Iman - Model Featured In Vogue Italia\u2019s \u2018Black Allure\u2019 Spread <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019ve just checked out Vogue Italia&#8217;s latest issue, in which we\u2019re happy to see some of the world&#8217;s top black models.<\/p>\n<p>Vogue<em> <\/em>Italia\u2019s \u2018Black Allure\u2019 spread sees top black models &#8211; Ajak Deng, Chanel Iman, Arlenis Sosa Pena, Jourdan Dunn, Melodie Monrose, Lais Ribeiro, Rose Cordero, Mia Aminata Niaria, Sessilee Lopez, Joan Smalls and Georgie Baddiel \u2013 all looking stunning in an Emma Summerton shoot.<\/p>\n<p>We love the spread and celebrate occasions when diversity is embraced; after all, our agency has a hugely <a href=\"We\u2019ve just checked out Vogue Italia's latest issue, in which we\u2019re happy to see some of the world's top black models.  Vogue Italia\u2019s \u2018Black Allure\u2019 spread sees top black models - Ajak Deng, Chanel Iman, Arlenis Sosa Pena, Jourdan Dunn, Melodie Monrose, Lais Ribeiro, Rose Cordero, Mia Aminata Niaria, Sessilee Lopez, Joan Smalls and Georgie Baddiel \u2013 all looking stunning in an Emma Summerton shoot.  We love the spread and celebrate occasions when diversity is embraced; after all, our agency has a hugely diverse range of models on its books.    But it\u2019s got us thinking, is this shoot an attempt to diversify the representation of models in Vogue? Or is it just a great shoot using great models?   Vogue Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani wrote about whether colour is still an issue in fashion on her blog last week. Sozzani said: \u201cThere isn't a problem and it's not a problem in fashion either. There is no discrimination. I've explained many times this argument in my posts, in December for example when the Washington Post mentioned Vogue and Vogue.it as a publication that cares for black girls, and comparing the great success of Eastern models to the lack of black models in the industry. Prejudice? Absolutely not.  \u201cIman, Naomi, Liya Kebede, Alec Wek and many others are a proof. Laziness in the research or scouting? This yes. No other reason.\u201d  Either way, we think that beauty embodies all colours and are happy to see the fashion world continuing to embrace diversity. \" target=\"_blank\">diverse range of models<\/a> on its books.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s got us thinking, is this shoot an attempt to diversify the representation of models in Vogue? Or is it just a great shoot using great models?<\/p>\n<p>Vogue<em> <\/em>Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani wrote about whether colour is still an issue in fashion on her blog last week.<\/p>\n<p>Sozzani said: \u201cThere isn&#8217;t a problem and it&#8217;s not a problem in fashion either. There is no discrimination. I&#8217;ve explained many times this argument in my posts, in December for example when the Washington Post mentioned Vogue and Vogue.it as a publication that cares for black girls, and comparing the great success of Eastern models to the lack of black models in the industry. Prejudice? Absolutely not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIman, Naomi, Liya Kebede, Alec Wek and many others are a proof. Laziness in the research or scouting? This yes. No other reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Either way, we think that beauty embodies all colours and are happy to see the fashion world continuing to embrace diversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve just checked out Vogue Italia&#8217;s latest issue, in which we\u2019re happy to see some of the world&#8217;s top black models. 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