Italian Vogue’s new edition featuring only black models once again brings to attention the issue of diversity in the predominantly white fashion world.
Above cover girl: Liya Kebede (right) and Sessilee Lopez (left).
Above cover girl: Jourdan Dunn (left) and Naomi Campbell (right).
This July issue features nearly 100 editorial pages of the world’s top black models, including Liya Kebede, Sessilee Lopez, Jourdan Dunn and Naomi Campbell. Modeling agent Bethann Hardison, who is behind much of the recent diversity-awareness efforts in the industry, contributed to a feature on 10 up-and-coming black models. Celebrity photographer Steven Meisel shot the spreads.
