charlotte.gush / All walks, all walks beyond the catwalk, black models, diversity, Elle magazine, Emma Case, steriotypes / 0 Comment

The fashion industry plays a significant role in the way in which black women and most importantly, black beauty is defined. As an impressionable teenager I recall struggling to deal with the lack of black models in mainstream fashion magazines. It was frustrating to see yet another model styled to look androgynous or repeatedly featured [...]