Vogue Italia and the Black Barbie by Brew / August 30
Vogue Italia has long been considered the world’s top fashion magazine and the least commercial of the Vogue magazines. Their July 2008 “Black Issue” (pictured bottom left) broken sales records, selling out virtually everywhere hours after its release, prompting numerous reprints…I bought two. Vogue Italia came back last month, for their annual (seemingly) ‘Black issue,’ celebrating, with the rest of the fashion industry, Barbie’s 50th anniversary (seen below). News broke on Thrusday that Rihanna will grace the cover of Vogue Italia’s Septemeber 2009 Extreme Couture supplement.
Vogue Italia has consistently challenged fashion industry standards featuring Black models on their covers as well as editorials. The question is: When will the time come that an all Black issue, showcasing Black models, no longer be necessary?
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