Vogue Italia has done it again and...

BY VANGARDE GIRL MO, MAY 6, 2011

....I love it. I have to say as an African American young woman living in the States I wish our beauty was represented more in American magazines like Vogue Italia. In their May 2011 issue Vogue Italia has decided to feature up and coming models Jeneil Williams, Kelly Moreira, Jae Childs, Lily Taylor, Jasmine Tookas, R’el Dade, Cici Ali,Gayle McDonald, Ubah Hassan and Ariel Meredith just like their predecessors before them. Kudos to the photographer Ellen von Unwerth and the stylist Giulio Martinelli for capurturing everything that is beautiful about a black woman. I love the colors, outfits, and most of all I love the beautifully written note from the editor, Claire Sulmers, that came alongside this article.

"With bright eyes peering out under deliciously curled lashes, cheekbones and jawbones contoured as if chiseled from sharp stone, full noses, and sumptuously lush lips, black women are unquestionably beautiful.

A tribute is due to the woman whose skin tone ranges from alabaster to mahogany to smooth onyx, who can flawlessly carry any makeup look—from gold dusted lids to fuchsia blush to ripe purple and pink glosses. These pages pay homage to the versatile woman whose hair can oscillate from a tightly coiled and coifed Afro, to sleek layers, to a slicked back pixie cut in a matter of minutes. To the divine woman whose enviably full lips, strong, white teeth, and delightful smile have been known to electrify the hearts of many. To the siren whose smooth, velvety skin blocks the sun yet remains supple and unblemished with the passage of time.

Variable and diverse, black beauty escapes simple classification. But no matter the incarnation—whether the color of molasses, café au lait, bronze, tan, or tinged like desert sand—black beauties radiate with poise and multidimensional splendor."

This is the second time this year Vogue Italia has decided to pay tribute to black women the first was in February "Black Allure". I wonder will this be a movement amongst the fashion industry to change with the time and add more diversity in magazines and in shows. What do you think?

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