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(Let that settle.) Yep, the Valentino showing was Africathemed, which swiftly became problematic when, well,
those runway images started to roll in. Because out of
90 or so show looks, only a handful were modeled by
black women (in fact, there were fewer than 10 women
of color in the whole show).
Obviously there's more appropriation where that came
from: The beauty look featured on the runway involved
cornrows styled on the almost all-white model cast.
Handbags affixed with tribal-lite masks came down the
catwalk.
Seems that Valentino, as the show notes indicate,
wanted to represent Africa "as vibrant, as throbbing, as
imperfect purity" (huh to the latter), but instead put
forth another display of white hegemony in the
mainstream. Good though that it allows for a
conversation, one that will undoubtedly continue into
next season.
YSL: More broadly, he ushered post-metrosexual men into the
It looks like they placed it on her head & nothing new here
in the styling
we have all seen it beforewhat's the news?
This looks like Zara's campaigns (and I
love Zara, but). I have all seen it before, and the sadness part
is that IS Saint Laurent Maison.
Mario R.
2 months ago