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20 Feb

Marc Jacobs Fall 2017 RTW

by Layla K | The Digital Doll
Runway Shows
Riley Montana in Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs' Hip-Hop Influenced Runway Show The Cool Kids Take Over the Park Avenue Armory We definitely have NOT forgotten about the Marc Jacobs collection from last season that took cultural appropriation to another level with Caucasian models strutting the runway in multicolored faux locks. Immediately after the social media storm, Jacobs began defending himself and his statements only made the situation worse! Aside from that, he listed over 10 inspirations including Harajuku girls, London in the 80's, Boy George, Ravers, House music and more, yet there was just one very important inspiration that was conveniently excluded! The issue he truly faced was not the fact that he used locks in his show, but that it was overwhelmingly white (models) AND he...
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16 Sep

Marc Jacobs’ Faux Locks Ignite Racial Controversy

by Layla K | The Digital Doll
Culture
Gigi Hadid at Marc Jacobs Show in Faux Dread Locks
Marc Jacobs Closed Fashion Week with a (Cultural Appropriation) BANG! Caucasian Models Strutted Runway in Multicolored Faux Locks “All who cry ‘cultural appropriation’ or whatever nonsense about any race or skin color wearing their hair in any particular style or manner — funny how you don’t criticize women of color for straightening their hair. I respect and am inspired by people and how they look. I don’t see color or race — I see people.” ~ Marc Jacobs I am definitely here for Harajuku Chic, but the choice of hair...
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5 Nov

Lineisy Montero in Prada Resort Campaign

by Layla K | The Digital Doll
Campaigns
Lineisy Montero, the Dominican model who became a designer favorite after her debut on the Prada runway, has taken the industry by storm! As we watched the shows this season, from New York to Paris, Lineisy was literally everywhere. She is silently becoming the new face of fashion's diversity initiative as she has rocked the runway for several designers including Balmain, Céline, Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton and more! There has been so much controversy around the lack of cultural diversity in the fashion industry, especially in the booking of models for campaigns and runway shows. It's a breath of fresh air to see a model of color slaying the runway in her natural black afro, alongside other models who...
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1 Jul

GQ takes Harlem with Camron, Juju, Liya Kebede, A$AP Rocky and More

by Layla K | The Digital Doll
Editorials
Camron and Juju for GQ
Ever since Duke Ellington first tickled the ivories north of 110th Street, Harlem has been one of the liveliest neighborhoods in New York. And now it’s on a whole new creative streak: Artists are setting up shop, restaurants are popping up faster than you can do the Harlem Shake, and bands—hip-hop, jazz, rock—play at more than just the Apollo (which, for the record, is still booking epic shows). Take a look into the ‘Harlem Reshuffled’ editorial from GQ Magazine! CAMRON & HIS BOO JUJU Camron's Suit, $3,420 by Brunello Cucinelli Shirt, $250 by John Varvatos Tie, $225 by Prada Juju's dress by Hervé Léger by Max Azria Jewelry by David Yurman JON BATISTE: 34 YR OLD PIANIST Jon's Suit, $1,995 by Dolce & Gabbana Shirt, $520 by Neil Barrett Bow tie,...
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