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9 Nov

Indian Model New Face of Abercrombie & Fitch

Model, Neelam Gill made waves in the fashion community as the first model of Indian descent to be featured in a campaign for British luxury brand, Burberry. She has since, walked in numerous runway shows, including Kanye West x Adidas, and appeared in campaigns for TopShop and magazines including British Vogue, Glamour, Lucky, Elle and more. As of late, the Indian beauty has been seen posing in the latest campaign for Abercrombie & Fitch. The brand is changing creative direction based upon customer feedback and critics who have called them out for their lack of diversity and oversexualized visuals in advertising. According to their SVP of marketing, Neelam is their answer and the first step to their rebranding strategy. Not only...
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16 Dec

Burberry Debuts SS/15 Campaign in Colour

Burberry recently launched its highly anticipated S/S 2015 campaign featuring 44 year old supermodel and icon Naomi Campbell, alongside a 24 year old Jourdan Dunn. The colorful and energetic campaign was shot by the talented Mario Testino and we are super excited to see models of color featured in mainstream campaigns as of late. In addition, this is the first time Burberry has exclusively used black models for their campaign. Kudos to them. “Naomi and Jourdan – two great British icons, two strong, beautiful women and the two perfect faces for our new campaign. It is, as always, a real privilege to work with them." ~ Christopher Bailey {CEO and Chief Creative for Burberry} ...
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11 Nov

11th Annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball

Alicia Keys hosted her 11th annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 30, 2014 in NYC! She received overwhelming support from her celebrity friends as well as her hubby, Swizz Beats, who seemed more than ecstatic about co-hosting alongside P Diddy and his pregnant {and glowing} wife. Guests included Andre Leon Talley, Bethanm Hardison, Joan Smalls, Selita Ebanks, Angela Simmons, Alek Wek, Kanye, Madonna and many more. Keep A Child Alive "celebrates the power and potential of a generation of young people who are living with HIV.' There is definitely cause to celebrate as over 2.3 million was raised for the charity. Givenchy's Ricardo Tisci {Ahh we love him} was honored and live collaborative performances included...
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6 Aug

Naomi Campbell and Diversity Coalition Fight Against Racism in Fashion Industry

Naomi Campbell says her campaign to counter racism in fashion was inspired by Nelson Mandela,  who once dubbed her his “honorary granddaughter. “I’ve seen a huge change this season already,” Campbell said. “Giorgio Armani used four models of color in his show, and a model of color opened his show, which is something that I haven’t seen in a very long time. Jil Sander did; I’m naming names because this is a big improvement.” Last September, she lent support to the advocacy group, Diversity Coalition, that calls out high-profile designers who either did not use models of color at all in their fall fashion week shows, or only sent one down their catwalks. Set up by former model agent Bethann Hardison, the...
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