Iman: “It feels to me like the times need a real hard line drawn like in the 1960s, by saying if you don’t use black models, then we boycott. If you engage the social media, trust me, it will hurt them in their pockets. If you take it out there, they will feel the uproar.”
Runway shows often have more to do with generating publicity for a brand (which later pays off in, say, handbag or fragrance sales) than selling clothes, so it does seem possible that the threat of so much negative scrutiny could pressure some designers and bookers to cast (ha?) a broader net.
Fashion’s Blind Spot [The New York Times]
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- Casting Directors: Here are 23 (Amazing) Non-White Models You Should Hire
- Will the MBFWA Runways Be a Little Less White This Year?
