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Are Black models in Fashion?

From: Will Wright
Length: 05:35

Will Wright asked experts about the chronic want for models of color on the runways and in ads. Read the full description.

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From: Will Wright

521764737_d97d4157f3_o_small After seeing a New York Times video about New York City's fall fashion week and the want for and fear of models of color, I wondered how that translated in Minneapolis, MN, during its fashion week. I spoke to fashion and mass communications experts about the chronic want for models of color on the runways and in ads.

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After seeing a New York Times video about New York City's fall fashion week and the want for and fear of models of color, I wondered how that translated in Minneapolis, MN, during its fashion week. I spoke to fashion and mass communications experts about the chronic want for models of color on the runways and in ads.