I saw Vogue Italia, ‘Tribute to Black Beauties‘ on my dashboard blogroll. I got excited and once I clicked on the link and the page loaded, that excitement QUICKLY turned into disappointment. When When I see the word ‘tribute’, I think elegance and depicting the finest of something. So I was expecting Tim Walker like photos with the models presented in a realm of elegance, a bit of surrealism and richness. Images which have me at ‘hello’ every time I look at them. Instead I am quickly trying to close my browser.
‘Tribute to Black Beauties‘ features model Jeneil Williams, Cici Ali, Ubah Hassan, Gayle McDonald, Kelly Moreira, Jae Childs, R’el Dade, Jasmine Tookas, Lily Taylor and Ariel Meredith. The images are accompanied by these words:
“A tribute is due to the woman whose skin tone ranges from alabaster to mahogany to smooth onyx, who can flawlessly carry any makeup look — from gold dusted lids to fuchsia blush to ripe purple and pink glosses. These pages pay homage to the versatile woman whose hair can oscillate from a tightly coiled and coifed Afro, to sleek layers, to a slicked back pixie cut in a matter of minutes. To the divine woman whose enviably full lips, strong, white teeth, and delightful smile have been known to electrify the hearts of many. To the siren whose smooth, velvety skin blocks the sun yet remains supple and unblemished with the passage of time”.
So where are the close ups of the models’ enviably full lips and their delightful smiles?
SOURCE: BEAUTY IS DIVERSE & HUFFINGTON POST
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