High fashion is aimed at such a small slice of the market that it excludes almost everyone. It doesn't accommodate an African aesthetic, but it also doesn't accommodate short or heavy women either.
A good question is: why don't black people have their own lil fashion scene? Their own lil fashion industry? Presumably we wear clothes too... just asking
Back in the 70's and 80's there were fashion shows, clothing catalogues and Miss Black America pageants. These were sponsored in part by Ebony/Jet/ Essence magazines,cosmetic companies that catered to the black market and were shown in limited television markets. This was, of course, before the introduction of BET.
:smt017 I think I get what you mean, but... Competing (or rather, enterprise) is absolutely necessary and a good thing. And no, it's not a white man's world - I'm nobody's guest here. What I'm saying is why base your rise and fall entirely on someone else's thumbs up or thumbs down, especially when you know this country. Makes no sense to want to live from start to finish depending on the goodness of others' hearts. It's not reliable, to say the least Naomi has connections and a big name, black people wear clothes. Should be relatively easy for her to take her fate and the fate of at least a few aspiring black models out of the hands of the "racists" and into her own hands. Like tyra banks has done Racism has been around forever. Independent enterprise is one sure way to mitigate its impact. The big question is why are black people always so afraid of doing their own shit? and I'm not afraid of the answer
It is not about fear. It is about the resources that are available. A few years ago. There was a push to encourage the black community to "buy black." That is, to patronize black owned businesses and buy products made by and for black people. It's still going on right now.
