diversityDiversity Report: One Out of Every Three Models in the Spring 2018 Fashion Ads Were Women of ColorIf it seemed as though the Spring 2018 ads — the Coach girls perched on Manhattan fire escapes, Calvin Klein’s Americana-clad barn rats — were more racially diverse than their predecessors, that’s because they were. But the fashion industry still has a mound of work to do, especially when it comes to age, size and […] Read moreReport: Racial Diversity and Trans Visibility Inch Forward at New York Fashion Week, While Size and Age Representation StumbleTwo steps forward, two steps back for diversity on the runways in New York. Read more24 Diversity Strides the Fashion and Beauty Industries Made in 2017May 2018 see even greater progress. Read moreDiversity Report: The Magazine Covers Have Spoken, 2017 Was Fashion’s Most Inclusive Year YetThis was the first year in which the runways, ad campaigns and top international fashion magazine covers all passed the 30 percent racial diversity marker. Read moreDiversity Report: Landmark Gains for Nonwhite, Transgender and Plus-Size Models on the Spring 2018 RunwaysOn the Spring 2018 runways, race, age, body and transgender representation reached an all-time high. However, there’s still much work to be done. Read moreELLE’s Annual Women in Hollywood Issue Features 92-Year-Old Cicely Tyson and More"The range of diversity and talent for these covers is really great." Read more12 Modeling Agencies Changing the Face of Fashion"Diversity is not alternative, it's natural." Read more69-Year-Old Maye Musk Is CoverGirl’s Newest AmbassadorNot only is Musk a successful model with two master’s degrees in nutrition and dietetics, she's also the mother of billionaire Elon Musk. Read moreThis Indigenous Australian Model Walked the Most Shows at New York Fashion WeekMeet Charlee Fraser, who's living proof that a good haircut literally changes lives. Read morePlus-Size Brand Torrid Celebrates Diversity With Its First NYFW ShowSee all the Torrid Spring 2018 looks from the runway. Read moreNicki Minaj Calls out the Fashion Industry for Profiting Off Black Culture“Designers get really big and really rich off of our culture, and then you don’t see a motherfucker that look anything like us in the front row half the time.” Read moreLaverne Cox Scores Her First Fashion Campaign, Starring in Ivy Park’s Fall 2017 AdsShe's joined by 60-year-old dancer/choreographer Karen McDonald and models Grace Bol and Ralph Souffrant. Read moreL’Oréal Paris U.K. Fires Transgender Model Munroe Bergorf Over Her Anti-Racist CommentsBergdorf is calling for a boycott of L’Oréal Paris. Read moreDiversity Report: The Fall 2017 Ads Were More Inclusive Than the Runways for the First Time EverAfter reviewing 187 Fall 2017 fashion print ads comprising 457 model castings, we found that model diversity is on the rise. Read moreThe 2018 Pirelli Calender Is the First to Feature an All-Black Cast (Photos)Get your first look at this year's Pirelli Calendar, shot by Tim Walker. Read moreKenzo’s Spring 2018 Show Featured 100 Percent Asian Models (and Gravity-Defying Stunts)“We felt like it would be really beautiful and poetic to cast a full Asian cast and celebrate the heritage of the brand.” Read more |