As the fashion world braces itself for the inception of yet another New York
Fashion Week, I would be remiss not to mention a glorious occurrence that took
place last year in Milan.
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| Phillipp Plein's spring 2014 show in Milan |
'Pushing the limits and transcending convention' is something of a mantra
for many people in the usually white-washed world of fashion. Ask German fashion designer Phillipp Plein. After casting an entire Milan runway show featuring only models
of color, Phillipp
Plein followed suit with his spring/summer ad campaign that included a series
of Black beauties dressed in all-white.
Plein is no stranger to controversy as he had male models during a show in Milan in January of 2013 walk the runway holding fake machine guns.
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| Phillip Plein Fall/Winter 2014 Ad Campaign |
Plein is no stranger to controversy as he had male models during a show in Milan in January of 2013 walk the runway holding fake machine guns.
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| Plein's spring 2013 show in Milan |
"My message is about breaking down barriers and breaking the rules. Doing the unexpected and shaking people from their complacence, forcing people to face the future where old prejudices have no place. For example, the public expects to see pallid girls in high heels walking my show and I give them a fleet of black beauties in flats! Not to mention the opening act featuring one of the hottest rappers on the horizon, Iggy Azalea, who also happens to be white in a black dominated hip hop world.”-Phillipp Plein
Like many others including Bethann Hardison and the Diversity Coalition who called
out top designers and fashion houses who are notorious for using no or only one
model of color in shows, I will be excitedly watching hoping that the world of
fashion continues to makes strides in the direction of diversification. If for
no other reason, follow the rule-breaking mentality of Phillipp Plein to
include models of color just to piss a few people off!
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