ABUJA (Reuters) - British supermodel Naomi Campbell refuses to retire after more than two decades on the world’s catwalks because there are still too few black beauties in the fashion industry.
While many of her colleagues of the late 1980s — like Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington — have moved on from the runways, the […]

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By: Shercole

Italian Vogue has started the Revolution. This week Vogue will cover African American models (how cool is that). The all black feature will include Iman, Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, Kehede, Ms. Wek, Pat Cleveland and more.

Editor-in-chief, Franca Sozzani and photographer Steven Meisel, whom show a full 100 pages. Sozzani […]

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FINO STUDENTS STRUT THEIR STUFF IN “PASSION FOR FASHION” FASHION SHOW
For Immediate Release

(NEW ORLEANS, La.) - Louisiana State Senator Ann Duplessis and the District 2 Community Enhancement Corporation present the “Passion for Fashion” fashion show hosted by the Fashion Institute of New Orleans. The show will be held Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:30 p.m. […]

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NAIROBI (Reuters), Saturday, May 24, 2008 - Scores of top African designers and models held a show in Nairobi National Park over the weekend to raise money for victims of Kenya’s post-election violence and show a different face to their continent.

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