British Vogue has launched a new era which seems to put African fashion in the spotlight. The February cover features nine dark-skinned African models.
Apparently referring to Peter Lindbergh's Vogue cover "Supers" in 1990, which introduced the world to the idea of ??the supermodel, the photo tends to launch a new chapter in the traditionally white fashion industry, which, since the assassination of George Floyd, has been under pressure to change.
The cover photographer, Rafael Pavarotti, considered it an "honor of women, of matriarchy and of the beauty of women of color." The cover represents opposition to the prejudiced view of fashion, which has long represented Africa as a continent in need of charity and lacking creative autonomy.
British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful said the cover was another step forward in changing outdated attitudes.
"Increasing African representation in fashion is not just about symbolism, nor about simple beauty standards," he wrote. "It is about raising a continent. It's about the economy, the access, the culture, the perspective, the change and the miracle. "
