New York Fashion Week is once again underway as runway photos and street style shoots flood the Internet. It has only been a few months since September’s NYFW, when veteran supermodels and magazine bigwigs like Bethann Hardison, Iman, and Andre Leon Talley called the industry on the carpet for failing to showcase diversity. And it seems like things have changed, as fashion houses worldwide are seeing the beauty in brown skin. Models of color like Cindy Bruna, Malaika Firth, and Liya Kebede have infiltrated even the most exclusive fashion houses. But considering that there are literally continents full of people of color, one face per spread might not be enough. Still, it’s a start. Flip through to see which Black beauties are striking a pose in the spring/summer 2014 campaigns.
Erykah Badu for Givenchy
Malaika Firth for Burberry
Cindy Bruna for Prada
Lupita Nyong’o for Miu Miu
Liya Kebede for Prabal Gurung
Joan Smalls for Fendi
Malaika Firth for Valentino
Betty Adewole for Tom Ford
Rihanna for Balmain
Jourdan Dunn for Peter Pilotto for Target
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