Here we go again. From the same magazine that declared ‘slave earrings‘ as an it trend to shop (they described the oversized hoops as ‘decorative traditions of the women of colour who were brought to the southern Unites States during the late 18th century’), and also the same fashion mag that had that all black issue four years ago, comes the March 2012 issue of Vogue Italia, featuring a questionable editorial entitled Haute Mess.
The mag features Puerto Rican beauty, and self identified black latina, model Joan Smalls on its cover.
Simply titled #OVERTHETOP, Joan is featured on the cover wearing excessive makeup, excessive nail art, excessive earrings, and although the Vogue title covers it, excessive hair, too.
The first time the magazine features a black model on its cover in four years, and it’s for this issue. When it comes to being active player in the modeling game though, landing a cover is landing a cover, I guess.
Across thirty-two pages, American photographer Steven Meisel captures some of the industry’s current top models wearing some of the top fashion pieces of the season.
Though you’d be hard pressed to find any of that designer gear beneath the over the top nails, hair, and makeup.
I’m sure you’ve seen the pics all over your Tumblr dashboard at some point or another. The woman who turned her hair into an Easter basket, complete with grass, and plastic eggs, she’s featured in the editorial, reinterpreted by model Lindsey Wixon:
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