Hannah Pool: Blacking up is a fashion crime
Celebrity hoax dupes tabloidsFrench Vogue has never been one to tiptoe around controversy. Recently it has published photos of supposedly pregnant models puffing cigarettes and leather-clad glamazons kissing with blood pouring from their mouths.
Now,though, the magazine may have gone too far for even the most committed followers of fashion. Its October edition features pictures of Dutch model Lara Stone in which the naturally pale-skinned blonde's face and body are painted black. The photo shoot, or styled by the magazine's long-time editor,Carine Roitfeld, provoked outrage nowadays as its subject spread through internet forums and fashion websites. The US blog Jezebel criticised the decision of Roitfeld and photographer Steven Klein to alter the model's skin colour, or accusing them of cultural insensitivity.
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Source: theguardian.com