Black and Beautiful: How women of colour changed fashion - Softcover

Summers, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006095812X ISBN 13: 9780060958121

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001

Synopsis

Recounts the history of African Americans as fashion models, describes the difficulties they faced and the ways they have changed the modeling field, and profiles Dorothea Towles, Joey Mills, Beverly Johnson, Iman, and others. Originally published as Skin Deep. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

Barbara Summers is a true fashion insider. Drawing from 17 years of experience as a Ford model and more than a decade of interviews with models and fashion professionals, she has created Black and Beautiful, the first book to recognize the powerful impact black models have had on both the fashion industry and popular culture. With insight and flair, Summers chronicles the evolution of black models-including Beverly Johnson, Helen Williams, Iman, Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, and others - whose names may have been forgotten but whose faces have left a lasting impression - exploring the behind-the-scene challenges that tested their courage, endurance, and integrity in a world both glamorous and harsh. Illustrated with more than 250 breathtaking images by the world's most acclaimed photographers, Black and Beautiful is a crowning tribute to the beauty - and intelligence, heroism, and power - of black women everywhere.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 006095812X
• ISBN 13: 9780060958121
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300