Models: Martine & Gunnhild Chioko Johansen for Elle Norway April 2018/
Photo: Isabel Watson/
Stylist: Petra Middlethon/
Hairstylist: Nikola Grozdic/
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Models: Phylicia, Eliiza, Dunia & QLEO/ MD
Did you know that Shudu, the dark-skinned model with 39,000 followers on Instagram is not real? Along with a male model, Nfon, Shudu is the digital creation of artist and photographer Cameron-James Wilson, crafted and posed using 3D imaging.
London-based photographer Cameron-James Wilson in an interview shared with Harper’s Bazaar, “Basically Shudu is my creation, she’s my art piece that I am working on at the moment.
“She is not a real model unfortunately, but she represents a lot of the real models of today. There’s a big kind of movement with dark skin models, so she represents them and is inspired by them.”
“Obviously some models like Duckie Thot were definitely big inspirations for her as well,” he told the magazine.
Her creation is impressive. Until you know she’s CGI, you won’t see anything other than a stunning model
But Shudu’s existence is attracting criticism. Many people have tweeted their disappointment that Cameron-James, a white photographer, has digitally created a dark-skinned model instead of giving a platform for real-life black women… who he would need to pay for their work.
One look at Shudu’s Instagram page and the Duckie Thot comparison becomes clear.
While black models, especially those with darker skin tones, are seeing more opportunities in the fashion world, the industry still has a long way to go in terms of equality. Many feel that digital models are robbing real models of opportunities that’s already few and far in between. See more images below
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Photographer: David Sims
Models: Mame Thiane Camara, Oumeh Jammeh, Adut Akech Bior
Franchie Bright, a renowned model , activist, noted for several shows and a lot of nominations across the country spark in a new campaign dubbed Tie in the Market.
A trendy place in fashion nowadays has become a getaway to a different side in fashion.
You all know that the market is a place where buying and selling takes place but do you know is Am avenue to showcase a different side of fashion for editorial.
Yes it is!
Yes it is!
These pictures depicts him dressed in a suit while engages the market women.These market women includes a plantain seller, ripe plantain roaster, grains sellers and others.
It is not an everyday thing to see someone dressed in a suit and having an engagement with market women. This is what Franchie Bright tells in the story.
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