Monthly Archives: May 2010
White Girls Painted Black: “The Color of Beauty”
A brief Canadian documentary, by Elizabeth St. Philip, is the latest video to remind North Americans of the bias and prejudice that stymies the careers and progress of brown, black, and beige models in the U.S. fashion and in advertizing campaigns. This is the latest act in the story of a 25-year-old Black model, Renee Thompson, who’s a 10-year veteran. The bottom-line question: “what isn’t beauty in the United States?” Continue reading
Tell your story through a personal color palette
Why should men care about which colors they wear?
Aside from the truth of first impressions, you feel a heck of a lot better about yourself when you know you look as good as you can. Men routinely irk women by not caring about how we present ourselves. (Women continually complain about it, but our persistent dispassion has worn them down.) So, here’s some elementary advice about how to strut with color. Continue reading
