Melinated Beauty

Black models of the past, present, and rising stars of the future

[femmequeens]

Emma Wiklund, Connie Fleming, and Dianne Brill backstage @ Thierry Mugler Spring/Summer 1992

[veryfemmeandantifascist]

Various Black models casted at Yves Saint Laurent’s final Haute Couture collection vs. A single Black model casted in Hedi Silmane’s first Saint Laurent  Haute Couture collection

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Lineisy Montero with Dilone, Imaan Hammam, Maria Borges, Ysaunny Brito, Amelia Rami, Austria Ulloa, and Afrodita Goldy 

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[femmequeens]

Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Shalom Harlow, Nadja Auermann, Eva Herzigova and Stella Tennant backstage @ Christian Dior Fall/Winter 2005  Haute Couture

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[blackmodelarchive]

Naomi Campbell walks at Thierry Mugler Spring Summer 1991

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[blackmodelarchive]

Naomi Campbell walks at Thierry Mugler’s 20th anniversary Fall/Winter 1995 Haute couture collection

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Diana Ross strutting down the aisle for Theirry Mugler’s 1991 Spring/Summer collection. Special appearance by Diana’s second eldest Tracee Ellis Ross [x]

[blackmodelarchive]

Legendary ballroom figure Willi Ninja trains Tracee Ellis Ross how to catwalk backstage at Thierry Mugler Spring/Summer 1991

[blackmodelarchive]

Tracee Ellis Ross and her mother Diana Ross backstage at Thierry Mugler Spring/Summer 1991

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it’s so wild how Black women are hated to the point of literal mental, emotional, and physical antagonization by men in and outside of our race.

[blackmodelarchive]

Alek Wek for Phillip Treacy 2001

[femmequeens]

Debra Shaw, Kristen McMenamy, Naomi Campbell, Stella Tennant, Tan Mang Ling, Patricia Velásquez, Ayumi Tanabe, Carla Bruni Sarkozy, Kara Young, and Shirley Mallmann @ Christian Dior Spring/Summer 1997 Haute Couture

[90scampbell-blog]

Naomi with Christy, Veronica and Kristen at Victoire de Castellane’s birthday party in Paris, 1992

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[blackmodelarchive]

Nykhor Paul & Adonis Bosso @ Skingraft SS/16

[skaodi]

Nadia Araujo for Cushnie et Ochs Pre Fall 2016.

[takashipom]

Yokohama Museum of Art