Tag: Black models
CHIC Fancy Black History Through Fashion and Style: Dorothea Towles Church
I am a loyal reader of various fashion magazines. I love flipping through the pages, reading the various articles and fashion tips, but most importantly seeing the most beautiful clothes and the gorgeous women that wear them oh so well. Although the representation of african american models can be quite scarce, I can still get a glimpse of some of the cocoa brown beauties that have the opportunity to grace the pages and the runways of major publications and fashion houses. That is certainly more than I can say for my ancestors before me. Seeing a black face on the runways or inside the magazine issues were unheard of until the beautiful Dorothea Towles Church gracefully made her way into an industry, that at the time saw no place for her kind beauty.
Dorothea Towles Church became the first successful black model in Paris is the 1950’s.
Mrs. Church originally set out to become in actress, however…
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We’re Obsessed With These Vintage Hair And Beauty Ads (PHOTOS )
Since we were talking about black models:
The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson
Posted: 11/21/2013 4:04 pm EST | Updated: 11/21/2013 4:37 pm EST
There’s something about old ads that make us long for days gone by — and we’re not just talking about the low retail prices. There was a level of sophistication that we rarely see these days. It seems like women with perfectly coiffed and wearing chic gowns have been replaced with half-naked, photoshopped wannabes .
But thanks to the internet, we’re only a click away from reliving the glory days or advertisements. We did some digging on our favorite Tumblr page, Vintage Black Glamour , and unearthed a few swoon-worthy ads for your view pleasure.
Happy Throwback Thursday (#TBT)!
A 1969 Revlon ‘Colorsilk’ advertisement.
A 1976 advertisement for a fragrance called Noir.
A 1970s Ultra Sheen advertisement.
Whitney Houston in a 1980s Max Factor ad.
Iman in a 1976 Avon advertisement. She is wearing a dress by Giorgio Sant’ Angelo.
Helen Williams in a 1960 Helene Curtis ad.
Beverly Johnson in a 1970s Max Factor advertisement.
A 1965 Ultra Sheen ad.Aren’t you glad these vintage ads don’t look like this...
Afterthought: The Black Model
With jewels like these, why bother wearing clothes? http://ow.ly/qNdIY
Photo by Coppi Barbieri, styled by Claudia Mata; W Magazine November 2014.
Family histories and interwar black history
I am tracking this project closely as this is a related sphere to my research on the US and France that has yet to receive much attention.
As our recent blog post shows, our contact with Nyay Bhushan, the great grandson of Vasu Deva Sharma, has been a fantastic opportunity for us to find out about Sharma’s migratory history and learn more about Sharma’s experiences of life as a Royal College of Art student in interwar London. We’ve created a select list of students and artist’s models all based in London during the period we are researching. If you have any information, no matter how small, about any of these individuals or the artworks they created please feel free to contact us at equianocentre@ucl.ac.uk
Students from Africa and Asia at London-based art schools:
- Egyptian student Aimee Nimr at Slade School of Fine Art School of Fine Art during 1919
- Nigerian student Aina Onabolu at St. John’s Wood Art School during 1922
- Indian student Meher Bomansha Dalal at the Slade School of Fine Art School of Fine Art…
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