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 | Posted by atlremix
| Thurs, April 08, 2010 at 12:56 AM |
J Pierre Cornell joins us to talk about his background and his modeling company which is currently looking for new faces for their 2011 calendar. He talks about: the difference between high fashion and glam models; the male model market vs the female model market; working with eva pigford. One of his photographers, Sincere, is in the studio too.
Follow J Pierre Cornell on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jpierrecornell Send Blog · Share on Facebook · Bookmark on Delicious"Some casting sheets actually said ...No Blacks,"' the 19-year-old model Shawn Sutton was saying on Friday, backstage at the Duckie Brown show in the Bryant Park tent. He was referring to the model castings at the recent men's wear shows in Milan.
"It was pretty brutal and, yeah, it was racist," he added. "But things opened up a lot by Paris, so I paid it no mind."
Mr. Sutton was one of 24 models in a show whose casting, for once, reflected some ethnic diversity. It is early days in New York's Fashion Week, but already there are signs that the recent industry habits of exclusion may be undergoing a shift. Call it the Obama effect, if you will.
"Oh, it's totally about Obama," said Marcus Lloyd, a 22-year-old African American model from Dallas. "I remember my agent was like, ...If Obama does become president, there's going to be a lot more work for you guys."'
Duckie Brown may not be the most representative of the...click to continue reading
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