Black Model Recreates Famous Fashion Campaigns To Fight The Lack Of Diversity In The Industry

Deddeh Howard, a Liberian-born model is rattling the fashion industry with her new photo project called Black Mirror . In it, she recreates the famous campaigns of the renowned fashion brands which seem to rely only on white models for their photo shoots.

“ I would walk into various fashion model agencies and I would immediately be compared to that one or two black model that they had on the roster, ” Deddeh writes on her website. “ Even though I was told by those agencies that I have an amazing look and wish they could represent me, they already have a black model. Besides having an abundance of white models. It seemed as if one or two black models on the roster are enough to represent us all.

“For this project, I decided to re-shoot several of the inspiring and famous campaigns out there and try to show what they could look like with a black model. Why can’t the big brands not embrace our diversity more and give all of us visibility? With this Black Mirror project, I hope to show the world that it is time for all of us being seen. “

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