From COACD
The Row's new Creative Director Alex Hawgood asked COACD to be involved in their latest look book. They wanted a strong black women....naturally Ataui Deng at Trump was given. Photos by Daniel King.
Not to detract from Ataui Deng's obvious beauty but I find myself bristling at terms like "strong black woman" being thrown around by creative directors. For one, what does that even mean? In my view it certainly isn't a particular look. This quote really makes me wonder who the other models up for consideration for this gig were.
s: kahlilg/tfs
2 comments:
She looks like a feminine beauty. I could only understand the term "strong" if they meant when it comes to her short hair (a boyish cut) but beyond her hair, I sense a very soft beauty. The creative directors did well in picking her for the line but not in describing her or her look or understanding it.
I assume it means not a wimpy, "broken down doll" looking black woman.
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