Two talented young people of color do not take prisoners, their way to the top of the fashion industry. Emerging model Jourdan Dunn, and fashion designer Patrick Robinson to be taken by two of the newer faces on the fashion scene. Dunn, 17, is a musician from London who was discovered while shopping with a friend in 2006 Dunn has appeared in runway shows for beginning and Louis Vuitton, Prada, Zac Posen, Gwen Stefani's label LAMB, and Tommy Hilfiger, among others. While fashionWeek Dunn catwalk inspired by his appearance in a record time of 75 fashion shows.
Dunn signed with the Storm models in 2006, is signed by the same agency that the supermodel Kate Moss. "I'm very excited for them," said Sarah Doukas, head of the Storm model agency. "I feel if successful, will be a great influence on the way to look at different types of beauty."
If Dunn's rocket to stardom is not enough, the beauty Leggy make history - as part of aseminal issue of Vogue Italy, which will not only white models. It is said that Dunn, the model of the cover of the July issue, which is encouraging other fashion magazines in order to diversify, too. Dunn, unlike most models these are matters of dress expressed in the fashion industry.
"London is a city that knows so why should our castings be white?" I go to castings and see several black and Asian girls, then I show and look around andThere's only me and maybe a different face color, "said Dunn," Evening Standard. "They just do not get adopted. I hope it's because the designers did not think they were good enough as a model, but I do not know .
Robinson, 41 years, blacks clothes designer, was hired by the gap to build up the chain of retail clothing shaky. Last May, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Design Gap Adult and gapbody. Robinson, all elements of design for the gap between women and surveillanceMen's clothing, accessories and intimates lines in North America. He will report to Marka Hansen, president of Gap North America, and Gary Muto, president, Gap Adult and gapbody.
"The experience of Patrick large - from high-end mass-market retail leads fashion - his versatility to interpret and create new, clean designs true aesthetics of the Gap brand," said Hansen. "We believe it is his ability and experience with some of the most respected brands in the world of clothing to be greatGap branded goods. "
Robinson is a designer born in California, who has worked for names like Giorgio Armani, Anne Klein, Perry Ellis and Paco Rabanne. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, became one of Vogue 100 "Rising Stars" in 1996. During his tenure of 4 years Armani, Robinson has managed the mark in difficulty, "Collections" profitable line of before you make the position of chief designer for Anne Klein in 1995.
Has seen the inside of the project manyStores in New York, Milan and Paris, as the opening and closing of its first of a job that takes a sort of homecoming. "I found what I really love clean, modern American sportswear," said Robinson Vogue. "About everything, that I did, I, I realized that I really like the idea to go and fix things."
Taken in terms of these talented people to change long-standing tradition in the fashion industry. As the global marketThe starting gun for the eyes to show the vitality of a variety of ethnicities, it is refreshing to see the fashion industry a step in the right direction. "Globally, I think, a big change will happen," Doukas says. "I'm optimistic. I think people come to feel again that diversity is much more interesting than the bland, generic, we can not wait so long for so long have seen."
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