Welcome to the weekend POU! In 2013, the fashion brand DSquared2 introduced its fall line using only black male models. It's pretty rare that you see a model of color featured in an ad campaign for a major fashion brand, but it's almost unprecedented to see a campaign featuring only models of color. Dsquared2 designers, Dean and Dan Caten, cast models Brahim Zaibat, … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
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Thursday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Good Morning POU! Today's feature, we don't have much information on him in the way of a bio, but he was one of the top male models of the late 70s and 80s and served the longest tenure of any model for the legendary Ebony Fashion Fair Show. Charles Williamson A native of Grenada, Williamson was smooth on the runway, with a confident strut and manner. Williamson … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Happy Hump Day POU! Today's feature is a Social Studies teacher that fell into modeling as a second career. Rashid Silvera For nearly 25 years, Rashid Silvera taught high school social studies in Scarsdale, N.Y., and earned a second income as a professional model. His bearded face graced the covers of magazines like GQ and Essence. His teaching job made it hard to … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Good Morning POU! Today's feature is the first black man to cover GQ Magazine (Renauld White was the first African-American). Urs Althaus Born in 1956, Urs Althaus was raised by his Swiss mother in Altdorf (Switzerland) in the Canton of Uri. His father was a medical student from Nigeria, whom he never met. His career as a model began in the fashion house … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers