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At PunchBowl Blog we’ve been banging on about tribal being one of the major trends for Spring/Summer 2010 and ethnic inspired editorials are coming in thick and fast. Set in ChinaTown in New York, photographer Tomass has captured Maximova modelling a number of african and asian inspired designs with volumes of hair for Push It magazine. Full editorial after the cut.
(Louis Vuitton SS10 collection)
One of the major trends for Spring/Summer 2010 will be tribal themed. All things African and ethnic inspired was seen on the runways from Louis Vuitton to Jean Paul Gaultier and the trend is all about embracing strong prints and bold looks. Editorially it makes a great story and where i-D, Harpers Baazar have picked up on this tastefully, controversy can lie in how its represented. Eager to reach this afrocentric ideal, D Mode magazine has taken the trend quite literally and chosen to paint Japanese models Mey Bun, Rila Fukushima and Ai-li Wang in black face.
Only last month we wrote about how French Vogue did the very same thing and it still baffles us that people would continue doing something so racially antagonistic without there being deeper underlying prejudices? The editorial itself, styled by Lauren Ossorio and photgraphed by Herring & Herring is eye-catching however would it have not been easier to find black models instead of painting japanese models? More pics after the cut
Sigail Currie photographed backstage at PPQ by Ian Gavan/Getty Images
The Buzz| Day 2 of London Fashion Week and the hottest ticket in town was for the PPQ fashion show. Founded in 1992 by design duo Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker, PPQ is a UK fashion brand that has an enviable trendy following among the London cool set owing in part to its bold and distinct prints/colours and a lot to its celebrity following. Held in the Red Bull Fashion Factory, the Spring Summer 2010 collection was inspired by their take on the ‘Good Corporate Citizen’.
The Make Up| With there being a noticeable absence of black girls on the main London Fashion Week shows, PPQ decided to go against the grain and use all black models for their show. The collection was a mix of textured print dresses, cobwed stripy knits and floor length sweeping gowns that had the fashionably dressed front row of Alexa Chung, Peaches Geldof and Michelle Williams energetically cheering at the end.
The Hype| Featuring some of our favourite models Sessilee Lopez and Sigail Currie, the show was the first time there had been an all black girl line up for a London Fashion Week show in it’s 25 year history. BRAVO
More images after the cut
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