Yes, she is a Goddess. Her look and the set design combined make my heart go pitter patter. I want that couch, those shoes and that clutch.

As a former Angelina (often referred to someone from Los Angeles) I am used to being surrounded by flavor and color in the community around me. When I moved to Portland four years ago, I struggled at first to find some diversity (Portland is a smaller city, after all.) I had a similar experience living in Rome (in my 20’s) and so when I heard of Italian Vogue’s July black model issue, my heart was filled with excitement. It’s not something you see very often and according to many in the industry, this is Italian Vogue’s response to that very issue. The magazine will hit the streets of Europe next week and the U.S. soon to follow.

According to the NY Times, “For the July issue of Italian Vogue, Steven Meisel has photographed only black models. In a reverse of the general pattern of fashion magazines, all the faces are black, and all the feature topics are related to black women in the arts and entertainment. Mr. Meisel was given roughly 100 pages for his pictures.” By the way, Meisel is the guy who photographed Madonna for her 1992 “Sex” volume.

For more beautiful images from Italian Vogue’s July issue, click here.

Thank-you Philip.