Sudanese-Born, Howard U Discovered Anok Yai Opens Prada Show As 1st Model of Color in 20 Years

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Sudanese-Born, Howard U Discovered Anok Yai Opens Prada Show As 1st Model of Color in 20 Years

It's been over 20 years since a model of color opened the Prada show in Milan. Sudanese model, 19-year-old Anok Yai ended that black beauty drought on Thursday night. 

Teen Vogue highlights Prada's lack of runway diversity, with The Guardian pointing out that between Naomi's 1997 opening the show runway walk and Jourdan Dunn being cast in 2008, the highly influential Miuccia Prada didn't feature one black model on her runway. 

We first wrote about Anok Yai and her discovery at a Howard University fundraising even last fall, when she appeared in Prada's Black Nylon S/S 2018 campaign. 

Saskia de Brauw Is Lensed By Karim Sadli In 'Loulou' For Vogue Paris March 2018

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Top model Saskia de Brauw is styled by Aleksandra Woroniecka in French chic looks heavy on accessories in 'LouLou! ' Photographer Karim Sadli captures Saskia for Vogue Paris March 2018./ Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Stéphane Marais

Fedex Offers Discounts of 18-26% To NRA Members and My GlamTribal Business Pays For It

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As a small biz owner of GlamTribal Jewelry & Gifts, I've been shell-shocked over the cost of using Fedex or UPS, rather than 2-day USPS, if the shipment comes over the weekend.

Amazon expects me to absorb a $20 shipping cost on a $48 pair of earrings for a Prime order, and that's w/o an additional charge of about $11 for Fedex to come and get it from me. It's cheaper to just pay the USPS overnight cost of about $20. Note that I must ship 50 orders with only one blip, and I cannot use my own USPS account, even when I know an order will arrive on time. Amazon freezes my ability to use 2-day Priority Mail, which would cost me $12 and no pickup charge. Understandably, as a prime shipment, they want to be able to track all the facts around the shipment. But vendors pay the premium price.

Now I'm reading that if only I was a member of the NRA, I would get discounts of 18-26%. So FedEx is prioritizing gun rights over the success of small entrepreneurs like myself.

I know that FedEx president David L. Cunningham Jr. is a huge contributor to the NRA. But how is it that his personal values support discounts to those who demand unfettered restrictions on military assault rifles, rather than small business owners like myself? Sorry, but that sounds unAmerican and hardly supporting free enterprise.

Why must I underwrite the cost of Fedex shipping military assault weapons, when I'm dedicated to prohibiting assault weapons? Oh, and I also support girls education in Africa and elephant conservation with business revenues. I doubt Fedex is committed to limiting the rights of assault weapons owners to kill elephants and other endangered species. I wonder if Fedex ships trophy hunters' prizes. I'll have to check that policy as most responsible airlines are saying "no go". They give up the revenue.

The majority of small business owners are women. Fedex would rather support military assault weapons murdering men -- 90% of mass killers are men -- than women business owners.

As you can imagine, FedEx and I are now in permanent divorce court, because the company's values are not my values.

I support the second amendment, but it doesn't include military assault rifles, as SC Justice Scalia explained. FedEx doesn't even agree with Scalia, which makes the company's policies ULTRA. ULTRA conservative, far more conservative than the Americans of all political parties who use Fedex for business and personal shipping.

I urge everyone to rethink your relationship with FedEx and whether you believe it's fair that small business owners like myself should be forced to underwrite their support for military assault rifles in our schools. The company says they refuse to bow to the pressure of liberals who are trying to take away gun rights. That's their choice, but we have a choice, too. ~ Anne

Related: Calls to divest from NRA fall on deaf ears at FedEx New York Daily News

Edie Campbell Blooms In 'A Fleur de Peau' By Ethan James Green For Vogue Paris March 2018

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Top model Edie Campbell is styled by Anastasia Barbieri in lavish garden prints with a Diana Vreeland vibe in 'A fleur de Peau'. Photographer Ethan James Green captures the loveliness for Vogue Paris March 2018./ Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Petros Petrohilos

Darren McDonald Flashes Georgia Fowler & Victoria Lee For Harper's Bazaar Australia March 2018

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Models Georgia Fowler & Victoria Lee are styled by Naomi Smith for Images by Darren McDonald for Harper's Bazaar Australia March 2018./ Hair by Koj; makeup by Victoria Baron

Angelina Jolie & John Kerry Talk Women's Rights & Environmental Action In ELLE US March 2018

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Angelina Jolie & John Kerry Talk Women's Rights & Environmental Action In ELLE US March 2018

Superstar Angelina Jolie sits down with former US secretary of state John Kerry to talk March 8, International Women's Day in the March 2018 issue of ELLE US. In truth, they spend as much time talking environmental issues as women's rights, although the two intersect in so many ways. As guest editor of the March 2018 issue of Vogue Australia, Emma Watsonmakes the same point: women suffer more than men as a result of climate change.

At age 42, Angelina Jolie has devoted herself to shedding light on women’s rights and violence against women around the world. Jolie serves as a goodwill ambassador and special envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, where she’s completed nearly 60 field missions, including visits to Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. As cofounder of the British government’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, Jolie's met with rape survivors in Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Anyelina Chez Shows Off Néo-Couture Lensed By Markn For Numéro #191 March 2018.

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Anyelina Chez Shows Off Néo-Couture Lensed By Markn For Numéro #191 March 2018.

Model Anyelina Chez showcases couture looks styled by Irina Marie. London-based photographer and director Markn is behind the lens for Numéro #191 March 2018. / Makeup by Lloyd Simmonds; hair by Gilles Degivry

Born in London, Markn began making images at the Rudolf Steiner School which was soon followed by a degree at the University of Arts. During this period he freelance assisted the fashion photographers Steven Klein in New York City and Solve Sundsbo and Liz Collins in London.

In 2013 Markn became Nick Knight’s 1st assistant and was heavily involved with Knight’s fashion film site SHOWstudio. Alongside Knight, Markn worked on several projects for clients such as Bjork, Kanye West, Tom Ford, Comme Des Garcons, Beats by Dre, Kate Moss for Topshop, Alyx, Uniqlo, Nike, Gareth Pugh, Diesel, Swarovski, Shiseido, Garage, 10, AnOther, W Magazine and V Magazines amongst others.

After assisting Nick Knight for 3 years, in 2016 Markn left to pursue his own career.
Markn is currently working on several on going stills and moving image documentary/fashion series.

Amilna Estevão Is Desert Beauty In 'Neutral Ground' By Hans Feurer For Elle US March 2018

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Model Amilna Estevão is styled by Laura Ferrara in desert-colors, utilitarian looks called 'Neutral Ground'. Photographer Hans Feurer is behind the lens for Elle US March 2018. / Hair by Alessandro Rebecchi; makeup by Lloyd Simmonds

Eye: London Launches Commonwealth Fashion Exchange For Sustainability | Kering Offers Online Course On Sustainable Design

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SOPHIE, COUNTESS OF WESSEX, AND CATHERINE, DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE

Eye: London Launches Commonwealth Fashion Exchange For Sustainability | Kering Offers Online Course On Sustainable Design

"We're not talking anymore; we're doing," said Livia Firth in describing the Buckingham Palace celebration of the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange. Firth has long championed the human potential of fashion to make positive impacts on the lives of people -- especially women -- while reforming the damage wreaked on the environment by fashion. Baroness Patricia Scotland, the Commonwealth secretary-general, joined Firth in launching what Vogue calls "perhaps the biggest set of collaborations in history."

“At Eco-Age, we have so many conversations about how to get people to understand the negative effects of fast fashion. We thought this was a real opportunity to demonstrate the handprint, not the footprint, of fashion," said Firth about the Queen's State Rooms,  "lined with more than 30 sustainably produced, handcrafted ball gowns, representing the cultures, identities, and creative skills of 52 countries, from the large—Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Britain—to the tiniest of islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean."

The overarching point, said Baroness Scotland, “Is about engaging young people and using fashion as a thread that connects everyone.” She quoted staggering statistics: A third of the Commonwealth’s 2.4 billion citizens are under the age of 30—a vast generation primed to be interested in fashion and involved in it as workers. “It is the second-largest employer of women in developing countries.”

Othilia Simon Fronts 'Le Sacre Du Serpent' Lensed By Chris Colls For Vogue Paris March 2018

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Othilia Simon Fronts 'Le Sacre Du Serpent' Lensed By Chris Colls For Vogue Paris March 2018

Model Othilia Simon is styled by Julie Pelipas in 'Le Sacre Du Serpent', gorgeous snake jewelry that isn't necessarily for every woman. Different civilizations have interpreted snake symbolism through a vastly different lens. " . . .  the Egyptians saw it represent royalty and deity; in Rabbinical tradition and Hinduism, the snake represents sexual passion and desire; while the Romans interpreted the snake as a symbol of everlasting love.  While Cleopatra may be the most notable historic figure to espouse the wearing of snake jewelry, Greek, Nordic, African, and Native Americans have all celebrated this intriguing reptile in gilded forms with varying meaning."

This interesting article showcases the prominence of the serpent as a motif in fine jewelry. While focusing on the snake as a symbol of eternal love, it doesn't mention the serpent as a symbol of female treachery. After all, the devil came to Eve in the garden of Eden in the form of a serpent. And Eve ate the apple in this patriarchal story about human evolution, condemning humanity to a life of suffering and loss, redeemed only by a male God. Talk about power politics!

Photographer Chris Colls captures Othilia Simon in all her reptilian glory for Vogue ParisMarch 2018./ Hair by Laurent Philippon; makeup by Maud Laceppe

Actor Laura Harrier Says She Already Sees Time's Up Change On Movie Sets

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Actor Laura Harrier Says She Already Sees Time's Up Change On Movie Sets

Actor Laura Harrier is one of 300 women who signed the powerful, Hollywood-led anti-harassment coalition Harrier says in her InStyle March 2018 interview. 

“I feel very fortunate to be acting at a time when women and minorities are getting more of a voice,” says the Chicago native, who is a face of Louis Vuitton's Spring 2018 campaign and a Bulgari ambassador.  “We’re in the middle of a moment where barriers are starting to be broken down. But I just want them to be smashed all the way.”

Unlike many people living in the spotlight, Harrier uses her online presence to start conversations about complex issues. “I think those of us with a platform have a duty to talk about all the fucked-up stuff that’s going on,” she says. “I would feel really uncomfortable watching things go by and just posting pretty selfies.” 

'Time's Up'. “I think that the only way to create systematic change throughout society is to have a clear and decisive plan of action,” Harrier told InStyle in January.

Hiandra Martinez Is Lensed By Juergen Teller At Suzanne Rarasieve Gallery For POP Magazine SS2018

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Rising model Hiandra Martinez is styled by Vanessa Reid in art gallery images lensed by Juergen Teller for POP Magazine Spring/Summer 2018. Hiandra poses at the Suzanne Tarasieve gallery in Paris.

Adwoa Aboah Channels Coco In Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel Eyewear Spring 2018 Campaign

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Adwoa Aboah Channels Coco In Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel Eyewear Spring 2018 Campaign

Rising model Adwoa Aboah is center stage in the 'she's got elegant glam' limelight, her white turban, pearls and camilla provide an iconic backdrop for Karl Lagerfeld's new Chanel Eyewear campaign.

Jackie O Meets The Aliens In Retro Modern American Style At Jeremy Scott's F/W 2018 Moschino Show

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Jackie O Meets The Aliens In Retro Modern American Style At Jeremy Scott's F/W 2018 Moschino Show

Rising model Kaia Gerber was joined by the Hadid sisters, Duckie Thot and Aiden Curtiss in a girl squad that channeled Jacqueline Onassis at Milan Fashion Week's Moschino show. The Jackie O treatment included prim, sherbet-colors skirtsuits with matching pillbox hats. But it's the curvy bobs that stole the show. 

Vogue writes that hairstylist Paul Hanlon and his team took days preparing the Jackie bob wigs, color-matching them to each model's natural hair color, then sculpting them into curvy, sky-high bouffants, before freezing them with copious amounts of L'Oreal's Elnett Satin Hairspray. "They're a bit Jetson-like with the flicks at the ends," said an amused Hanlon backstage. 

The finished effect was a Kaia Gerber who bore a striking resemblance to Onassis. See all the outfits. 

Charlee Fraser Is Sexy Goth Babe, Lensed By Jean-Baptiste Mondino For Numéro #191 March 2018

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Model Charlee Fraser is styled by Babeth Djian in sexy punk mixes lensed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Numéro #191 March 2018. / Hair by Odile Gilbert; makeup by Tom Pecheux

Yulia Gorbachenko Captures Helena Christensen In 'Beautiful Marson' For Harper's Bazaar Ukraine March 2018

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Supermodel Helena Christensen is again the subject of the image and not the woman behind the lens. Helena is styled by Svetlana Marson as 'Beautiful Helena', lensed by Yulia Gorbachenko for Harper's Bazaar Ukraine March 2018./ Hair by Harry Josh; makeup by Dotti

Estelle Hanania Captures Lea Holzfuss & Mia Brammer In Numéro's 'Étrange Étrangère'

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Models Lea Holzfuss & Mia Brammer are 'dyed' to match in 'Étrange Étrangère', styled by Samuel François . Photographer Estelle Hanania is behind the lens for Numéro #191March 2018./ Hair by Olivier Schawalder; makeup by Anthony Preel

Billy Kidd Flashes Stella Lucia & Friends In 'Jungle Urbaine' For Numéro #191 March 2018

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Model Stella Lucia hangs with Enzo Brumm, Dylan Fender & Eli Epperson, styled byCharles Varenne. Photographer Billy Kidd captures 'Jungle Urbaine' for Numéro #191 March 2018./ Hair by Joey George; makeup by Tyron Machhausen

Irina Shayk Wears Black Beauty Lensed By Miguel Reveriego For Vogue Arabia February 2018

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Model Irina Shayk is styled in black, fluid modern silhouettes by Julia Gudova in Miguel Reveriego images for Vogue Arabia February 2018./ Hair by Rolando Beauchamp; makeup by Tatyana Makarova