you can't argue with black and white but social media has a thing about silencing black voices holding black people back .... there I said it ..... all my counterparts who started blogging the same time no longer blog or influence they have thrown the towel in and have gotten blue ticks since ... I'm on tv, in papers, on blogs, in magazines, on catwalks,Tcs, etc, etc, etc, but I'm told I, too vocal i.e.
Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
Monday, 5 October 2020
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Vogue Portugal September 2020 Cover
Great cover ... bravo !! 100 % hope catchy title.......... what are we hoping for a fairer world? Cops to stop killing and victimising black people??? It just doesn't happen only in America , are we hoping for black people to be treated fairer??? In life and especially in the work place particularly in fashion where there is a notably absence of black faces
It's all good following trends and posting covers like this but do you actually mean it? It was interesting to see people jumping on the BLM movement for their own personal gains
Black people ..... guess what world we are not a trend !!
It's all good following trends and posting covers like this but do you actually mean it? It was interesting to see people jumping on the BLM movement for their own personal gains
Black people ..... guess what world we are not a trend !!
Monday, 29 February 2016
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE CLOTHESHORSE THE N***ER
Well here we go a day in the life of the Clotheshorse
Well I wake up in the morning answer my emails answer emails to PR that that are always reaching out to me to be featured on the diary of the clotheshorse which it's over 1 million views a month but they don't want to pay. So after I make my way through all the shitI then go on to social media and answer message from fans and followers. Now what you see below is an example of some of the things I get daily and have to deal with it's just another way of trying to put black people down I take in my stride now because what else can I do some people just don't like to see black people advancing that's their issue not mine why is you are having a problem with me my problem?
Know if you all think I'm sitting here living LaVida loco this prove to you that I'm not a lot of stuff goes into what I do and a lot of hard work it doesn't just happen especially being a person of colour
Just a reminder with your friend trying to take me down PR trying to take me down and spreading false things about me guess is that happen or just some hater
Just a reminder I will not be stopped
This is me .... I'm a top model judge in Greece and Eastern Europe, I'm a successful international fashion editor, one of the big blogs in the world as said by the British fashion council, I'm a signed model and a celebrity stylist.
This is me Leroy dawkins ... A proud nigger who does not need anyone's validation
Monday, 9 September 2013
MUST SEE - FOUR OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS
I so enjoyed the DVF show from New York Sunday afternoon and saw four of my favourite things the DVF collection which had it going on ... next......three black beauties ... Naomi Campbell, Joan Smalls and Jourdan Dunn.... The fashion industry can be a tad difficult for black folk on every level so when I see things like this its enpowering for me and I think 50 year after Martin Luther King had a dream we are progressing but by no means there .... its rife and still features a lot in the industry I think you know what I'm talking about not going to spell it out!
These designers were 'called out' for not using black models according to an article I found ...
Designers called out include Calvin Klein, Marc by Marc, Proenza Schouler, Victoria Beckham, Rag & Bone, BCBG, Rodarte, Mulberry, Preen, Prada, Versace, Marni, Celine, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, among many others. It’s immediately apparent that, far from being leaders in the industry, big-name designers are some of the worst offenders
Read the full article here
but we as stylists and bloggers?editors don't have an easy ride either ....
Unfortunately in this day and age we choose a career path we are good at what we do but people have the power to make or break us and I think thats sad .....
These designers were 'called out' for not using black models according to an article I found ...
Designers called out include Calvin Klein, Marc by Marc, Proenza Schouler, Victoria Beckham, Rag & Bone, BCBG, Rodarte, Mulberry, Preen, Prada, Versace, Marni, Celine, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, among many others. It’s immediately apparent that, far from being leaders in the industry, big-name designers are some of the worst offenders
Read the full article here
but we as stylists and bloggers?editors don't have an easy ride either ....
Unfortunately in this day and age we choose a career path we are good at what we do but people have the power to make or break us and I think thats sad .....
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
JOURDAN DUNN REVEALS - "MAKE UP ARTIST REFUSED TO TOUCH ME BECAUSE IWAS BLACK"
This is not my post but thought I would share it with you.... This story come to you via hot97boston.com
Young British model, Jourdan Dunn is speaking out about the racism that still exist in her high profile profession. The 22 year old model recently revealed , in an interview with Net-A-Porter’s The Edit, that she too has faced racism like her colleague model, Chanel Iman. Like Iman, Dunn reveals how she has been turned away from castings because the agents filled their quotas with enough black girls. But her situations have been far worse than that. Jourdan also talks about a time when a white make-up artist would not touch her face because she was black.
But how does a model whose career has been ignited by campaigns with Yves Saint Laurent. Tommy Hilfiger and Burberry, hold it all together and wins in spite of the odds against her? Dunn says that it is through having strong mentors and people around her that encourage her to do her best. Those mentors and friends include W’s Edward Enniful and makeup artist Pat McGrath. Dunn says that her mother built up her self-esteem and was a great role model for her.
Dunn also sees the bigger picture in the obstacles that she faces within the modeling world. She does it all for her 3 year old son, who battles with sickle cell disease. Dunn is the first black model in ten years to walk in Prada’s fashion show. She has also graced the cover of Teen Vogue and won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.
Dunn was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to Storm Model Management in London. In 2008, Steven Meisel selected Dunn to appear on the cover of the Vogue Italia issue. The issue held great significance because it was an issue devoted entirely to black models.Dunn is known for her signature walk and killer legs. Although black is beautiful, it is still hard for dark people of color to get ahead. Many dark people in the entertainment industry have to be ten times bolder or better in what they do, and even coming out and speaking against the industry can get you blacklisted. While this type of behavior in the industry may be nothing new, in this day and age it is worth noting that it is still a hindrance and an issue that needs to continually be addressed in order to effect change.
I'm saying nothing!!! Absolutely nothing because if I start I won't stop ...
Check out the full scoop at Net-A-Poter by following this link http://www.net-a-porter.com/magazine/187/12
Young British model, Jourdan Dunn is speaking out about the racism that still exist in her high profile profession. The 22 year old model recently revealed , in an interview with Net-A-Porter’s The Edit, that she too has faced racism like her colleague model, Chanel Iman. Like Iman, Dunn reveals how she has been turned away from castings because the agents filled their quotas with enough black girls. But her situations have been far worse than that. Jourdan also talks about a time when a white make-up artist would not touch her face because she was black.
But how does a model whose career has been ignited by campaigns with Yves Saint Laurent. Tommy Hilfiger and Burberry, hold it all together and wins in spite of the odds against her? Dunn says that it is through having strong mentors and people around her that encourage her to do her best. Those mentors and friends include W’s Edward Enniful and makeup artist Pat McGrath. Dunn says that her mother built up her self-esteem and was a great role model for her.
Dunn also sees the bigger picture in the obstacles that she faces within the modeling world. She does it all for her 3 year old son, who battles with sickle cell disease. Dunn is the first black model in ten years to walk in Prada’s fashion show. She has also graced the cover of Teen Vogue and won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.
Dunn was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to Storm Model Management in London. In 2008, Steven Meisel selected Dunn to appear on the cover of the Vogue Italia issue. The issue held great significance because it was an issue devoted entirely to black models.Dunn is known for her signature walk and killer legs. Although black is beautiful, it is still hard for dark people of color to get ahead. Many dark people in the entertainment industry have to be ten times bolder or better in what they do, and even coming out and speaking against the industry can get you blacklisted. While this type of behavior in the industry may be nothing new, in this day and age it is worth noting that it is still a hindrance and an issue that needs to continually be addressed in order to effect change.
I'm saying nothing!!! Absolutely nothing because if I start I won't stop ...
Check out the full scoop at Net-A-Poter by following this link http://www.net-a-porter.com/magazine/187/12
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