Stereotypes And Model Recruiters At Vogue Magazine

Dear Ms. Wintour, Editors and model recruiters at Vogue Magazine
My name is Luis Abreu and I currently reside in Highland Park. I consider myself an avid fashion lover and it infuriates me when I detect the bias against people of asian descent in the fashion industry. Vogue Magazine has been able to move forward and encompass a wider range of clients, yet Asians and all non-white models are still not accepted and approved as creative forces in the industry. In order for Asians and non-white models to be truly accepted in the fashion industry, magazines, editors, and model recruiters need to collaborate and make an impact to shift the fashion industry’s beliefs and values. This will generate equal opportunity for every model and designer in

Most Asian models pursue justice to attain society’s approval in the inequitable fashion industry of the 21st century. In recent years, asian fashion has been escalating, ““We're calling it right now: Asians are making serious waves in the fashion pool. All of these game-changers are unique in that they always seem to catch a trend before anyone else does and rock it, whether it's a cape, a futuristic hairstyle or a theatrical design. ( Jaques ) “ Although naturally asians aren’t looked upon as game-changers in the industry, ancient stereotypes have started to shift against them. The fact that people are starting to realize Asian’s impact in fashion demonstrates the progress that they have made throughout the years. Nevertheless, Asians still aren’t entirely acknowledged as much as they’ve gained, “While some Asian fashion designers find it stimulating to apply their creative skills to their cultural backgrounds, others experience the demand for exoticization as devaluation of their talents and skills in the highly globalized fashion business. ( Steele) “ With every right, Asians see the industry’s claim for their peculiar culture as a weakening of everything they can offer to the fashion industry. Societies stereotypical belief that asians are “exotic” and “unusual” is seen as a dishonor to Asian culture. Anna Wintour, who took over vogue magazine in 1998, has been known for “taking a stand against anorexia and promoting the use of black models in fashion” (Peoplestylewatch.com), and in 2013 she did it again, by releasing a new edition of Vogue Italia with asian model Fei Fei Sun as the cover, making her the first asian model to be featured in a cover of vogue magazine making it “ a celebration of the multicultural, border-free facets of fashion