On Black Models

"Racial prejudice in the fashion industry has long persisted because of tokenism and lookism," writes Cathy Brown. But Italian Vogue's July issue features only black models photographed by Steven Meisel. "I thought, it's ridiculous, this discrimination," Meisel said. "It's so crazy to live in such a narrow, narrow place. Age, weight, sexuality, race--every kind of prejudice."