blackface

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• By Fashionista
  May 6, 2018

It's 2013, and one would think that by now, everyone would have gotten the memo that blackface is not appropriate, cute, or funny--and yet, every Halloween, it seems we have to remind people.

• By Tyler McCall
  Oct 30, 2013

Fashion Just Won't Quit Blackface: Really, Vogue Netherlands? In 2013 we should not still be seeing blackface in our magazines. The BB Cream Blind Test: We hold a blind BB cream testing session to find the "cream" of the BB crop. Check out our top three faves. Beyoncé Takes Center Stage With Nipple Costumes: Fake nipples seem to be a recurring theme on Beyoncé's Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. The singer opened her tour last Tuesday in a blinged-out nipple dress by The Blonds, and wore another gold-nippled bodysuit by Ralph & Russo Couture only two days after.

• By Miranda Barros
  Apr 21, 2013

Somehow, in 2013, yet another magazine has decided it would be a good idea to put a Caucasian model in literal blackface for a fashion editorial. This time, the culprit is Vogue Netherlands. (In the recent past, Numéro, L'Officiel and Vogue Paris, have all come under for using blackface.)

• By Dhani Mau
  Apr 17, 2013