Interview’s ‘Let’s Get Lost’ Racist?
Seems Black models will always have a place in fashion editorial–in the periphery that is. Refinery 29 calls Interview Magazine’s “Let’s Get Lost” racist. Model Daria Werbowy appears to be intoxicated by the Black party scene. Photographed by Mikael Jansson, the accompanying text says, “Daria gets lost in the heat of the night.” But what does this mean? We won’t even begin to deconstruct the obvious. Or dare add frenzy to what is designed to provoke. Don’t we know by now that controversy sells? In this case not merely “tone-on-tone” swimwear, but dying print magazines. Anything goes in a recession, right?
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Elle Michelle on
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Clap, clap. Bravo. There is no need for us to criticism each other's body types.
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simplyme on
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agreed
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grateful on
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haffie is very right.
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Elle Michelle on
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@Ms. Quita: I can relate. I'm 5'3" and 110 lbs. While I haven't received blatant criticism from black men regarding my looks, I have...
For some reason some of these photos remind me of the boat scenes from the movie Amestad…….kinda creepy to say the least smh
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definitely agree with creepy, and i love how the poc are relegated to background for a white woman. smh.
What’s with all this ‘is the fashion industry racist stuff’ today? We already know the answer to that.
Kinda of iffy, the white models stand out but thats because the majority of eveyone else is black, (done intentionally I assume), there nothing more then props. But I hesitate to throw a race card on the table because I am not really seeing the degradation of blacks here.
Co-sign.
Racism is beginning to become synonymous with “in poor or questionable taste” and even still, I don’t see it here.
welp, they sure missed their target because even with the contrast, the white model’s beauty is weak. my eyes are drawn to her because of the dramatic dichotomy, but her beauty surely doesn’t keep them there. i am immediately drawn to those who serve as the “background” – their grace is overwhelming! their beauty really just saturates everything and drips from the image.
model/fashion is tricky because you can’t always discern what is for art/imagery and what isn’t.
i hardly noticed there was a white girl until it was pointed out!!!
perhaps she decided to go and party with and get to know the people she has shared a country with for a good four-hundred years or so, once she realized that we are still complete strangers, and that shouldn’t be!!!!
i saw this image a few days ago and didn’t even notice the white woman to be honest. i actually like this photo and i am one of those people quick to call foul when it comes to race.