タンディ・ニュートンのインスタグラム(thandieandkay) - 12月16日 23時45分

This 90’s pic of Amber Valetta by Craig Mc Dean for Jil Sander is interesting to me as a makeup artist. I have never seen hands darker than mine in fashion/BTS snaps, as those who work in fashion (there’s actually more black/mixed models than the rest of the team believe it or not) have predominantly been white. Makes me a little bit proud that 2 of the most influential POC now in fashion come from my West London hood: @edward_enninful and @パット・マグラス Fashion is of course, a privileged idea, and for some very silly. But whether we like it or not, it is influential, it does have doors open to creatives willing to work hard that other industries may not be open to. It does matter that little girls and boys growing up know that the editor of British Vogue is a gay black man, Pat the most extraordinary mup artist in the world, and that they see faces like theirs in magazines. For all my criticism of the industry, since the 80’s I’ve come across more gay people and those of every ethnicity in this industry than most other businesses. Edward and Pat (like me) both got noticed for their talent very early on in life, we all grew up in what I now know to be an unusual environment: a very mixed one re class and ethnic background. This of course helped us dare to go where no one in our school or family knew existed, whereas many fashion people are from small towns where they could not be who they are, be understood, or be accepted. Edward has made black girls very visible this last 10 years, and that has had an effect. Pat being *the* most successful mup artist in the world does have an effect. We are all aware that fashion as a representational space is a huge discussion, and has a long way to go, but it does appear that we’re going in the right direction.
So to all the young kids out there, there is nothing stopping you from working in fashion, or anywhere else. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Fashion needs more black photographers, stylists, makeup artists, hairdressers. There are no vacancies, *there never have been*. Find your unique, make yourself indispensable, be kind, lose all attitude except for the positive one-and work very hard. That’s it! ?KayX

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