Hip Hop Fashion?

Ok grant it we see mostly Hispanic and Blacks in the Hip Hop fashion....but isn't it pathetic that we in the United States spend more than $25 Billion (got that info from Vibe) on apparel each year, but the Hispanic and black models are still barely represented on the runway and in ad campaigns!

Do you think its because we have too much "Flava" for them, or do they see us as not "sellable". I mean we see a few...but I don't think not enough...

Peace and Blessings

I'm white, and I've noticed this. Even the black women who are held up as being "beautiful" are very light skinned with long straight hair etc. The seems to be a standard within the fashion industry of what is considered attractive, and it's one that bears no reflection on real life. These women don't even look like the vast majority of white women - as a pear shaped girl, I would love to see less stick insects in magazines, regardless of the colour of their skin.
I have no idea why they do it - and I suppose none of them are going to actually admit to racism being a factor, but it must be.
I suppose they're aiming towards the suburban teenage market, and they automatically (if wrongly) assume that that means skinny white people.

they try to sell an eurocentric model of beauty, and too many people buy into it, ... like the color contacts, and the hair straightening.

i dont understand why people cant just be themselves.

The urban hip-hopper will buy the styles regardless because they feel it represents them....the marketing is to attract the people in Iowa and North Dakota etc who have no exposure to the culture we live other than in magazines and television....

and the easiest way for them to accept and relate to it...is to see what they are familiar with....

silly caucasians....

it's money! simple as that, if the companies feel a threat to their money comes from having "colored" models they're not going to change it.

to them with their white models making them all of that money they are thinking, "why fix it if it aint broken?"

i am white, and think that sucks! there is nothing hotter than a latin woman...

i heart penelope cruz! (lol)

for the girl under me...
there is no such thing as racial equality when a "job" is based on appearance.

that would be like me trying to sue hooters for not hiring me as a waiter... all the company would have to say is "we didnt hire this individual because we felt she didnt have the ability to make our company profitable based on her APPEARANCE"

it sucks but it's true...

I think us African-American and Hispanic women have those sexy curvy figures that white society has dubbed "fat." We all know what the typical standard of beauty is for models. I also agree with the other contributor (I forgot his name), but he said "if it's not broke don't fix it." If these (no offense) skinny Caucasion women are making all these agencies so much money, they are not going to risk it by trying to achieve equal racial representation within their agency.

they afraid of pecan and chocolate so they stick with the vanila toned women too much booty is considered fat but me i love it but if ur thick they dont want u which most black and hispanic women are tehy are thick