models with black track Items Philip Treacy London Fashion Week

  While some species noted that blacks are still largely under-represented in New York Fashion Week, it seems that the fashion to go to London and fill the void.

In fact, world-renowned milliner Philip Treacy has not send a few models of color on the track - he threw a black presentation all models. A total of 25 black women Treacy strutted in over-the-top Michael Jackson on the theme of the show, which was opened by the equally outrageous Lady Gaga.

We have not seen a lot of black models. One moment of the big fashion Vogue Italia 2008 "All Black" issue

"The show was to dress a tribute to African women and their sensitivity," Treacy told the London Evening Standard explains his choice of models.

We'll take it this way: We know how to dress. Assessment much milder Elle France sad statement against that. Heightened sense of black women only thanks to Michelle Obama

In addition, the color of the dam was a welcome surprise at the sight of the trail Treacy the first time in 13 years. Joan Smalls, Jasmine grace Mahary and hoods - Black models are usually in a long list of shows fashion week here and there, and often occur four or five same faces like Jourdan Dunn scattered.

It was nice, a couple of beautiful black women parading on the track to see, although many of their faces were covered by Treacy eccentric designs. However, these high doses of diversity (which are few and far between)? Enough to satisfy the demand for more

We are not so sure. Treacy and for us to show only that there is more than enough and especially black models are available (and always) Ambassador beautiful creations for a designer.

Kenya Hunt, Style Director at Metro International, agrees, and further argues that consistency is the key.

"The true sign of progress is when we see black women begins in the track built on a regular, consistent and organic, rather than appear as a sign of pure form to fulfill a sort of quota. So while the all-black can times large for the promotion of dialogue on diversity on the runway ... we see black girls on the track as many times as we need on the road, "says Hunt London Evening Standard.

There is still a long way to go when it comes to the gap of diversity in the fashion industry - but we have colorful spectacle Treacy as a major victory and a step in the right direction elegantly.