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Article

5 Sep 2007

Author:
Kenya Hunt, Metro New York

The great white way [USA]

As it becomes increasingly difficult for Latina, African-American, Asian and South Asian models to get runway work, industry insiders wonder when fashion will take note... The dearth of minorities on the catwalk is a decades-long quandary. But many who work behind-the-scenes say the problem has worsened rather than improved, with groups of minority women unable to get jobs based on the whims that dictate what’s out and what’s in. [refers to Estee Lauder, Isaac Mizrahi, Abercrombie & Fitch, IMG, Supreme Management]