Naomi Campbell Criticizes British Vogue’s Lack of Diversity

INSTA-DEBATE: British supermodel Naomi Campbell stirred up a debate on diversity in fashion publishing — or the lack thereof — after sharing a photo of British Vogue’s editorial team on her Instagram account. The photo, which was taken from British Vogue’s September issue — the last one edited by former editor in chief Alexandra Shulman — shows a predominantly white, female staff. “This is the staff photo of British Vogue under the previous editor Alexandra Shulman. Looking forward to an inclusive and diverse staff now that Edward Enninful is the editor. Let’s hear your thoughts?” wrote Campbell, who was appointed contributing editor at the British title last month, by longtime friend Enninful. Campbell’s post was met with thousands of comments and likes; followers, including activist Livia Firth, applauded Campbell for raising the issue, talked about how they haven’t been able to relate to the content of the magazine for years and expressed their enthusiasm at the shift in direction, following Enninful’s appointment. Enninful is known to have championed diversity throughout his career and since being named editor he has highlighted his commitment of making the pages of British Vogue more culturally diverse. In 2016, he was awarded an OBE, or Officer of the Most Excellent Order

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