A YouTube Originals docuseries from Vogue and The Machine, a production company founded and led by The SeptemberIssue director R.J. Cutler, tracks the cultural history of the Black model in fashion. As journalist and author Marcellas Reynolds poignantly explains it, “The history of the Black model—specific to fashion—is actually the history of the Black person in the United States.”
The series is rich with personal conversations and testimonials from enduring trailblazers like Iman, Bethann Hardison, Pat Cleveland, Joan Smalls, and more. Fashion-industry icons and talent also make appearances, including Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful, Zendaya, Olivier Rousteing, and Zac Posen.
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