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PHOTOS: Were These The Inspiration For Vogue Italia‘s ‘Haute Mess’ Spread?

Vogue Italia’s latest cover story, shot by famed photog Steven Meisel titled “Haute Mess”, sparked a brushfire of discussion last week over whether or the not the spread was in fact racist. Models done up in dramatic hairdo’s, candy-colored makeup, and elaborate nail art were shot draped in diner booths and surrounded by fast food. The set up and styling caused many to wonder if the story was intentionally poking fun at African American and Latino culture.

In the latest development, Jezebel writer Jenna Sauers tracked down some hair styles that look surprisingly similar to a few featured in the Vogue Italia spread. The styles, taken from a food and fitness blog called Yum Yucky, all appear in a photo gallery named Gallery of Ghetto-Fabulous, Edible Hair Dos. And sure enough, alongside styles boasting Jolly Ranchers and Kool-Aid are almost exact replicas of those seen in “Haute Mess.” So were these photos part of the inspiration behind the shoot? Take a look at the images below and let us know what you think.

 


[Jezebel]



  • Bikerk

    It’s not racist at all, but if I was from Alabama, I might be pissed off right about now!

  • yoga

    its racist in the sense that when it is done by african american’s it is ratchet and gettho but then vogue can go ahead and steal those ideas and sell magazines with it. that is a theft of creativity and the fact that they just copied the hair do is wrong. and in that sense it is racist… black people start it and nobody loves it, white people do it, its in vogue..white people have been stealing black creativity, music, style forever,,, that is what’s racist,, that’s all..story of our lives

  • I’m so tired…

    Yawn, yawn, yawn.  Why don’t we all just admit we’re racists and move on. (But then the racist police would have to look for work elsewhere.)

  • Mkeh68

    I don’t care what color you are, you look like an idiot wearing those styles.

  • thegreatdizzle

    As long as you don’t judge people or treat them negatively based on their race, who cares about the other stuff?

  • rie

    dislike

  • rie

    eh, I think the worst of it is the stealing of the ideas without giving credit to the source.  these looks crack me up, tho, and are super creative and funny.

  • http://twitter.com/KawaiiBoy96 Riccardo ◕‿◕ Arnaldi

    It’s not racist, because it’s NOT poking fun. It’s a tribute to “ghetto-grls”, as you say. I’m from Italy and I know very well what’s the mood and the intention of Vogue Italia. If you think that it’s just the Italian edition of Vogue FORGET IT! Of course it’s also this, but Vogue USA it’s all glamour and this things, when Vogue Italia is really interessed in Art, in good Photography, in shoots that tell stories ad that need that you look over the apperance and know what the shots really mean. You’ll never see something like this on American Vogue, ’cause it’s so strange ad so “over the top”, as the say, that you will see it only on a magazine that doesn’t look nobody’s face and goes on publishing the most famous and shocking photos of the fashion world, usually by Meisel. Putting all-black models would really look like a joke on “Ghetto-girls”. They put Joan Smalls on the cover, and she’s black. The photos meant that it doesn’t matter if you’re a “ghetto-girl” or a model that can have dresses from famous brands, when you’ve got creativity, you make a style.

  • http://greatweddingloans.com/wedding-ring-financing financing a wedding ring

    Thanks alot for post, I may add I practiced the matching stuff once I detected the equivalent dilemma like the person who is talking.

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