Au revoir YSL

A recent advert featuring a male model (top) intimately emulating an iconic ad which YSL ,himself, did years ago (bottom, w specs).


You know that times are changing when more and more of the World's Fashion greats like Isabella Blow, Shu Uemura and of course, more recently , Mr YSL, himself, pass on.

Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent .... these are titanic names synonymous with everything high fashion and culturally pivotal.

People who know very little about fashion or who are more into trends (or are simply frumps), will be thinking what is all the big deal about a 'certain Yves Saint Laurent' , passing.

Two Words : 'Haute Couture'

He was known to be a creative genius bar none and also helped launched the careers of some of the biggest black supermodels in the business such as the late Katoucha (who also recently died in a tragic unsolved murder case), Naomi Campbell , whom gave her her first Italian Vogue cover and Tyra Banks, whom was given one of her first big breaks during her early days in Europe.

Well, if you've got the French President Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy and his ex-supermodel wife Carla Bruni, personally attending his wake, you should at least know for sure, that YSL was someone ... BIG.

Very Big. Very Influential.

He will be missed.

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... THE passing of yet another Legend.

HOT Chocolate

Black is V-Beautiful.

.... NO. ^^

BLACK IS GORGEOUS !!!!

Of course I could rave about the expected Supermodels like Tyra , Naomi, Alek ,Iman, Donayale, Beverly, Grace, Waris, Katoucha, Kimora, Selita and Oluchi. Or their male counterparts like Tyson and Djimon.

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But I just wanna rave about deep and luscious EBONY skin, perfect bone structures and shining personality.

Check these Goddesses out. :)

Gimme HOT CHOCOLATE ... anytime. ^^

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Murder & Mutilation

High profile victims of FGM and campaigners against it: Became tragic victims of people who still believe in its terrible practice:-

Guinean Supermodel Katoucha Niane was drowned-murdered and thrown into the Seine river, 2 February 2008, her body found afloat nearly a full month later.
Somalian Supermodel Waris Dirie, was kidnapped (and also apparently rapped) on 5 March 2008, and found 4 days later, lost , confused and alone in Brussels.

Female genital cutting (FGC), also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision, refers to "all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural, religious or other non-therapeutic reasons."

Not quite like Male Circumcision.

Millions of girls bleed to death or die of terrible infections because of dodgy procedures without proper medical attention.

Those who survive cannot have sexual intercourse ever again with horrendous bleeding. And have to be sewn up every time they give birth and are constantly at risk of infection.

Done with out anaesthesia, the survivors are scarred psychologically for life.

Even Supermodels aren't spared from such senseless traditions that is still happening today in many African and/or Muslim countries.

Awareness of such outdated and cruel practices is still lacking despite high profile campaigning from the likes of Katoucha and Waris.

Let not more innocent lives be lost or destroyed.

Be AWARE. Give your SUPPORT. SPEAK OUT AGAINST IT.

>>Visit this site for more informaiton and further links to organisations:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_cutting


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