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Black En Vogue

The banter continues concerning the much buzzed about Italian Vogue all-black issue. Wall Street Journal reporter Elva Ramirez, weighed in on the lack of models of color in fashion and if the ressuragance of black models was IN indefinitley or just another fad in the fickle world of fashion in today's article, Race on the Runway.

An interesting quote from Italian Vogue editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani saying the all-black issue was inspired by the Barack Obama mania that is occuring in America and throughout the world...

"If America is ready for Obama, why won't they be ready for black models?" - Franca Sozzani

Fashionable Quotes

"I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity. -Yves Saint Laurent

Style Quips - Bette Midler

"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world. - Bette Midler

Bette Midler, aka The Divine Miss M, knows a thing or two about the transformative power of great pair of shoes. Shoes are more than just essential protective coverings for our feet- at their highest heights shoes can become delicious, addictive foot candy. If you're lucky enough to dabble and stride in footwear at its finest (Pierre Hardy, Louboutin, Choo, Alaia...need I name more) blessed are your soles. Bette knows the road to success is best treaded with a haute pair of heels. They don't call her The Divine Ms. M for nothing.

Bette at her best, serenading her hit tune "The Rose"...