VOGUE AGAINST PREJUDICES

The history of fashion is a history of people. During this past century, it was the couturiers and designers that laid the foundations of the modern fashion industry we know today. The liberation of women from corseted confinement, the creation of ready-to-wear clothing, logos, licensing, window displays, lifestyle brands, fashion shows, marketing and even protection of intellectual property rights, are each a direct result of the ingenuity, bravery and creative genius of individuals who were in their lifetimes stylistic and societal visionaries. 

In the fashion industry, magazines are fundamental to make people, outside the apparel industry, to be familiar with nowadays’ trends. One of the most famous and important magazines is Vogue.

Vogue is an American monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine that covers many topics, including fashion, beauty, culture, living and runway.

Vogue’s industry is the revolution of fashion compared to the past one. As an example of revolution we can use the December 2018 cover in which Zayn Malik appears as the first man on the cover of British Vogue. The singer also became an international figurehead for biracial success and anti-Islamophobia. 

He has always been discriminated for his Pakistan’s origins and for his religion. 

 

 

 

In the female’s sector we can find the October 2020 cover (American Vogue) represented by singer Lizzo.
In an era of fake news and lying politicians and stressed-out white Americans shouting racist words at black people, she is the kind of artist who speaks to multitudes because she committed to positivity, this despite the trolls going after her for her race, her weight, her sexuality. 

 

A great example of out of the ordinary fashion is the December 2020 cover with Harry Styles in a dress. 

I find myself looking at women’s clothes, thinking they’re amazing” says Harry Styles. 

With this cover, the singer and actor tries to fight toxic masculinity wearing a dress. He has always affirmed that there aren’t any differences between masculine and feminine clothes. He has received many critiques for his style and sexuality.

 

Through all these examples, Vogue wants to try to show how we can succeed in living in a society without prejudices. 

By Alessia Tornambè, Francesca Mazzà,
Giulia Tabbì and Viola Sanfilippo IIIBL