Fashion risks going backwards on diversity, says ex-Vogue boss

Edward Enninful, former British Vogue’s editor -in -chief, said that the “anti -awake” and anti -diversity discourse is “a moment” and being super -thin and European is often seen as beauty norms in the fashion world.

Born in Ganalı, the British editor and stylist ended his term of office in Vogue in 2023 and launched what he called a new “inclusive” media platform EE72 last week.

Speaking with Amol Rajan and BBC Radio 4 Podcast Radical for London Fashion Week, EnninFul suggested that the industry would return before years before the more inclusive modeling.

“I think we’re potentially going back to a kind of sector, ‘a kind of norm, being a Europe norm, being super thin is the norm,” he said.

A series of high street fashion ads, which are banned because they have “unhealthy thin” models, have caused industry experts to warn their return to the super -skinny trend. BBC News has recently been reported.

Enninful described fashion as “an industry in the flow right now.” Therefore, he said he was “excited” to return to things that make you feel like “perfect time” because “there is a lot of work to be done”.

The first three -month printed edition of his new initiative – after his birth, he focuses on the beauty of women over 50 years. Hollywood film star and “Real Human” Julia Roberts, 57, on the cover.

Enninful came to London as the Aslium Carriage and after being appointed as the Fashion Director of the British Fashion Magazine identity at the age of 18, he became the first black editor of the British Vogue, which he advocated for “representing the world we live today”.

Rajan asked if he thought he would think that he would be a cultural “awake anti -moment” right now.

“I think it’s definitely a cultural moment,” he replied. “It is a dirty word that awakens.

He continued: “We see what is happening in the world politically. So anything is seen as wrong as normal or not considered norm.”

OXFORD English Dictionary (OED) defines “wakes” as “well informed” or “up -to -date” as well as “awake against racial or social discrimination and injustice”.

It was seen as a badge of honor by some on the left, but it is more often seen as insults by the right.

Fashionista continued: “He didn’t wake up to think that someone was curved, he didn’t wake up to think that one of another country was beautiful.”

He believes that the fashion industry should “understand where we stand and what we represent.”

In the same interview, Enninful spoke about his separation and relationship with Vogue. Dame Anna Wintourur, who returned as the editor -in -chief of American Vogue 37 years later.

He laughed at widespread reports that two of them fell and were forced.

“When I got the job, I gave myself five years and I did it,” he explained, and he explained that he wanted them to give a one -year notification to find the place that turned out to be Chioma nnadi.

“That’s why it was my decision to leave. But I just liked these stories, Oh, my God, Anna and I were fighting!”

He said it was “actually very supportive,” because he could see that he had left a “safe place” like Vogue to go alone.

“Anna and I always texting each other. You will see us together.”

Enninful also gave his views on controversial recently Sydney Sweeney Jeans ad.

“Syndey Sweeney has great jeans,” US fashion retailer American Eagle said.

Some people mean that advertising implies a racial superior ideal of superior beauty. However, others supported Sweeney and described anger as exaggerated.

“I thought people really read deeper than me,” Enninful said how Sweeney is currently in her career.

“But then, if there is a yellow woman sitting there, if she talks about jeans, she will trigger some people.

“That’s why I feel the population is really divided, right?”

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