SEAN JOHN FW08 RUNWAY SHOW - THE RED LINEUP!!!!

For his return appearance to the runway and 10th year anniversary kick off, Diddy with the help of his friends and some great eyes in the biz...the likes of BethAnn Hardison and Panos Yiapanis.....scoured NY for some of the brightest, hottest and most exciting Afro-Ethnic male models to don his wears. They came up with a 26 roster lineup....and RED had 7 outstanding guys in the mix. Here's the RED lineup as they appeared right down to the climactic finale.

Marcus Lloyd

Nelson Nieves

Ibrahim Baaith

Renald Seme

Wendell Lissimore

Carlens Sainvil

Salieu Jalloh

Nelson Nieves

Renald Seme

Marcus Lloyd

Ibrahim Baaith

Wendell Lissimore

Carlens Sainvil

Salieu Jalloh


And I had to throw Tyson in the mix....haha. Big up dude...still doin ur thing and u should be with RED....haha. :)

THE WHITE WASHING OF THE INDUSTRY

Apparantly racism is running rampant in the industry.....less and less ethnic models are present on the runways this season. Click here to read one recount in the NY TIMES. Even the UK Guardian was hard pressed not to pose the question.."why are all the models white?"
Here is an excerpt from the article:

At this season's fashion shows, there has barely been a black or Asian face on the catwalks. Hadley Freeman reports from Paris on the whitewashing of the catwalk

Friday October 5, 2007
The Guardian

A disturbing problem has appeared on the catwalks this season. It is one that suggests the fashion industry has not just a warped but a fully offensive mentality when it comes to judging how women should look. It is a problem that has been simmering for some time, but because talking about it might offend the designers and scare off lucrative advertising accounts, hardly anyone has spoken out - and things have only got worse. We now have a situation that could lead to serious problems not only for some models, but for the public as a whole, making millions of women feel ugly, undesirable and simply wrong. And no, this is not about weight - it's about race.

Read other articles on the topic:
Live Journal
Time.com
The Australian
metro
Jezebel

WHAT'S YOUR OPINION????