The November 2009 issue of Vogue Nippon features Japanese model (and Phillip Lim muse) Tao Okamoto in a variety of styles and shoots. Daniel Jackson captures cover girl Okamoto as an ‘80s-inspired goth rocker styled in the editorial, ‘Hard to Impress.’
Photographers Inez van Lamsweerde, Vinoodh Matadin, Glen Luchford, and Solve Sundsbo also contribute pictorials using only Tao Okamoto for the issue. This is the first time the publication has ever featured an Asian model in this way.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Asian Monomodels
- Creating exclusive features that highlight Asian models in diverse and unique styles.
- Diversity Representation in Fashion
- Promoting inclusivity by featuring models from underrepresented backgrounds in fashion editorials.
- Fashion's Global Outlook
- Embracing and celebrating diversity by featuring models from different cultures in fashion publications.
Where This Applies
- Fashion Photography
- Exploring new creative directions and concepts by featuring a single model exclusively in fashion editorials.
- Fashion Publishing
- Reimagining the traditional standards of beauty by showcasing models from diverse backgrounds in high-profile fashion magazines.
- Fashion Modeling
- Opening up new opportunities for models from underrepresented communities by featuring them prominently in fashion campaigns and editorials.
