Introduction:
Diversity is important in advertisement because the media should more accurately portray the American consumer population and because consumers are more likely to buy something from a company that commits to diversity. As conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace continue to happen within organization everywhere, the fashion industry has not been immune to concerns about the lack of diversity and representation both on the runway and in the fashion background around the world. Despite the fashion industry welcoming all kinds of people, no matter race, gender, sexuality or religious background, there is still a preferred or ideal group of people that companies strive for. This ideal group is models that fit a certain standard of how the body should look. In particular, African American women are sadly not considered to be in this ideal group and this becomes quite apparent when looking at old and sometimes recent fashion magazines.
Body: But let’s take a step back…
- Historical Context and the Foundations of the fashion industry
- What was the principal cause that started the domino effect?
- The results of this cause in its early stages
- How racism and treatment of blacks in the past affects the mindset of those in the future.
2. Representation in fashion
- Overrepresentation of white women in fashion magazines and media (affects social standards)
- The lack of representation of black women on magazine covers
- The stereotypes created around black women and its influence (one sided and false representation)
3. Social Division
- Beauty standards and social hierarchy (hair, height, weight)
- Statistics and the Power of the Magazine
- What are the basic steps needed to go in the right direction
Conclusion:
Your paper should answer a question and state a point of view.
It sounds like your point-of-view is something like Design in fashion magazines is not diverse because African-American women do not fit a standard that does not include diversity.
Make sure when you write that all parts of your text point to your opinion.
I’m looking forward to reading this!
This does not fulfill the assignment.
The design work that you address should be
“a project completed in the past 40 years, with a definite form and scope.”
Your research should explore the relationship between
1: specific theories
2: and the contemporary design that puts these theories into practice.
You do not need to limit your research to a singular work, but it is not an examination of a designer’s full career.
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/childers-comd3504-d063-sp2022/2022/03/27/details-research-project-and-presentation/