The occidental ideal of beauty dominates the significant international catwalks and fashion markets that dictate the trends, which consequently impacts the choice of faces for the cover pages of fashion-, sport/ health magazines, and for TV adds and billboards alike. In the Us, white male models are more likely to be booked for a photo shoot than the African-American or the Asian-American, who – according to the fashion photographer Howard Huang, who’s been in the fashion business over 20 years, were not that popular until recently. The so much desired image of “the guy next door” is white in the mind of an average American, which is a paradox considering that there are countless nations and races living and working together all across the United States.
“The Ugly Model ” is screening at Cinemasia Film Festival
Doris Yeung’s documentary “Ugly Model” is focused on Kevin Kreider, an Asian-American fitness model and...
“The Ugly Model ” is screening at Cinemasia Film Festival
Doris Yeung’s documentary “Ugly Model” is focused on Kevin Kreider, an Asian-American fitness model and...
- 3/8/2020
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
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