No matter how bright the newest fashions are as they make their way down the runway, the fashion world still lacks colour. The industry lacks the use of black, Asian and Latina models. It has formed an image of the “perfect model”- that being the blue-eyed, blonde-haired and slender looking woman. Anything that goes against this image is rarely seen in the industry. Many people have tried voicing opinions regarding the matter but designers say it is their artistic right to have whoever they want modelling their clothing. Supermodel Naomi Campbell is one of those voices. As a black woman herself, Campbell has spent most of her career trying to promote women of colour in the fashion industry. Along with some of the world's top black supermodels, Campbell launched a campaign against race discrimination in the fashion industry. Her goal was to change the way women of colour are seen in high fashion. Few changes started to arise, however, these changes were soon forgotten and women of colour ended up right back where they started in the eyes of the fashion world. She states that this issue is at its worst since the 1960s. "This year, we have gone back all the way that we had advanced," she says.
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