If French Elle fashion writer Nathalie Dolivo is to be believed—and she is not—African-Americans weren’t stylish until the Obama family came into office. “For the first time, the chic has become a plausible option for a community so far pegged [only] to its street wear codes,” writes Dolivo in a post translated from the magazine’s website titled ‘Black Fashion Power.’ And if this sweeping stereotyping and flat-out ignorance weren’t already off base, Dolivo goes on to explain why the so-called Obama renaissance of style is so “chic.” According to her assessment, it embraces “white codes” while still making what she calls “a bourgeois ethnic reference (a batik-printed turban/robe, a shell necklace, a ‘créole de rappeur’) reminiscent [of] the roots.” Pretty stupid, right? Yahoo Shine! reports.
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Wow. That’s a very ignorant statement.
Yes, Mrs. Obama can dress and to say the least, she has her own style.
In Fashion today, the bright colors that have swept the runway I would believe has been influenced by African attire. Bright colors haven’t always been conservative. So thank her for that.
Was hoping you’d blog about this today. I couldn’t wait to hear your take on it.
I can’t believe the nerve! As if we were all wearing fubu and throwback jerseys until the Obama’s came into office…
Good Lord that is so ignorant. I don’t even know what else to say! Miss “French Elle” needs so brush up on her fashion history in the black diaspora.
Moron, I mean French.
good round up of the foolishness going on in our so-called “post-racial” world!
Unfortunately, she isn’t the only one who believe such negative things about African-Americans. Will African-Americans ever gain equal footing in media?