Black Face is in Fashion ?!?

Lara Stone in French Vogue

For its October issue, which is dedicated to supermodels, French Vogue features Lara Stone painted in what has been widely called contemporary blackface. The blonde Dutch beauty's pale skin was painted dark brown for several couture-filled shots in a 14-page spread. Reactions have varied widely -- from bloggers calling the images extremely racist to others seeing the French Vogue team as simply pushing the envelope by reappropriating historically charged symbols to give people a visceral reaction to fashion. Read More .