The internet has EXPLODED over the new Vogue photoshoot featuring Kendall Jenner with a so-called ‘afro’!

For the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” reality star, it’s not the first time she’s been bashed in the media for a similar campaign regarding cultural appropriation. 

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Fifteen years and 150 finalists later, the @CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund prize has created global stars, local heroes, a must-watch New York Fashion Week, and, most important, a true sense of community among designers of all ages and backgrounds—all with differing aesthetic and commercial aspirations—who communicate, collaborate, and essentially care for one another through the fun and not-so-fun times. Laura Vassar Brock—one of the founders of 2016 #CVFF winner Brock Collection—says, “We spoke to a few friends who had gone through it, and they all said the same thing: that the Fashion Fund is a life-changing experience. And indeed it was!” Tap the link in our bio to learn more. Photographed by @mikaeljansson, styled by @tonnegood, Vogue, November 2018

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She’s pictured again with a more “crimped out” version of the ‘fro next to Dutch Moroccan/Egyptian model Imaan Hammam and as a woman of colour, you’d think by re-posting the image herself she clearly doesn’t see an issue. 

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Kendall and i for 🖤@voguemagazine

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Now, we don’t know about you but… we don’t think this is a fro. 

THIS is a fro. 


And what a beautiful ‘fro that is. 

In a statement obtained by E! News, Vogue said,

“The image is meant to be an update of the romantic Edwardian/Gibson Girl hair which suits the period feel of the Brock Collection, and also the big hair of the ’60s and the early ’70s, that puffed-out, teased-out look of those eras. We apologize if it came across differently than intended, and we certainly did not mean to offend anyone by it.”

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And if we look back at the history of the Edwardian/Gibson girl era of hair, we think it’s pretty spot on to Jenner’s shoot. 



Sure, the Kardashian’s have CERTAINLY got it wrong in the past. 

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But, having a look through Vogue’s Instagram, it’s clear they aren’t afraid of portraying and embracing different body shapes, cultural backgrounds and genders.


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Earlier this year, @moh_mckenzie and @clint_malik started incorporating everyday objects into their street style photos on Instagram: Clothespins hang from thrifted trenchcoat pockets, broken mirror shards are fastened to sunglasses with string, and playing cards are safety-pinned onto everything from traditional Kenyan robes to hand-painted jeans and captioned #MadeInKenya. “We use objects related to our culture, like matchsticks, brooms, handmade handbags,” says Malik, and the pair have become a street style duo to watch on social media. Tap the link in our bio for more #VogueWorld, 100 of our favorite street style stars from Lagos to Los Angeles, Cameroon to Chicago, Beijing to Brooklyn, who embody street style in the truest sense: people who woke up in the morning, got dressed, and blessed the world with their dazzle and direction.

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But what do you think? Have they crossed the line here? Or are you all for the Jenner Edwardian look? Let us know in the comments!

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