And although she had been curious – even going so far as to consult with a few shamans – she had never been too concerned with tracing where she was from, physically. Even the adopted surname ‘Badu’ has a West African pedigree, being a suffix reserved for a 10th-born child among the Akan people of Ghana.

I can say that in 2007 that Kendall ed will never be inside Vogue US.Erykah Badu‘s musical and stylistic oeuvre has long played with Afrocentric references, from her personal iconography of ankhs and gracefully patterned headwraps to the poetry of her lyrical allusions to the bright continent (“ They call you indigo, we call you Africa / Go get baptized in the ocean of The People” – “The Healer”). Like when Carlyne or MAS was regular contributors for Vogue, their work has their POV but it was still very Vogue. Vogue US used to be exciting because if you want to be featured in Vogue your work has to look like Vogue.

But why not push them to meet your standards, why give them a pass and lowered yours? Time changes but quality should not. I don't mind young photographers or stylists at Vogue because you always have to nurture new talents. Because her style, her demeanor, and her clothes still show that she has her standards and she will not lower them (just like you won't see her in those poorly executed crap of NYFW) so I don't know why can she apply that to her magazine.

I don't if she is aware of it or if she is just comical, but the best thing about Vogue right now is Anna herself, not her magazine. Though maybe it working because I have no desire to buy new clothes when I'm looking at Vogue right now.

They had that chance to make Tonne a new CD but instead, they gave her a Sustainable editor title for a fashion magazine (okay, whatever that means).

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