Health And Skin Color Of Models In Brazil Fashion Week

The 2011 Rio Autumn and Winter Fashion Week was recently held in Port Maua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the five-day fashion week, the fainting of a female model and the introduction of all black models by a brand aroused people's concern about the health and skin color of models.

On the fourth day of the fashion week, a female model suddenly fainted while preparing backstage. The 18-year-old model is named Lhasa, from central Brazil. The backstage staff believed that she fainted due to low blood pressure caused by heat stroke in the hot weather, while the modeling company where Lhasa worked said that the reason for her fainting was that she "ate too little".

The incident of Lhasa fainting became the focus of Brazilian media attention, and triggered a discussion about whether models should overeat to keep fit. Some reports point out that models who diet to keep fit on weekdays work hard during Fashion Week and should eat more and eat more frequently. During the Rio Fashion Week and the subsequent Sao Paulo Fashion Week, many models have to walk for more than 40 consecutive shows in more than 10 days, not only turning the day and night upside down, but sometimes only eating one meal a day.

At the same time, the proportion of black models used in fashion weeks has always been a topic of public concern. Previously, black models held a rally during Fashion Week to protest against "racial discrimination" in fashion events. In order to alleviate this contradiction, the Brazilian authorities hope that at least 10% of the fashion week show brands are black models. A few days before the fashion week, there were few black models. On the last day of the fashion week, a brand used all black models in the catwalk.

The brand clothing uses a large number of black flowers in the pattern decoration, and uses a large black, white and red contrast. The Brazilian media believe that the use of this color implies the friendly relationship between various ethnic groups in Brazil, which brings people a strong visual impact, but also causes people to think about racial issues. This special show won warm applause from the audience and pushed the Fashion Week to its climax.