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For the first time ever, a black model opened the show for Louis Vuitton

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A black woman walking the runway at Louis Vuitton shouldn’t be a big deal.

It should be pretty bloody commonplace, actually.

But in Louis Vuitton’s 163 year history, a black woman has never, not once, opened the show.*

*When a model opens a show, it means they’re the first one to walk down the runway, and they lead the models for their final walk at the end. It’s a coveted role.

Until this week, that is, when Janaye Furman made fashion history by being the first ever black model to open for Louis Vuitton.

Again, this shouldn’t be a big deal. But being the first black woman to open a Louis Vuitton runway… Read the full story


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