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“There should be a Vogue Africa”: Naomi Campbell on the continent’s growing luxury industry
“We just had Vogue Arabia — it is the next progression. It has to be” -Naomi Campbell
Supermodel Naomi Campbell who literally created an uproar when she entered the glamourous industry in the late 20th century is asking all the valid questions. Recently the beauty was seen attending a fashion week in Lagos, Nigeria where she raised an extremely valid point. She asked why Vogue wasn’t brought to Africa. Naomi who is a contributing editor at British Vogue herself stated, “There should be a Vogue Africa. We just had Vogue Arabia — it is the next progression. It has to be.”
It is strange and sad to see the divide still existing and how one of the most oldest and influential magazine is at the helm of it. The African edition is long withstanding. One of the major speculations why Vogue’s not present in Africa yet is said to be the lack of adequate luxury market or as Campbell states. “Africa has never had the opportunity to be out there and their fabrics and their materials and their designs be accepted on the global platform. It shouldn't be that way. People have come to realize it is not about the color of your skin to define if you can do the job or not.”
However, it is interesting to notice that Vogue’s parent company, Conde Nast does publish South African versions of GQ, Glamour, GQ Style and House & Garden. Various other fashion publications like, Marie Claire, Elle and Cosmopolitan distributes their own version. On an interesting note, South Africa is the only African country that carries such a wide and extensive lineup of international publications.
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