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...after models of the 1970s and '80s, Iman challenged the notions of beauty in the pages of fashion magazines. The Somalian native, now 48, has done the same in the world of cosmetics. When she stepped off the runway for good in 1989 Iman realized that other women of color were having the same problems with makeup that she had confronted before photo shoots. "As a model, I had to play chemist and mix and match foundations to find a skin tone suitable for me," she says...
...Women of color have skin tones in a myriad of shades, Iman explains. Although most major cosmetics companies make products for these women, the offerings have been slim. So in 1994 Iman launched the IMAN Cosmetics and Skincare collection exclusively for women of African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern or Native American descent. "A well-known brand may have six foundations total, whereas I have over 30 foundations just for women of color," she says. This year IMAN Cosmetics will expand nationwide to stores like Target and Walgreens...
...Every model and her mother has a line of makeup," says fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. "But Iman's is really right. No one has done a line of cosmetics for women of color in this luxurious, designer sort...
...that moment in fashion, French couturiers ruled the roost. Black was not a color worn during the day, and clothes were intended to be objects of ornamentation. In fact, Kawakubo's concept that clothes should express something other than sexuality was unthinkable. Instead of taking traditional fashion cues, Kawakubo, who had come to design from textile advertising, looked to masculine dress, street culture and her Japanese heritage for inspiration. While other designers were cutting and draping their silhouettes, Kawakubo was slashing and shredding and twisting and sculpting hers. In everything she created, she challenged the notion that fashion was meant...
...mostly buying up collections offered by Southeast Asian agents and putting them together in the store like pieces of a mismatched puzzle. In the late '80s, Van den Bosch began building a design team, and today it has access to the latest in computerized design software and color-matching programs, tools available only to billion-dollar international companies...