Favorite Magazine Cover: Allure "The Beauty of Diversity," April 2017

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Readers' Choice Winner
Patrick Demarchelier, Photographer
"The beauty and fashion industries have been too white for too long. By celebrating a range of underrepresented skin tones on our cover, it was our hope to move the needle in the beauty world, to redefine what beauty means. It’s vital to acknowledge that there is no one definition of beauty—and here at Allure, we are overdue. The response was overwhelming: both long-time readers and women who had never connected with Allure before told us how much our April issue meant to them. The needle, in a meaningful way, had moved."




In the cover you see 3 women of color going from lighter to darker skin tones. What is communicated about the people is that no matter what color you are, you are beautiful. Also that most of the models are white so the cover stands out to people. This is communicated by having models that aren't white and are different tones of color. They are all lined up and the lighting makes them look shiny. Also, the magazine cover is simple and there isn't a lot going on. The models aren't dressed up, they don't have a lot of makeup, and their makeup is simple.








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