#VogueChallenge in CNN Style & The Cut

There’s a new viral challenge on social media, and it’s uplifting Black creatives that have been largely neglected by the fashion industry. Called the #VogueChallenge, it originated on TikTok in mid-May before taking on a new meaning amid widespread Black Lives Matter movements over the past few weeks. The challenge went viral on both Twitter and Instagram, where thousands of Black users are imagining their own versions of Vogue covers.

The movement responds to the letter Anna Wintour sent earlier this week to employees admitting that “Vogue has not found enough ways to elevate and give space to Black editors, writers, photographers, designers and other creators.” According to Teen Vogue, there has been only one Black photographer to shoot a cover in the 127-year history of the publication, and only 21 Black women have appeared on the cover solo. Now, with Wintour’s belated acknowledgment of racial disparity within the company, Black creatives are centering their bodies and talent by adopting the iconic branding imagery.

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CNN Style

People around the world have been re-creating Vogue covers to promote diversity in fashion.

Posted under the hashtag #VogueChallenge, the mock-ups aren't just the latest social media fad -- they imagine what a more representative fashion industry could look like.

The challenge was started by Oslo-based student Salma Noor earlier this month, after she tweeted an alternative cover featuring a shot of herself under the headline "Being black is not a crime."

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