The tome celebrates six decades of black female catwalk legends and magazine stars, from the pioneers to the present day. Supreme Models features trailblazers such as Iman and Bethann Hardison to superstar models Joan Smalls, Indya Moore and Precious Lee with legends including Pat Cleveland, Roshumba Williams and Veronica Webb.Īnna Wintour, Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast and Global Editorial Director, Vogue, as well as Vogue European Editorial Director Edward Enniful, editor Chioma Nnadi and more also share personal stories of these boundary breaking women who set new standards in the worlds of beauty and fashion – from the 1960s to the unlimited potential of the digital age today. 'Im a modelphile,' declares Marcellas Reynolds, editor of the new coffee table book Supreme Models (Abrams Books), which may be the seasons most sophisticated fanzine. SUPREME MODELS is available now online and at bookstores everywhere. Please join me for a book chat and signing celebrating my new book, SUPREME ACTRESSES: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized. 9 Personal life Marcellas Reynolds was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Chicago's South Shore. In Fall 2019, Marcellas published his first book, SUPREME MODELS: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, the first-ever art book devoted exclusively to black supermodels. The series chronicles the evolution of Black beauty and its impact on the fashion industry, the civil rights movement, the “Black is Beautiful” era and the influence on American culture: Reynolds is the author of Supreme models: Iconic Black women who revolutionized fashion 8 and Supreme actresses: Iconic black women who revolutionized Hollywood.

Vogue and YouTube Originals explore the legacy of Black models with a six-part documentary series based on Marcellas Reynolds’ 2019 book, SUPREME MODELS: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion.

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