(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 20 - The February issue of Vogue magazine will come out with a new cover dedicated to Kamala Harris after the controversy aroused by a first cover judged by many to be disrespectful towards the US vice president.
Brings the Guardian.
The photo that will be used for the new issue is not unedited but it is the one already used online to advertise the magazine.
In the portrait, the subject of heavy social media attacks, Harris was casually dressed, her beloved Converse at her feet.
In the new cover, which will be released in a limited edition, the vice president wears a light blue suit by MichaelKors.
According to Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan, with the casual image, "Vogue robbed Harris of his roses.
It would have taken a little awe.
Nothing on the cover said: 'Wow'.
And sometimes, that's all black women want, a "wow" of admiration and celebration of what they've accomplished. "Vogue director Anne Wintour explained that the shot of Tyler Mitchell, the first African photographer. American to create a magazine cover in 2018, it was chosen because it was "accessible."
There had also been controversy about Harris' complexion that was excessively lightened in Photoshop. (ANSA).
