Black Models

Does anyone happen to know
who is this wonderful black male model is?


I've been watching Paris Fashion Week
and this guy is totally killer gorgeous!
[I think I'm developing a bit of a crush.]

I love promoting "colored" models (regardless of their nationality/origin), but I only love to promote the best. After all, I only adore what I view to be the best!

Lately I've been seeing a lot of gorgeous black models that are worth buzzing about. I don't know if it's just this season {with the recent news of Yves Saint Laurent's death} or if the fashion industry is jumping on a "black models" bandwagon, but black models seem to be the hype of this season -- from the new I-D Magazine cover with Naomi Campbell and Stefano Pilati to the Vogue Italia Magazine cover with Liya Kebede, Jordan Dunn, Naomi Campbell, etc.

I felt the I-D Magazine cover was just a lovely tribute to Yves Saint Laurent because he was the first designer to use black models on the runways, etc. But, then I noticed DSquared used several black male models in their Spring/Summer 2009 menswear collection...

And then I got to thinking,
"Are black models just a trend for this season or are they truly here to stay?"