Naomi Campbell has shared her frustrations with the fashion industry and its unfulfilled commitments to diversity and inclusion. The British supermodel has been a prominent figure in fashion since the 1980s and soon became known as one of the foremost Black models in the world. Campbell was the first Black model to appear on the cover of several publications, including Vogue France and Time , and has repeatedly used her platform to promote diversity in fashion.
In celebration of her work, Campbell, 54, will soon launch Naomi: In Fashion – an exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum that displays garments and memorabilia from her near-40-year career. In a recent interview with Bloomberg , she touched upon the topic of diversity in the industry and hit out at those who want to “look good” without investing in long-term inclusion. “A lot of people can come up to me and say, ‘Oh we want this, we want that.
’ But that can go through one ear or the other if it’s just for a ‘tick the box’,” she told the publication. “I’m not into ticking the box. You have to show me that you really want to commit into the community and the infrastructure.
” Campbell then noted that she has previously offered her insights to brands, only to be dissatisfied with their work on diversity and inclusion in their output afterwards. “You know, there’s been brands where they’ve been in trouble, they just want to look good. And I’ve gone out to help, and then onc.