For the Spring 2017 season, TheFashionSpot examined 299 shows and 8,832 model’s appearances across the New York, London, Paris, and Milan shows. They found that 74.6 percent of models cast were white and a staggeringly low 0.40 percent of all models cast were of Middle Eastern origin. Over 3x as many Muslims live in Asia as in the Middle East, and yet this false perception persists. While originally conceived as a competition to showcase and find the best local Moroccan talent from three distinct musical categories: rap, heavy metal, and pan-African/fusion, it is now more than a cultural festival. And so, here are the images of L'Boulevard 2019, showcasing a Moroccan identity in the process of remaking, decolonizing, and re-embracing itself fully and truly.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 07, 2019 12:00 UTC