Darnella Thomas in one of her groundbreaking ads from the legendary Charlie fragrance campaign in the 1970s.
From Black and Beautiful: How Women of Color Changed the Fashion Industry by former Ford model Barbara Summers
Although Darnella shot at least four ads for the Charlie campaign, she was not signed to a contract. “Every time I did a shoot for them I would get paid whatever the day rate was; it was never a contract. A contract would have entailed them giving me the television commercials, which is what I really wanted. I know for a for a fact that the reason I did the second, third, and fourth ads was because they got a lot of letters about me. I wouldn’t have continued to do them if they weren’t successful. It was interesting, too, that I didn’t see some of the ads. When you photographed, you shot two or three ads. I don’t know how many they used, or where. The ads ran in some parts of Africa and Latin America, but they didn’t tell me that. I wasn’t supposed to know obviously. Who thought that far? I was only looking for Essence, you know? But they used my ad in Vogue and Glamour also.
Fabo
may the odds be always in your favor!
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When Michael Alig created Shampoo as the V.I.P. club for the Limelight the first person hired to promote was me. After a while as the club was able to get a crowd in on Saturday nights I was let go but he kept Lady Bunny. I was at the time more expensive then her. Saturday evenings were a gas because Bunny would come over my place and hang out and make guest list phone calls with me. I had two telephone lines in my loft so we worked from opposite ends of the apartment. I probably never even thought of making it into a dinner party at the time.
Here’s another one of those thank you sheets.
Heck why don’t you check out my store while you’re at it.
All you need to do is click on the image.
Ministry Of Sound founder Justin Berkmann, DJ Danny Tenaglia and others share stories about the late Larry Levan, the producer and DJ whose residency at New York’s Paradise Garage between 1977 and 1987 remains the most storied in clubland.
(via npr)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
-Disney World
One of the best rides!
Some kids’ cereals pack more sugar than a Twinkie
1. Kellogg’s Honey Smacks
2. Post Golden Crisp
3. Kellogg’s Froot Loops Marshmallows
4. Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch’s OOPS! All Berries
5. Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch Original
6. Quaker Oats Oh!s
7. Kellogg’s Smorz
8. Kellogg’s Apple Jacks
9. Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries
10. Kellogg’s Froot Loops OriginalNot the Cap’n!
