Fashion model Laura Alvarez

Posted by Admin Wednesday, November 2, 2011 0 comments
Black fashion models broke racial barriers in the sixties and the seventies, but Hispanic models opened a few doors in that period as well. One notable Hispanic model of the time was Laura Alvarez.


As a Latina, she helped make "exotic" looks all the more desirable.


The top photo is taken from a 1974 Bloomingdale's ad, while the bottom photo is from an Avedon spread in the February 1975 U.S. issue of Vogue.