Megan Thee Stallion’s Harper’s Bazaar’s March cover causes Controversy

Megan Thee Stallion was shot by female photographer Collier Schorr and styled by Editor-in-Chief Samira Nasr for the March issue of Harper’s Bazaar.   The March issue of the venerable magazine has two covers. The first features Megan Thee Stallion in a black bardot top from Saint Laurent. In the second she wears a black cape from Chanel and earrings from Bulgari.

As the first woman of color to serve as Harper’s Bazaar‘s editor-in-chief, Samira Nasr is set on making the world of fashion publishing more inclusive, she tells The Washington Post‘s Robin Givhan. “I feel like I’m rolling up to their party and I’m just like, ‘Plus 20,'” Nasr tells Givhan, “the party” being luxury fashion. “I just want to bring more people with me to the party, because I think that’s going to make it more interesting.”

However, in spite the positive motives behind the scenes, the images, which see the rapper embracing a minimalist, pared-down look, met with derision in some quarters. Some social media users criticized the lighting, somber mood and general aesthetic.

“Nah this ain’t it – photographer didn’t even know how to capture Megan’s skin correctly … in any of the pics,” wrote one user.

“Hopefully (she) learned a lot from this,” another commented: “If you can’t capture dark skinned women just say that.”

“Y’all clearly need a black creative director on set,” wrote another.

However, in an Instagram post which was later made private, the photographer Collier Schorr said Megan Thee Stallion, who is known for her glamorous looks, worked with her on the pictures. Additionally, as stated, EIC Nasr herself acted as stylist and defacto creative director, making the set both female centric and diverse.

In an accompanying interview with Lauren Michele Jackson, the rapper discusses building confidence, recording her debut album in her living room, the importance of education and her hopes for her future legacy. {You can read the full article here.}

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