Makeup is magical in its ability to make us something we’re not, but can it go too far? Enter the recent trends of “blackface” and “colorface,” where white models or artistes are painted to impersonate other races.
This resurgence began with the Australian show “Hey Hey It’s Saturday” in which a cover group called the Jackson Jive performed in blackface, to mostly negative feedback. The trend is resurfacing in fashion as well: the Oct. 2009 French Vogue edition has Dutch model Lara Stone painted to look black (and dressed in requisite …