Diversity in Fashion – Gucci’s next Ad Campaign might feature All Black Models!

Italian fashion house, Gucci teased their followers on Instagram with a series of videos from their model castings in London – all nine of the models were black. In the videos, the models are seen busting some dance moves and answering quirky questions like, “What’s your spirit animal?” and “What does it mean to have soul?”

According to the captions, the audition videos were taken on January 26, 2017 in London for the brand’s pre-fall 2017 campaign. Does this mean Gucci is gearing up for their first all-black model ad campaign?

If Gucci does do a campaign featuring all black models it will be a first for the fashion house and it’ll surely make waves in the fashion world when the issues of diversity and inclusion is such a hot topic.

See some of the clips below.

Camille, 21. What’s your spirit animal? “I’d say an elephant.” At the audition for the #GucciPreFall17 campaign, London, January 26, 2017.

A video posted by Gucci (@gucci) on Jan 26, 2017 at 2:58am PST

Franck, 20. “I dance afro beat, afro house, jerk, turfing… a mix of everything.” At the audition for the #GucciPreFall17 campaign, London, January 26, 2017.

A video posted by Gucci (@gucci) on Jan 26, 2017 at 5:05am PST

Zen. What’s your spirit animal? “A dolphin because a dolphin is very intelligent, I would say a tiger but that’s so cliché.” At the audition for the #GucciPreFall17 campaign, London, January 26, 2017.

A video posted by Gucci (@gucci) on Jan 26, 2017 at 7:05am PST

Look out for the MJ inspired dance moves in this one!

Alton, 19. What does it mean to have soul? “It means to be you in the purest form.” At the audition for the #GucciPreFall17 campaign, London, January 26, 2017.

A video posted by Gucci (@gucci) on Jan 26, 2017 at 9:00am PST

Chauncey, 23. “My spirit animal is a tiger, I like the fact they are very observative and very vicious.” At the audition for the #GucciPreFall17 campaign, London, January 26, 2017.

A video posted by Gucci (@gucci) on Jan 26, 2017 at 11:46am PST

Source: Instagram | @gucci