Tao Takes Over!!!
April 14th, 2009
Janelle
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The face of fashion is changing. Ideas about what is considered fashionable, chic and classic are opening up to include people of all races and it is about time. Case in point the latest ads for Ralph Lauren, the king of the preppy chic look feature Japanese model Tao Okamoto’s pristine image as the signature face of the brand. Joining the ranks of beauties like Ubah Hassan and Valentina Zeliaeva, Tao looks pitch perfect and adds a bit of edge to the image of the Lauren girl.
Preview of F/W 09 ad in WWD. Image courtesy of Supreme.
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April 14th, 2009
at 4:34 pm
STUNNING.
April 14th, 2009
at 4:46 pm
Janelle, you just made my day. It’s sooo good to see someone of the Asian persuasion fronting a major campaign! Thank you.
April 14th, 2009
at 4:54 pm
absolutely beautiful…. Finally some change!!
If this is the way campaigns featuring ethnic girls would look…….I’m behind it 100%
April 14th, 2009
at 5:05 pm
She also just shot their jeans campaign last week! I was excited when I saw her name on the callsheet
April 14th, 2009
at 5:20 pm
Yes! She’s so chic and I loved her in that outfit at the show. Go Tao!
April 14th, 2009
at 6:06 pm
great, she is BEAUTIFUL!:) this made my day
April 14th, 2009
at 6:40 pm
YAY go Tao! loved her the MOMENT I 1st laid eyes on her. Good job!
April 14th, 2009
at 6:50 pm
i am so glad ralph is using women of color
April 14th, 2009
at 7:06 pm
I love Tao!glad she got a big ad:)
April 14th, 2009
at 11:08 pm
great to see how the fashion landscape is changin parallel to the political landscape.
tao looks stunning here.
April 15th, 2009
at 11:21 am
Tao looks great! More shots please
April 15th, 2009
at 11:24 am
“great to see how the fashion landscape is changin parallel to the political landscape.”
hahaha, r u serious? c’mon, let’s not kid ourselves here
April 15th, 2009
at 1:04 pm
Wow. Love clothes on her. Glad to see she nabbed the campagin like this one! Proud of her!
April 15th, 2009
at 1:25 pm
Brilliant
April 15th, 2009
at 2:38 pm
L O V E!!!
April 15th, 2009
at 3:49 pm
I LOVE this girl! This ad is GORGEOUS!
April 15th, 2009
at 9:18 pm
Goodness!! I loveeeee TAO!!!
Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Mr Lauren!!!
We need more Asian models as well as girls of colours & background of course!
April 15th, 2009
at 9:42 pm
oh i always wanted hye rim park to be the asian ralph lauren girl- tao was the last girl i would have expected!
April 19th, 2009
at 10:51 pm
yes! I love the change (I was starting to get a bit too used to seeing Valenina!) and Tao Okamoto is one of my very favorite models! I’m so glad that Asian models are getting more exposure…a great step up in diversity!