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Model Cédrick Dauberton on Facing Discrimination in the Fashion Industry

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'Some events in my career made me think I wasn't worthy enough compared to my colleagues, which is not true. But I realized that there was nothing wrong about being Black in this industry. I learned to love myself more and embrace my differences.”

, a model from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe who now calls Toronto home. Since being scouted by a casting director in Paris while finishing up his Master’s Degree in finance, Cédrick has been tapped by Italian fashion house Missoni for gigs. Away from the catwalk, Cédrick is also an aspiring actor. Here, he shares, in his own words, his experience as a model of colour in an industry where Eurocentric features have long been the standard of beauty.

“Diversity should be normalized in the fashion industry and not seen as something trendy. I want to see more brands walk the talk about diversity. The industry of course needs to work on racism, but there are other issues to tackle as well, including better representation of people of different gender expressions, and adopting more body positivity for everyone to be able to identify.”“As a person of colour, I feel overwhelmed by discrimination and violence towards minorities.

 

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