Racial Diversity Inches Forward, Body Diversity Hits a Record Low in the Fall 2018 Fashion Ads

When it comes to diversity, fashion thinks it’s making headway: Elite Model Management just signed black, transgender, physically disabled model Aaron Philip; Vogue finally allowed an African-American photographer to shoot its September cover; Reformation is now making sexy, sustainably-minded dresses in up to a size 22; Maye Musk is a CoverGirl. But encouraging as they are, these headlines don’t always correspond with the hard,…