Alva Chinn

I diverged from my alphabetical order in this retrospective break to honor Eva Voorhees on her birthday, so now I go back to the letter "C" . . . which gives me a perfect opportunity to revisit Alva Chinn! (The photo immediately below is from 1983.) I mentioned earlier that Alva Chinn helped break racial barriers at a famous 1973 fashion show in France. It's funny . . . I've never really seen race when looking at pictures of Alva Chinn. I've never seen her as a beautiful black woman. I've...Read Full Story

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