“February’s issue features Ms. Harris in a dark jacket by Donald Deal, skinny pants, Converse, and her trademark pearls. She stands against a leaf green backdrop bisected by a spill of pink curtain, colors meant to evoke her Howard University sorority, caught in what seems like mid-laugh, hands clasped together at her waist,” the New York Times reports.
She’s also wearing a pair of Converse sneakers and appears to be caught off guard in the photo. Harris’s team has pointed to two photos they say undermine the authority of her new position and may actually expose Vogue’s internalized prejudices.
