Thursday, February 20th, 2020
Blacks in French Advertisements
As I rode the metro the other day, I found myself marveling at the number and variety of advertisements that portray black people today compared to when I arrived in Paris 27 years ago. I'm sharing several of my favorites in the photo blog post below.

Paris Fashion Week ad

Hippopotamus restaurant ad

Evian water ad

Disneyland Paris ad

French Army ad

INSA Centre Val-de-Loire ad
(INSA = National Institute of Applied Sciences)
Elsa - Engineering Student

Marionnaud perfumes and cosmetics ad

Catimini children's clothing ad

Office Depot ad for Back-to-School

Air France ad

Model for ad for Futurotextiles exhibition at Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

Obaïbi children's apparel ad

Our Walk: Black History in and around the Luxembourg Garden - Click here to book!