Down-filled jackets aka bubble coats for the most part have a reputation for giving the wearer a bulky, Michelin Man-like silhouette. Nonetheless when staying warm is the focus, a puffer jacket can become a necessity, and with fashion’s current affinity for over-sized silhouettes we’ve seen a resurgence of the voluminous coat and jacket from the likes of Balenciaga, and Givenchy to name a few.
With the fashion forward Marques Almeida‘s fall 2016 Puffa coat is selling out in various retails outlets, we present you 10 ways to upgrade your standard down jacket to a Snobette-worthy style statement:
![Actress #ViolaDavis' cover for #VanityFair is winning praise, especially in light of gymnast #SimoneBiles' #AnnieLeibowitz-shot #Vogue cover, which has been widely panned.
Turns out, Davis was shot by #DarioCalmese (portrait on the slide by #TeronBeal), the first black photographer to shoot a cover for VF, which was first published from 1913 to 1936 and then revived in 1983.
Until two weeks ago, according to the @nytimes, Calmese didn't know if he was the first Black photographer to shoot the cover but he had a hunch so he reached out to magazine editors.
In the magazine's July-August letter, editor-in-chief #RadhikaJones wrote, "To the best of our knowledge, it is the first Vanity Fair cover made by a Black photographer.”
At the same time, in the 35 yeas before Jones was named editor, VF had published just 17 covers solo covers featuring Black people. Since become EIC two-and-a-half years ago, Jones has published eight covers featuring Black people including two featuring interracial married couples.
According to Calmese, the cover poses was inspired by an 1863 McPherson & Oliver photograph (on the slide but be warned it's disturbing) of Gordon, an enslaved man whose back is filled with scars from being whipped.
Commenting on the choice, Calmese explained, "When you look at it, it is gruesome and harsh, but he pushes back more toward the camera. His hand is at his waist, you know that line, with his profile going down the arm and coming back. And so I was like: I can recreate this."
Well aware of the importance of the cover, Calmese said, "I did know that this was a moment to say something. I knew this was a moment to be, like, extra Black."
According to the NY Times, "For [Jones], the image represented the strength it takes to tell your own story, she said. For [Calmese], it is about rewriting an old story.](https://snobette.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
