Paris Fashion Show Features Obama Lookalike

A model who bears a striking resemblance to President Obama closes the men's Fall-Winter 2009-2010 collection for Lanvin in Paris on Sunday.

(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Comments

[coco51]

06:03 PM on 02/17/2009

The French like a lot of "folks" are so disingenuous. When was the last time a "cute" black man closed a fashion show for Lanvin?

[ccmd]

11:02 PM on 01/30/2009

"well hon, they all look alike to me......."

[jackson1015]

06:09 PM on 01/28/2009

He looks like a baby Obama or an Obama-in-training. Too cute...

[TiaL27]

10:54 PM on 01/26/2009

He's cute

[Vivianite]

01:54 PM on 01/27/2009

He's completely adorable! He isn't meant to be a twin, but a kind of fun reference to our pres--works for me!

[Ohsnap]

10:19 PM on 01/26/2009

Kind of an Obama-fied version of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Or maybe, Where's Waldo.

[Ohsnap]

10:13 PM on 01/26/2009

Only the ears look the same. But the symbolism was probably not lost on anyone. I'm sure Obama is happy that a twenty-something is considered a look-alike.

[OverIt]

08:36 PM on 01/26/2009

Man, I'm really starting to think that non-blacks think all black people look alike. The dude is skinny, light-skinned and has big ears but STRIKING RESEMBLANCE? To quote Whitney Houston... Oh hell no!

[KillBillV2]

07:24 PM on 01/26/2009

This guy is cute...but Obama is a MAN...a yummy man at that...!!

[honeydiva]

06:43 PM on 01/26/2009

hahaha...Obama better start demanding his cut from around the world!

[yphili184]

03:30 PM on 01/26/2009

Striking resemblance? not really, but I get the point!

[hollybork]

02:54 PM on 01/26/2009

Well, good enough. I am hopeful of the day when we will also see more black models. Then maybe we can have more black actors, more black commentators, more black coaches in professional sports, and more tenured professors in universities and colleges. How about more US Senators who are of color? It is about time we see every beautiful color of human skin, eyes, and hair and learn to celebrate the creative and energizing flow of human diversity. It has been too long coming. I say that as a caucasion woman who worked in the civil rights movement 40 years ago. It has been too long coming. Give us all the Obama colored models you can find, please.

[Rasaria]

02:22 PM on 01/26/2009

Give me a break. Will every light-skinned black man with ears be compared to Obama from now on? Oh, right, despite our post-racialism, we all still look a like.

[Razorbazk2005]

02:51 PM on 01/26/2009

Oh be quite. It obvious that the guy in the picture is a model look -a -like Barack. Gosh. It's people like you in our community who are no different from the bigots from McCain's camp. Everything relates to race. I bet you are like that f**l who claims Michelle should wear ONLY black designers. This world would be great if we just got rid of bigots like you.

[ZimboChick]

03:31 PM on 01/26/2009

do sit down

[miriald]

02:18 PM on 01/26/2009

Sorry to sink your kneejerk-stereotype boat, but most male models are straight.

[Aesthete]

01:58 PM on 01/26/2009

A resemblance? Well, close. The model could be a younger brother.

[Banji81]

04:37 PM on 01/26/2009

...of a friend's. No resemblance. Period.

[PlayTOE]

01:37 PM on 01/26/2009

They had a Barack lookalike but no Michelle? (somebody missed a trick).

On the positive side... now Barack knows who to get to try out his clothes and make sure they look kool...

[roblabrousse]

01:40 PM on 01/26/2009

Maybe it was a menswear show??????????????????

[roblabrousse]

01:41 PM on 01/26/2009

Yes it was a menswear show!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!