“MeiselPic” is alas not a new Twitter photo service but a multi-pic editorial for Vogue Italia by noted fashion photographer Steven Meisel, inspired by social media and the grassroots-level innovators bringing fashion ideas to life via their Facebook, Lookbooks and Twitpics.

Blackface has somehow worked its way into the headlines twice over the past week. The October edition of French Vogue features a model with her face and body painted black. Harry Connick, Jr. called international attention to Australia when he protested a blackfaced skit on a variety show. Coincidence, or part of a larger trend?