{"id":2465,"date":"2023-10-08T01:30:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T23:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2023-10-08T01:30:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T23:30:53","slug":"toddler-with-down-syndrome-featured-in-ad-for-banana-republics-new-baby-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=2465","title":{"rendered":"Toddler with Down syndrome featured in ad for Banana Republic\u2019s new baby collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brands are finally taking the necessary steps to show they are inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, we have seen fashion companies move away from what used to be their typical model \u2013 a skinny white woman \u2013 and move towards more diverse models to match their audience. While we have celebrated this, we still see groups of people who are underrepresented, one them being those with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Victoria\u2019s Secret featured their first model with Down syndrome, and now another brand is celebrating a milestone with the launch of their baby collection.<\/p>\n<p>Banana Republic has included a baby boy with Down syndrome in their latest campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you @bananarepublic for #changingthefaceofbeauty<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Changing the Face of Beauty on Saturday, March 5, 2022<br \/>\n\u201cThe BR Baby collection recently launched by Banana Republic was designed with a promise to be more sustainable, more welcoming, and more inclusive,\u201d the company said in a statement, per FOX 5 NY.<\/p>\n<p><iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.mp.lura.live\/player\/3.12.11\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to celebrate diversity in all forms and in the casting for BR Baby we saw a perfect moment to move this forward. We were thrilled to give this beautiful, loving human his first modeling job.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>So cute!<br \/>\nKatie Driscoll, the founder and president of Changing the Face of Beauty, said the organization, which is committed to equal representation of people with disabilities in the media, said she was \u201cthrilled\u201d brands were speaking to the disabled community with their ads.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BananaRepublic1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BananaRepublic1.webp 932w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BananaRepublic1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BananaRepublic1-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><br \/>\n(Credit: Banana Republic)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo often our community is overlooked when diversity is being considered, fact is the disability community is the largest minority in the world and one in 5 families know or love someone with a disability. Being seen in the world we live in is vital to our future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I hope one day this becomes the norm so that when a brand includes someone with a disability it\u2019s not something we have to celebrate, but something we expect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brands are finally taking the necessary steps to show they are inclusive. In recent years, we have seen fashion companies move away from what used to be their typical model \u2013 a skinny white woman \u2013 and move towards more diverse models to match their audience. 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