Last year, Vogue Italia made a statement with a black issue starring Jourdan Dunn and Naomi Campbell amongst others. They were shot by Steven Meisel for the issue which had four different colours. The magazine was a huge success and it has now been re-released to mark the occasion.

Barbie has been celebrating her 50th birthday all year so it's quite fitting that she should get a very fashionable shoot. Franca Sozzani chose to only use black dolls in the July supplement commenting, “Barbie has been an icon for whole generations which is why I really wanted to give a strong sign in step with the times, and dedicate the anniversary issue to black Barbie.”

The first black doll by Barbie, Francie, was released in 1967 as a friend to Barbie followed in 1980 by a "black Barbie" doll. A new line will also be released this Autumn called the So In Style dolls. Check out more images from the new supplement here.