 He also worked for "The New York Times" and other publications before finally landing at "Vogue", where he worked as the Fashion News Director from 1983 to 1987 and then as Creative Director from 1988 to 1995.He pushed top designers to have more African-American models in their shows.He left "Vogue" and moved to Paris in 1995 to work for "W", and served as contributing editor at "Vogue".