Imagine how tired we are
that, “My job is to bring my inclusive vision of beauty. I think if a message is aesthetic, it’s stronger. The picture of those black girls wearing those dream gowns didn’t need words. Streetwear is something different, but when people see black girls in couture, the highest point of fashion, the job is done.”
The brand has particularly released praised for its work with Sudanese refugee model Adut Akech who has helped forward Valentino’s diversity mission.At Paris Fashion Week in June of 2015, Junya Watanabe truly missed the mark with their collection, sending white models down the runway wearing dreadlocks, cornrows, African textiles, bone necklaces and more. The show was not only a clear example of appropriation, but was incredibly offensive to many.
“At issue is the impact of yet another set of images implying that Africa's cultural products are equally up for grabs in the endgame of making non-African people more beautiful, interesting, desirable,”Leann Duggan of Refinery29. “That idea will always be offensive to some. To others, anything that threatens white ownership of the culture of people of color is the offensive thing — a "negativity" to be avoided at all costs.
In her piece, Duggan points out that many major fashion critics did not see the fault in the collection, labeling it with words like “exotic.” Clearly, while many were starting to call out cultural appropriation in fashion, many were unaware of what the term even meant.
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