Several outrageous fashion collections list! Swimwear label Bfyne accused Brazilian fashion designer Silvia Ulson of plagiarism after seeing Ulson’s collection at Miami Swim Week this summer. A rep for Bfyne told HuffPost about the similarities between its “Sahara” collection, which took inspiration from the brand’s Nigerian culture, and Ulson’s collection, which was apparently inspired by indigenous Brazilian cultures. On top of that, Ulson’s show featured mostly white models wearing the African-inspired swimsuits paired with Native American-inspired feathered headdresses. The whole scenario was just another reminder that plagiarism and appropriation still exist in fashion, and, no, they are not OK.
Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fall/Winter 1993 Collection, “Chic Rabbis” was what Jean Paul Gaultier labeled his Fall/Winter 1993 show because it was inspired by a trip to NYC where he encountered a group of rabbis leaving the New York Public Library. The designer said he loved the elegance of their dress with their hats and huge coats flapping in the wind but the collection came under fire for being culturally insensitive with specific complaints from Hasidic groups concerning female models in the show wearing traditionally masculine hairstyles and clothes.
Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Violates Her Father’s Policies, Donald Trump’s ‘Made in America’ campaign promise seemed to only apply to people outside of his family. As many reporters, politicians and social media users pointed out, Ivanka Trump’s clothing line is still being made in other countries. Months after the election, it was revealed that three people investigating the Chinese factory that makes her shoes either went missing or were arrested by the Chinese government.
As we’ve mentioned, McQueen was pretty obviously one of the greatest provocateurs in the fashion industry, so it’s no surprise that another one of his shows makes this list. At his Fall/Winter 1995 show, the shocks began with the show’s title, and pretty much continued from there. McQueen’s models were sent out bruised and battered, wearing tattered clothes of tartan and lace. Evocative of the designer’s personal and design background in lower-class east London’s lacemaking and Punk history, the show also garnered criticism for what was perceived by some as the fetishization of violence against women. Ever resistant of literal interpretations, McQueen threw another punch back, claiming that the show was meant to represent the ethnic cleansing of the Scottish Highlands by British soldiers during the 18th and 19th centuries. The ensuing controversy upset the notoriously sensitive designer. Far from glamorizing violence and objectification of women, McQueen argued, his intention was to design clothes that empowered women. “That really p***ed me off, being called a misogynist,” he said.
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