Several revolting fashion lines list
Upsetting clothing lines list! In November, Dolce & Gabbana canceled a Shanghai fashion show, just as it was scheduled to start, after being accused of racism. The controversy started after the luxury label shared videos on Instagram in which an Asian model attempted to eat Italian food with chopsticks. The videos were meant to promote the Shanghai event, which the brand had dubbed “The Great Show,” but instead they sparked anger online. Users on the Chinese social media platform Weibo accused the label of trivializing Chinese culture and presenting a racist view of women. To make matters even worse, it appeared Stefano Gabbana, one of the brand’s co-founders, was responding to upset commenters online with offensive insults. He later claimed his account, and the account of the brand, had been hacked.
Alexander McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2000 Collection, “Eye”, Alexander McQueen presented his Spring/Summer 2000 collection in New York on the night of Hurricane Floyd. The show, entitled Eye, dealt with the theme of Western fears of Islam and many of the clothes in the show directly referenced traditional Islamic dress. The show was particularly controversial because it featured sexualized versions of the niqaab and featured models in burqas flying over a bed of nails that had risen from the floor during the finale.
Kendall + Kylie Jenner Selfie “Vintage” Band Tees, Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s eponymous clothing line has had its ups and downs this year. The sisters found themselves in the center of a firestorm of controversy after releasing “vintage” band t-shirts that featured their faces photoshopped over music legends. Not only did many people find the designs offensive and morally reprehensible, apparently Kendall and Kylie didn’t have legal permission to use most of the images either.
It’s the job of director of Chanel Karl Lagerfeld to always have his finger on the pulse. In 2015, he tapped into feminism’s recent wave and staged a protest at the end of his show. Hashtag activism and pop culture protests are on the rise, and Lagerfeld’s models also took to the ‘streets’: a runway entitled Boulevard Chanel, created inside the Grand Palais. Cara Delevingne and Caroline de Maigret had megaphones, while a parade of models including Kendall Jenner, Georgia May Jagger, Edie Campbell, Joan Smalls, and even Gisele Bündchen brandished signs that read “History is Her Story,” “Feminism Not Masochism,” “We Can Match the Machos” and “Ladies First.” Even male model Baptiste Giabiconi waved a “He For She” banner, which just might be our favorite nod to Emma Watson’s global UN campaign yet. The “Free Freedom” sign may have been an ironic nod to Free the Nip, the cause du jour for models like Delevingne, who opened the show, and Kendall Jenner, who Instagrammed about it post-show. “I’m Every Woman” blared from the speakers, and everyone danced in their seats. Did Lagerfeld just co-opt feminism to sell some clothes? All we know is that feminism itself is controversial at the moment.
Another revolting fashion line is Headhunters Line, a very bold fashion line that already generated a lot of controversy. Sex, guns, outrageous message, this fashion clothing line has them all. See more info at https://www.headhuntersclothing.com/.
