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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,670 posts) Tue Jan 21, 2020, 10:17 AM Jan 2020

Row over white models in 'cornrow wigs' at Paris fashion week

Paris (AFP) - Japanese fashion brand Comme des Garcons was at the centre of a cultural appropriation row Sunday after it sent out white models in what appeared to be cornrow wigs at its Paris men's fashion week show.

The self-appointed fashion watchdog Diet Prada -- which has a record of pulling up labels on racial insensitivity including the notorious Gucci "blackface" jumper - accused the cult brand of "taking a step back".

Comme des Garcons was criticised in 2018 for reportedly not using a black model for more than 20 years.

Diet Prada, which has 1.7 million followers on Instagram and uses the platform to regularly chide labels, said even those taking part in the show seemed embarrassed.

https://news.yahoo.com/row-over-white-models-cornrow-wigs-paris-fashion-182240119.html

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Row over white models in 'cornrow wigs' at Paris fashion week (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2020 OP

Same arguments were made 41 years ago no_hypocrisy Jan 2020 #1

Looks like a bunch of guys doing cosplay for the twins in the Matrix 2 blugbox Jan 2020 #2

If the clothes are as ugly as her styles, she needs something to make headlines! csziggy Jan 2020 #3

The wigs made me think Egyptians... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #4

Shit - my sister gets MUCH more attractive clothes from Salvation Army! csziggy Jan 2020 #5

Much ado about nothing. virgogal Jan 2020 #6

wigs? you want wigs.... msongs Jan 2020 #7

Clicked the link to see the pic. Odoreida Jan 2020 #8

How about Fashion Abomination vs. Fashion Appropriation JCMach1 Jan 2020 #9

no_hypocrisy

(46,245 posts)

1. Same arguments were made 41 years ago

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2020, 10:22 AM

Jan 2020

over the cornrows in Bo Derek's hair in "Ten."

blugbox

(951 posts)

2. Looks like a bunch of guys doing cosplay for the twins in the Matrix 2

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2020, 10:33 AM

Jan 2020

How very strange and stupid of them. That looks ridiculous. What does your hair have to do with the clothes anyway? Why do they need wigs to show off clothes?

csziggy

(34,139 posts)

3. If the clothes are as ugly as her styles, she needs something to make headlines!

Reply to blugbox (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 21, 2020, 10:40 AM

Jan 2020

I can't post the picture at the top of this article, but they have ugly prints sewn together in arbitrary fashion and badly fitted.
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/jan/19/comme-des-garcons-in-row-over-white-models-in-cornrow-wigs

Wounded Bear

(58,755 posts)

4. The wigs made me think Egyptians...

Reply to csziggy (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 21, 2020, 10:42 AM

Jan 2020

the clothes made me think Salvation Army chic.

csziggy

(34,139 posts)

5. Shit - my sister gets MUCH more attractive clothes from Salvation Army!

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 21, 2020, 10:46 AM

Jan 2020

Seriously, most of her clothes have been from thrift stores since she was in college in 1970. A lot of those outfits were so well made she still uses them, fifty years later!