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FASHION&ACTIVISM:IT’S COMPLICATEDArticle By Danielle LaRoseImage By Hayley Thornton-KennedyFashion’s relationship with activism is long and convoluted, so much sothat a Facebook status might say ‘it’s complicated’. On-again, off-againwith social movements, despite accusations of whitewashing, bodyshaming, and cultural appropriation, the industry has hosted its share ofprotests and shouts to the social conscience on everything from AIDS toimmigration. Today, in the shakiest sociopolitical climate since the 60s,young designers and big brands are joining a long line of predecessorsusing clothes to communicate and the runway to rebel.FASHION & ACTIVISM 5
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FASHION&
ACTIVISM:
IT’S COMPLICATED
Article By Danielle LaRose
Image By Hayley Thornton-Kennedy
Fashion’s relationship with activism is long and convoluted, so much so
that a Facebook status might say ‘it’s complicated’. On-again, off-again
with social movements, despite accusations of whitewashing, body
shaming, and cultural appropriation, the industry has hosted its share of
protests and shouts to the social conscience on everything from AIDS to
immigration. Today, in the shakiest sociopolitical climate since the 60s,
young designers and big brands are joining a long line of predecessors
using clothes to communicate and the runway to rebel.
FASHION & ACTIVISM 5
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