Both conclusions are probably true, but so is the fact that there are systemic contributors unique to fashion. That one, of course, actually belongs to another group, racial or religious, and is already resonant with meaning. “While designers liked to play with clichés in the past, cultural stereotypes are caricatures,” said Serge Carreira, a lecturer on fashion and luxury at the Sciences Po institute in Paris. For decades, brands and designer messages were isolated and never challenged.”Yet such borrowing often happens with a kind of blithe thoughtlessness, a creative entitlement. That’s probably true.

Source: New York Times December 21, 2018 09:56 UTC