Images of Jing Wen for the Spanish fashion label Zara stirred a fierce debate on race, beauty, and how Asian women are depicted by global brands.
Tag: Fashion and Apparel
Vogue Brazil Fashion Director Resigns Over Photos That Evoke Slavery Era
Donata Meirelles resigned after photos emerged from her 50th birthday that critics saw as allusion to race relations in the colonial era, when slavery was legal in Brazil.
Unbuttoned: The Biggest Fake News in Fashion
Untangling the origins of a myth repeated so often that no one thought to question it.
In Paris, ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Cut Sharply Into City’s Luxury Trade
Several weekends of violent demonstrations across France have hit the capital’s sellers of high-end goods hard during the year’s most important shopping period
Egyptian Actress Dressed to Impress. She Could Be Jailed for Debauchery.
Rania Youssef’s lacy, revealing dress at a Cairo film festival spurred three lawyers to sue her. A trial has been scheduled for January.
China Dispatch: A Retro Fashion Statement in 1,000-Year-Old Gowns, With Nationalist Fringe
A movement to revive ancient Chinese clothing now has up to a million followers and government blessing. But the fashion can veer into ethnic chauvinism among China’s dominant Han majority.
In China, Dolce & Gabbana Draws Fire and Accusations of Racism on Social Media
The Italian luxury brand said its Instagram accounts had been hacked after racist messages purportedly from one of its designers were made public. But some in China aren’t buying that.
As Nigerian Fashion Booms, Women Lead Its Coverage
Spurred by the leadership of entrepreneurial women and Nigeria’s cultural cachet around Africa and the world, the country’s fashion magazine industry has found a receptive audience.