Controversial fashion collections list! In September, model Tess Holliday called out online retailer Revolve after it advertised a sweatshirt with the words “Being fat is not beautiful it’s an excuse” printed on the front. The body-positive advocate shared a screenshot of the garment on Twitter, writing, “LOLLLLL @REVOLVE y’all are a mess.” Others online questioned how the shirt made it onto the website in the first place. According to Revolve, which released a statement to People following the controversy, the shirt was part of a collaboration with LPA that was meant to provide “commentary on the modern day ‘normality’ of cyberbullying and the shared desire to create a community for those most affected by the epidemic.”
John Galliano’s Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2000 Collection, “Haute Homeless”, For John Galliano’s Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2000 show, he created a collection based on the homeless Parisians he encountered while running along the Seine. To that end, he presented a bricolage collection of shredded and tattered couture garments that had found objects like mini whiskey bottles and kitchen utensils strung along the models’ waists. Many found homelessness to be a distasteful theme for a haute couture collection where dresses can go for upwards of $50,000 and the resulting criticism prompted Galliano to apologize for upsetting so many, stating that it was not meant to offend but rather celebrate the style of the homeless people he encountered in Paris.
Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Violates Her Father’s Policies, Donald Trump’s ‘Made in America’ campaign promise seemed to only apply to people outside of his family. As many reporters, politicians and social media users pointed out, Ivanka Trump’s clothing line is still being made in other countries. Months after the election, it was revealed that three people investigating the Chinese factory that makes her shoes either went missing or were arrested by the Chinese government.
You won’t remember this outfit from the VS 2012 runway because it was cut before the TV broadcast aired due to the stir it caused. Cultural appropriation much? As usual, it was the Native American tradition that was misused, this time by the fashion world. Controversially, Karlie Kloss, a white woman, walked the runway in a what appeared to be a knock-off of a traditional Native American headdress and tribal-inspired lingerie. Apparently, no one at the brand saw the potential problem entailed in the appropriation of traditional dress, in ignorance as to its meaning and origins. Cultural appropriation is a buzz phrase at the moment, and the use of Native American tradition in a non-traditional sense has been a hot topic throughout the United States, from sports to, of course, fashion in recent years. Perhaps picking up on this trend, or perhaps ignorantly participating in it, Victoria’s Secret used their platform to showcase some pretty overt cultural appropriation. The brand and model later apologized for the awkward fashion mishap.
Another disturbing fashion line is Headhunters Line, a very bold fashion line that already generated a lot of controversy. Sex, guns, revolting message, this fashion clothing line has them all. Read more info at Headhunters Collection.