Here is the direct link to the Forbes article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachellebergstein/2017/04/26/is-fashion-experiencing-its-own-pc-backlash/#cb098b54edbc
It's regarding this glorious shoe:
https://imgoat.com/uploads/ab3238922b/13960.jpg
And here's the TL;DR quotes:
Three days ago, when Stefano Gabbana (of Dolce & Gabbana) posted an illustration by the artist Jumpei Kawamura of a hand holding a Fall ’17 Dolce & Gabbana runway shoe on Instagram, the comments were largely positive. The sneaker is an on-trend white low-top with studs around the laces and heel, decorated with hand-drawn embellishments that recall a middle school student’s doodles. “Love you more,” it says in girly script around the ankle. And beneath that, a self-affirmation in all-blue capital letters: “I’m thin and gorgeous.” ... The choice of words ruffled a few feathers. “You don’t think it’s a little unresponsible [sic] to push a message of “Thin and Gorgeous?” one follower wrote. Others agreed. Cut to stories over the past few days in Footwear News, Yahoo Style and Refinery 29, about the way Dolce & Gabbana has offended some fans by using its design to equate a slender body with beauty. ... In response to the debate surrounding his shoe, Stefano Gabbana did something unusual, and addressed it directly – and aggressively. He posted a screencap of the Footwear News article on his Instagram, with this caption: “When idiocy distorts reality…next time we’ll write LOVE TO BE FAT AND FULL OF CHOLESTEROL…the most stupid post ever.” His response is telling. Nobody wants to be muzzled. And in the fashion world, which has long been accused of spreading unrealistic, irresponsible messages about bodies and race and weight and money, it's notable to see a fixture like Gabbana fight back and say no, we’re not sorry, in fact thin is beautiful, we meant it.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEASE, dear shitlord gods, let this be the light at the end of a long nasty adipose tunnel
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[–] ShitArchon 4 points 39 points 43 points (+43|-4) ago
Say what you want about the gender and sexual orientation demographics that dominate the fashion world, triggering an MSM shitlib like this is very uncucked of them.
[–] BossLady 4 points 18 points 22 points (+22|-4) ago (edited ago)
They dress Melania and tell everyone who doesn't like it to fuck off. They are based af!
[–] bellylugosi 0 points 20 points 20 points (+20|-0) ago
What pisses me off most about this article is the whole, "but what if this gives girls eating disorders!?!!?" bullshit. You can't save everyone all the time. And stop making girls seem weak by saying words are going to cause them to gain mental disorders. You can't go around applauding fatties for saying they're beautiful and then bash thin people for stating the same thing. That's not body positivity; it's fat propaganda.
[–] teenybikini 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
It also completely ignores the fact that eating disorders reach far deeper than "I wanna lose weight". They're legitimate mental disorders that are closely related to OCD and are driven by control.
And let's be real, these fat fucks complaining that they're "recovered from an ED" are full of shit. Going on a 1200 calorie diet for a week doesn't constitute an eating disorder.
[–] GuntPunt 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Binge eating till you are morbidly obese does count as an eating disorder I imagine. Funny how they never bring that up.
[–] Lurkerontheroof [S] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Not enough upvoats on Voat for this, thank you!
[–] TikTokWindUp ago
I'm late to this post, but I just really had to say thank you for pointing out the assumption they're making by claiming a sentence can cause eating disorders. It's also completely ignoring the fact that most eating disorders are caused by mental issues first and foremost. I get so infuriated at this nonsense, ugh.
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[–] kittysaysmeownow 1 point 22 points 23 points (+23|-1) ago
I've been carefully watching designers so I can keep tabs on who to avoid. Dolce Gabbana is on my yes list now, though I'm not super keen on their designs, there's occasionally something I like, so I'll keep that in mind.
I noticed that some of them try to tactfully NOT say what they think about certain issues. I was watching a Karl Lagerfeld interview and, when asked about what he thinks of Brexit, he said 'well, if they drive out the elites, then they won't have any elites, that's just how it works'. A very tactful response I think. I had to watch a few more to decide whether I would wear him or not, but he got me with 'The Germany I grew up in is gone' and 'I've seen some lovely burkas, but they are not for us'. Both quite tactfully stated. He lost a bunch of weight and wrote a diet book, by the way.
Victoria's Secret has been pretty good too, their show had a lot of culturally European inspired pieces, which I thought was pretty cool. They also really defend their models from being thin shamed, and they're constantly showing clips of how hard they work out to earn their shape.
Ones to avoid like the plague are currently Micheal Kors and Calvin Klein, who have both been virtue signalling all over the place, and they have both put fat models on their runways.
[–] Plavonica 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago (edited ago)
Triggered!
Seriously think this is what scares the fats the most. Having to earn something instead of being given it.
[–] BeetusCrisco 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Nah. He has fuck you money at this point
[–] BossLady 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
GO TO HIS INSTA!!! Stefano is shilording all over! It's glorious!
[–] BlackKateMoss ago
My God. His insta is as shitlordy as anything on FPH. Bravo!!!
[–] miss_ann_thrope 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
These fashion designers, I think, consider themselves artists. And I'm sure that they would rather see their creations showcased on thin bodies, rather than bloated tubs of lard. The reality is that clothes hang better on tall, thin bodies, which is why models have always been tall and thin.
[–] Filthywhorecunt 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I concur. I'm a fashion student, and pretty much no one in my class is overweight (with the exception of one or two smallfats). None of them truly buy into fat acceptance, and most are by far focused on their art.
Models are thin because clothes simply look better on thin people - that's all there is to it. Of course, the fact that thin people are much easier to sew clothes for (hams are shaped unnaturally and strangely) helps too.
[–] fabulousalpaca 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Pretty much. There's no sleek or gracious silhouette on fats. Clothes hang weirdly.
[–] Celtic_Queen 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
I love that he responded like that! If there was finally backlash it would be wonderful, at least we know that one day, when millions have died young on a massive scale from obesity, society will fight back against the fat tide.
I saw below that you have a list of "yes" companies, if you would be kind to share that I would be thrilled! I don't want to give money to companies supporting the fat fuckers plaguing our society.
[–] fabulousalpaca 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If there's a fatty backlash, thin people will make up for the sales.
[–] Fattiesaremean 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
My new favorite designer is Stephano Gabbana💗
[–] 8918660? 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
I want that plastered everywhere on everything I own. "Thin and Gorgeous". My new fucking catchphrase.