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:
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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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[–] 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