Chanel's 2017 Spring Campaign Is Problematic With Cultural Appropriation
Fashion cashes in on Bantu knots – again.
Hardly into the New Year and we have a cultural appropriation blunder on our hands. The new Spring 2017 Chanel campaign is odd at best playing with pop art, robots – and Bantu knots. According to a press release it was meant by Karl Lagerfeld to:
“Play with contrasts as he captures the metamorphosis of a contemporary creature, one minute a pop Lolita, the next a cyber punk.”
That part is clear because the whole campaign is inspired by a modern digital mood cast during the runway show but what’s not clear is the option to style model Arizona Contemplate with Bantu knots.
The continued use – Marc Jacobs came under much criticism last season during a Chanel Pre-Owned 2004 Sports Line knitted top Chanel Pre-Owned 1980-1990s CC diamond-quilted bucket bag dreadlock backlash – proves the industry must reassess how to take inspiration in and appreciate other culture’s beauty traditions.
- Source
- Fashionista
