fashioning you, diversity in fashion

LONDON AND THE FASHION WEEKS

New York, the polished one

Milan, the one with the money - has the exclusives

London, creative, young and innovative

Paris, the original one (with Couture shown 2 months before RTW)

CHANGING ROLE OF FASHION

Fashion has dramatically changed in the past 20 years

Should fashion institutions think about diversity to make students commercially viable?

Does high fashion reflect modern Britain??

   -Currently, designers are out numbered by promoters as we discover the brand is more important as it needs to be controlled.

ALL WALKS BEYOND THE CATWALK (Debra Boourn, Erin Oconner, Caryn Franklin) teaching that fashion must speak to the public

MARY PORTAS "fashion is for women, not girls"

SIZE

Sophie Dahl
Beth Ditto.

Woman are now naturally taller, and consequently larger - therefore FASHION SHOULD ADAPT.

AGE

1950's - a connection between fashion and ourselves (can relate)
2000's - too white, too young

Men look to celebrities for style inspiration not to catwalks

HYPER REAL IMAGES, A DREAM - WHAT IS ACHIEVABLE??

THE EXOTIC OTHER (OTHERNESS/EUROPE/USA)

Donyale Luna, Naomi Sims, Iman, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington

"fashion is a mirror in which we see ourselves reflected"

With only one famous black model per decade, we ask ourselves, why must this be such a big deal?

"I didn't set out to make it a political message, but it struck me that if I'd used all white models, no one would have questioned it. The fact that people bring it up, it's obvious it's still an issue." Ashish on his diverse model casting 

 

Many look at Western fashion trends to influence globally

DASLU Sao Paulo, Brazil

GUM Moscow Red Square - armed with police and guns on the outside, the centre send out a clear message of who is allowed to shop in their centres