Manuela Montanarelli
Fitting in.
(Manuela Montanarelli)
Fitting in.
(Manuela Montanarelli)
FASHIONREDEF PICKS
Zhandra Rhodes Is Back, Millennials See and Buy, Asian Designer Crossover, Ralph Lauren...
Maria Ricapito, guest curator September 16, 2016
QUOTABLES!
quote of the day
I wanted to create a magazine which said you can be a feminist and be passionate about women's rights, as well as being into fashion. It doesn't dumb you down or lessen your values.
Beccy Hill, editor of Sister, on the magazine's size-themed issue
fashion
rant n' rave
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MARC JACOBS is being accused of cultural appropriation for sending models down the runway in multi-colored dreadlocks that were reportedly inspired by trans director LANA WACHOWSKI’s ‘do, rather than RASTAFARIAN culture. REDKEN’s GUIDO PALAU found them on Etsy. I went to look up the definition of “cultural appropriation” and realized that, if I have to look it up, I’ll probably never truly -- viscerally -- understand. But I see the reaction it inspires: feelings of hurt, betrayal, anger... Here's how this works: Slap a titillating, risque name on something (and, of course, put it on a KARDASHIAN/JENNER), and then watch it go viral. But this style name (as worn by KENDALL JENNER, BELLA HADID and CIARA) just seems sort of forced. But, hey, I did click on it. My response: Stop trying to make "vagina dress" happen... After quite a few vacations on the FLORIDA panhandle, I can so own this trend.

Maria Ricapito, guest curator

September 16, 2016