An Inconvenient Fashion Statement
jennifer
Today I was reading through some BBC News when an interesting article caught my eye. The very famous Cameron Diaz was visting Machu Picchu in Peru, recording a program celebrating their culture, while wearing a bag she bought in China. Unfortunately, Diaz did not realize the slogan on the bag was that of the same Maoist revolutionaries that were the source of major conflict in Peru for over 20 years. Needless to say, this did not sit well with many Peruvians.
The whole situation reminded me of Laimah’s post a little while back. Skulls and crossbones, as well as other iconography that conjure up war, are all over the latest trends in fashion. I also tend to think of all the people who wear “CBGB” t-shirts—there is an entire store here in New York that exclusively sells them—unaware that the letters refer to the famous, and infamous, punk club that closed its doors last year due to the astronomical costs of operating (or living, for that matter) in Manhattan. In short, I don’t think it is too “politically correct” to evaluate the statements we are making through the fashions we wear.
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| Posted on June 25, 2007
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