Category: Cultural Appropriation

Today Im here to explain and to make sure people understand a questionable topic that is constantly misunderstood in all communities. Cultural appropriation is something that many dont understand but many do. It may be intentional at times and other know that they are doing so, but just dont care enough to stop. First, Im…

Introduction A series of discriminatory events have brought attention to cultural appropriation in fashion. Many major fashion houses (Gucci, Prada, Dior and more) have been accused at being at the forefront of such appropriation. Cultural appropriation as defined by Cambridge Dictionary states that it is the act of taking or using things from a culture…

Should the use of cultural codes and garments within the Western fashion industry be regarded as a legitimate source of inspiration or a blunt theft of cultural richness for the commercial use? Should culture be legally protected? Should Western designer limit their inspiration sources to the West? INTRODUCTION Style is an outlet for inventive articulation…

Cultural appropriation is a crime in the fashion industry that many fashion designers can be considered guilty of. It is defined as the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing an understanding or respect the culture by the Cambridge dictionary. One of the perpetrators of…

There is a fine line that separates cultural appropriation from appreciation. In the fashion industry, this has been a controversial issue for a while now between models and the message that they are sending, on the runway and on magazines, by wearing cultural symbols as fashion items. The media has brought this issue into the…

Methodology I was interested in finding out peoples perspectives on cultural appropriation and if they recognized it. Using Perrys (2002) and Rodriquez’s (2006) methods as an example, I observed as a participant and jotted down field notes of their expressions. Qualitative methods were used to conduct this semi-structured in-depth interview with 4 heterogeneous candidates all…

To first understand the term ‘culture vulture’, it is important to be able to define culture and several other terminologies relating to it that will be applied throughout this essay. ‘Culture’ is notoriously hard to define. Raymond Williams, an influential cultural critic, famously stated that ‘culture is one of the two or three most complicated…