Why the ‘Native’ Fashion Trend Is Pissing Off Real Native Americans ›
This part especially:
“For Adrienne K., the stratospheric prices of the haute-couture Pendleton items just adds injury to insult. “There’s the whole economic stratification issue of it,” she writes. “These designs are expensive. The new Portland Collection ranges from $48 for a tie to over $700 for a coat. The Opening Ceremony collection was equally, if not more, costly. It almost feels like rubbing salt in the wound, when poverty is rampant in many Native communities, to say ‘Oh, we designed this collection based on your culture, but you can’t even afford it!’”
(via pinchemocosa)
-
archaicrecursion reblogged this from ineedmymorningtea
-
katniss-everbeans reblogged this from digatisdi
-
femme-gone-rogue reblogged this from petalsyrup
-
petalsyrup reblogged this from madame-scary-von-spooky-britches
-
madame-scary-von-spooky-britches reblogged this from witchsistah
-
macs-guide-to-the-galaxy likes this
-
discovercat reblogged this from witchsistah
-
discovercat likes this
-
anotherfeministcatblog reblogged this from telegantmess and added:
Also, as some folks have mentioned earlier it sexualizes these native cultures. There are some scary statistics about...
-
telegantmess reblogged this from polerin
-
witchsistah reblogged this from polerin
-
polerin reblogged this from masteradept
-
tentacledifficulties reblogged this from enterthedreamatorium
-
slornax likes this
-
enterthedreamatorium reblogged this from bluemantle
-
ollin-atl reblogged this from pinchemocosa
-
pinchemocosa reblogged this from art-is-the-word
-
adanska reblogged this from palaceofposey
-
lezliebe likes this
-
malenkydevil likes this
-
cherishedsaulie reblogged this from digatisdi
-
adanska likes this
-
art-is-the-word reblogged this from shethinksof
-
bluebirdgirl likes this
-
dapperqueer reblogged this from palaceofposey
-
cheshire3000 likes this
-
terecita reblogged this from palaceofposey
-
dawningofnovelty likes this
-
rubyshimmer likes this
-
manybodies likes this
-
iamaperson reblogged this from palaceofposey
-
epiphanysauce likes this
-
thecoffeebreaklife likes this
-
algandarsmanor reblogged this from angrybrownbaby
-
stashberry reblogged this from palaceofposey
-
the-wolfbats reblogged this from palaceofposey
-
misandrwitch likes this
-
palaceofposey reblogged this from knowledgeequalsblackpower
-
thehomiejhines likes this
-
oludxra likes this
-
knowledgeequalsblackpower reblogged this from angrybrownbaby
-
mickyalexandria likes this
-
tranqualizer likes this
-
myotismom likes this
-
shethinksof reblogged this from angrybrownbaby
-
angrybrownbaby reblogged this from digatisdi
-
hypocritelecteuse likes this
-
tansytea reblogged this from dappergq and added:
“For example, the pattern we think of as “paisley”—now most commonly seen on ties—was once a holy symbol of the...
- Show more notes
