Posted on 02/23/2018 4:06:19 PM PST by nickcarraway
Luxury fashion brand Gucci is facing a backlash from people after it adorned white models with traditional Sikh turbans down the ramp in their brand's Fall 2018 fashion week.
The move by Gucci has upset many people and who took to social media to condemn the use of turbans in fashion, by calling it "offensive" and "irresponsible", The Independent reported.
Canadian actor and model Avan Jogia began the backlash, in a series of tweets.
"could you not find a brown model?", Jogia wrote on Twitter, along with an image of a white male model wearing a blue turban.
"and please, other people of colour, this happens to ALL of us, say something even if it doesn't apply to you personally. I got you, if you got me. Peace and love. ????", he wrote in his second tweet.
Prominent Sikh social activist Harjinder Singh Kukreja wrote on Twitter, "Dear @gucci, the Sikh Turban is not a hot new accessory for white models but an article of faith for practising Sikhs.
Your models have used Turbans as 'hats' whereas practising Sikhs tie them neatly fold-by-fold. Using fake Sikhs/Turbans is worse than selling fake Gucci products."
In a picture posted by a Twitterer above, models' hair could be seen tumbling out of the turbans at the Gucci fashion show.
In Sikhism, a turban is worn by both men and women as a symbol of honour and spirituality. Almost all of a person's hair is typically concealed within the headgear.
Gucci is yet to react to the development.
“could you not find a brown model?”
Seems to be a color thing, not a faith thing.
OTOH, is it OK if they employ a white model who’s a Sikh?
Not to be confused with the official U.S. Army Sikh turban.
Is that “cultural appropriation”?
Ok, for the spelling and grammar nazis, help me out...
Why isn’t it Misappropriation?. If you take something that isn’t yours, why would that be appropriation? It’s hardly “appropriate” to take something that isn’t yours?
I can’t tell if these clowns are male or female.
All beyond my pay scale. I just pound on a keyboard.
Like Norma Desmond.
:)
They’re upset about a turban, but no one blinks an eye at how downright ugly this mess is ?
The first woman’s gear wasn’t designed.. it was copied from Guinan on Star Trek. Another a-hole who was in that show for no good reason.
To arrogate cultural symbolism from others, etc.
Has been for years.
Not all Sikhs are brown. At least not the ones I’ve seen in passing. And if the photo on the previous post are the models, I would say the Sikhs I’ve seen are better looking and their turbans were more attractive.
"Certainly, you take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban."
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