TessHolliday in Lirika Matoshi’s Strawberry Midi Dress at the 2020 GrammyAwards
Photo: Rich Fury/GettyImages for The Recording Academy
These are the stories making headings in fashion on Friday.
TikTo k’s Strawberry Dress highlights how fatphobia still controls fashion
BeforeLirika Matoshi’s Strawberry Midi Dress took control of TikTo k, the pastel pink tulle garment was identified on a number of curved influencers, in addition to on TessHolliday at theGrammys Holliday got reaction from journalism for her red carpet option, triggering her to speak up previously today: “I like how this dress had me on worst-dressed lists when I wore it in January to the Grammys, but now bc a bunch of skinny ppl wore it on TikTok everyone cares,” she shared to Instagram onAug 17. “To sum it up: our society hates fat people, especially when we are winning.” In a piece for Allure, NicoleDall’asen broadens on Holliday’s declaration, arguing that the viral frock highlights the prominence of fatphobia infashion {Allure}
MeenaHarris talks political dressing
KamalaHarris’s niece Meena established the Phenomenal Woman action project and clothes brand name out of the Women’sMarch in 2017, beginning with a gray “Phenomenal Woman” Tee shirts, which rapidly acquired traction thanks to direct exposure from celebs like IssaRae and AmericaFerrera In the 3 years given that, she’s included item and contributed earnings from the sales to a variety of nonprofits consisting of the NationalLatina Institute for Reproductive Health,FamiliesBelong Together and BlackLives Matter WWD‘s Booth Moore overtook Harris to go over how she entered fashion regardless of confessing that she’s not an elegant individual, how she released the label and how she intends on growing it into a material marketing firm and way of life brand name. { WWD}
TylerMitchell on picturing a brand-new paradise for Black bodies
In an interview with GQ about his brand-new photography book “I Can Make You Feel Good,” TylerMitchell opens about how he desires his images to represent Black figures in relaxation. “It’s about proposing a future,” Mitchell informed RachelTashjian “It’s about suggesting the idea that visualizing Black bodies enjoying leisure time, and just existing as they want to be, is a very special thing when you think about denied histories.” { GQ}
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