Analysis: Should Fashion Be Politically Correct?

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Should Fashion Be Politically Correct? is an article written by Vanessa Friedman that discusses whether the fashion industry should be more conscious of the messages that it sends in its shows regarding other cultures. The article mentions how in a recent fashion show Valentino and Junya Watanabe used African influenced themes as well as element from the Middle East in their show. This article also discusses the lack of use of models of color in the fashion industry and how the fashion industry tries to take issues such as poverty and drug addiction and turn them into fashion statements.
4. / 5. This article relates to this class because it deals with morality regarding the fashion industry. The article brings up the question of whether

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