Alice Sholl

9 Times Fashion Got Political

Alice Sholl

30 June 2016 at 11:20 am

Usher took a stab at Trump at the 2016 BET Awards

Rick Owens caused a stir at his AW15 show by displaying fully frontal male nudity, which he highlighted as a taboo in mainstream spaces

Just a week ago Moto Guo featured acne in his show as an example of more realistic beauty standards

In 2014 Gareth Pugh, Nick Knight and Ruth Hogben displayed solidarity with feminist punk rock protest group Pussy Riot through a series of short films featuring balaclava-clad designers, models and editors

Beyoncé came under fire for not ‘covering up’ on TIME’s 2014 cover when she featured as the most influential person in the world - proving you don’t need to be suited and booted to slay

Who can forget PETA’s “We’d rather go naked than wear fur”’s defining moment?

Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen stormed the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014, their bodies painted with the words ‘model don’t go to brothel’

Walter Van Beirendonck’s statement was clear in his Paris show, which took place two weeks after the Charlie Hebdo shootings in 2015

In 2014, Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad inspired women from countries where uncovering your head as a woman is illegal to post selfies with their hair down online, and enjoy a moment of freedom

Despite being a massive name in music, Usher isn’t one to shy away from making political statements. And his latest is directed towards Donald Trump.

At the 2016 BET Awards earlier this week he wore a green, short-sleeved jacket with the words ‘Don’t Trump America’ on the back of it.

Considering what’s going on in the US at the moment, his message is pretty clear. Though this certainly isn’t the first time that fashion’s gone political…

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9 Times Fashion Got Political

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