Industry cultural misappropriation on the runway – FESCH.TV

Industry cultural misappropriation on the runway & FESCH.TV:

On the Thursday edition of the ICT Newscast, a Louis Vuitton fashion show in France is getting mixed reactions online. A media professor is campaigning against the practice of using native names and imagery to sell products. and we meet an Ojibwe woman being honored for her work

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In France, a luxury brand is fresh off its latest fashion show, but within hours, it received some mixed reactions because of its portrayal of indigenous cultures. Louis Vuitton featured Native-inspired fashion.

it isn’t just fashion designers who get called out for using native names and imagery to sell products, and that doesn’t sit well with media professor Gary Rhodes. He’s been campaigning against the practice for years—most recently, in an essay in The Washington Post. Rhodes specifically targets the Jeep Cherokee.

An Ojibwe woman is being honored for her work. Natasha Kingbird is one of four winners for the Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards.