Accounting for Race in Fashion, pt. 1

Race can be a perilous topic of discussion. It’s a complex weaving of personal, social, cultural, psychological, geographical and biological discourses that are as nuanced as they are impossibly obtuse. The slightest inaccuracy can be misinterpreted as the worst intention while an overt act of injustice can go completely overlooked. In politics and popular culture, where the reach is as broad as it is diverse, the discussion about race is often awkward and clumsy. In… [read more »]