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MARC JACOBS, SPRING/SUMMER 2017
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02of 12YEEZY SEASON FOUR, SPRING/SUMMER 2017Leanne Italie/APRarely doesKanye Westdo something without a dash of controversy: Create albums, give a speech ormake a phone call, for example. And hisYeezy Season Fourfashion show was not the exception to that rule. Not only was itcritically panned, it was held in a hard-to-get-to location on a very hot day, which resulted in multiple models fainting, and a lot of unhappy fashion editors.
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YEEZY SEASON FOUR, SPRING/SUMMER 2017
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Rarely doesKanye Westdo something without a dash of controversy: Create albums, give a speech ormake a phone call, for example. And hisYeezy Season Fourfashion show was not the exception to that rule. Not only was itcritically panned, it was held in a hard-to-get-to location on a very hot day, which resulted in multiple models fainting, and a lot of unhappy fashion editors.
03of 12GIVENCHY, SPRING/SUMMER 2016GettyThe Givenchy Spring/Summer 2016 show built buzz well before the models headed down the runway, but not necessarily for a good reason: The show was held in the shadow of the Freedom Tower — once the site of New York’s Twin Towers — on September 11. Though the choice to show the collection on 9/11 was questioned at first, it ended up being praised as a powerful and moving experience.
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GIVENCHY, SPRING/SUMMER 2016
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The Givenchy Spring/Summer 2016 show built buzz well before the models headed down the runway, but not necessarily for a good reason: The show was held in the shadow of the Freedom Tower — once the site of New York’s Twin Towers — on September 11. Though the choice to show the collection on 9/11 was questioned at first, it ended up being praised as a powerful and moving experience.
04of 12RICK OWENS MEN, AUTUMN/WINTER 2015Catwalking/GettyFashion is usually about covering your body — not at Rick Owens’s Autumn/Winter 2015 mens show. Those in the audience got quite the (peep) show as the models walked down the runway:Their penises were peeking outfrom the clothes, and in some cases, on nearly full display. (He somehow topped himself the next year withhuman backpacks.)
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RICK OWENS MEN, AUTUMN/WINTER 2015
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Fashion is usually about covering your body — not at Rick Owens’s Autumn/Winter 2015 mens show. Those in the audience got quite the (peep) show as the models walked down the runway:Their penises were peeking outfrom the clothes, and in some cases, on nearly full display. (He somehow topped himself the next year withhuman backpacks.)
05of 12FENDI MEN, AUTUMN/WINTER 2014Vittorio Zunino Celotto/GettFashion and fur often go hand in hand (just askVogueeditor Anna Wintour, who famously said “There is always a way to wear fur”), but not without some backlash. And there was quite a bit of it after Fendi’s mens Autumn’Winter — including on the runway itself, which was lined with goat fur. That, coupled with the heavy fur usage on the clothes throughout the show, didn’t win the brand any fans in the animal rights crowd.
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FENDI MEN, AUTUMN/WINTER 2014
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Fashion and fur often go hand in hand (just askVogueeditor Anna Wintour, who famously said “There is always a way to wear fur”), but not without some backlash. And there was quite a bit of it after Fendi’s mens Autumn’Winter — including on the runway itself, which was lined with goat fur. That, coupled with the heavy fur usage on the clothes throughout the show, didn’t win the brand any fans in the animal rights crowd.
06of 12DOLCE & GABBANA SPRING/SUMMER 2013Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImageWhen the models in Dolce & Gabbana’s Milan-set show strutted down the runway, many eyes skipped the clothes and went straight for their ears. They wore earrings featuring figurines of dark-skinned African women, called Blackamoors, which have an undeniable connotation of slavery. Add in that there wasn’t a single black model cast in the show, and the designers had quite a few accusations of being politically incorrect on their hands. (That wouldn’t be the last time they were accused of being un-PC.)
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DOLCE & GABBANA SPRING/SUMMER 2013
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When the models in Dolce & Gabbana’s Milan-set show strutted down the runway, many eyes skipped the clothes and went straight for their ears. They wore earrings featuring figurines of dark-skinned African women, called Blackamoors, which have an undeniable connotation of slavery. Add in that there wasn’t a single black model cast in the show, and the designers had quite a few accusations of being politically incorrect on their hands. (That wouldn’t be the last time they were accused of being un-PC.)
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VICTORIA’S SECRET, 2012
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VIVIENNE WESTWOOD MENS, SPRING/SUMMER 2009
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09of 12CHRISTIAN DIOR’S HAUTE COUTURE, SPRING/SUMMER 2000GettyWell before he was arrested for going on an anti-Semitic rant in Paris, Dior designer John Galliano was causing controversy on the runway with his"haute homeless" show. Models wore newspapers, torn clothes, and old bottles, caps and safety pins. “The fact that this is a matter of life and death seems lost on Galliano,” Mary Brosnahan, then executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless, said of the show. Galliano eventually apologized, and said that his intention was to celebrate the style of Paris’s homeless population.
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CHRISTIAN DIOR’S HAUTE COUTURE, SPRING/SUMMER 2000
Well before he was arrested for going on an anti-Semitic rant in Paris, Dior designer John Galliano was causing controversy on the runway with his"haute homeless" show. Models wore newspapers, torn clothes, and old bottles, caps and safety pins. “The fact that this is a matter of life and death seems lost on Galliano,” Mary Brosnahan, then executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless, said of the show. Galliano eventually apologized, and said that his intention was to celebrate the style of Paris’s homeless population.
10of 12ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, FALL/WINTER 1995Charles Knight/REX/ShutterstockBut that wasn’t the first time McQueen’s shows were designed to shock. His Autumn/Winter 1995 show, themed “Highland Rape,” had models walking down the runway in torn tartan, with makeup giving the apperance of bruises. Many said it glamorized violence and objectified women. McQueen, however, said that was far from his intenion: “That really pissed me off, being called a misogynist,” he said.
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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, FALL/WINTER 1995
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But that wasn’t the first time McQueen’s shows were designed to shock. His Autumn/Winter 1995 show, themed “Highland Rape,” had models walking down the runway in torn tartan, with makeup giving the apperance of bruises. Many said it glamorized violence and objectified women. McQueen, however, said that was far from his intenion: “That really pissed me off, being called a misogynist,” he said.
11of 12ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, SPRING/SUMMER 1998Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via GettyDuring his short life, McQueen was widely regarded as one of the premier envelope-pushers in fashion, and with that title came quite a few scandalous moments on the runway. His Spring/Summer 1998 show was first named “Golden Shower,” but sponsors couldn’t get behind the name’s sexually suggestive nature. Instead, he called it “Untitled” but kept the “shower,” raining on the models in the final walk, with a yellow light painting the water gold.
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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, SPRING/SUMMER 1998
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During his short life, McQueen was widely regarded as one of the premier envelope-pushers in fashion, and with that title came quite a few scandalous moments on the runway. His Spring/Summer 1998 show was first named “Golden Shower,” but sponsors couldn’t get behind the name’s sexually suggestive nature. Instead, he called it “Untitled” but kept the “shower,” raining on the models in the final walk, with a yellow light painting the water gold.
12of 12JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, AUTUMN/WINTER 1993Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via GettyFor a designer, inspiration can be found in the unlikeliest of places. And for his Autumn/Winter 1993 show, Gaultier discovered it in a group of hasidic Jews. His show, dubbed “Chic Rabbis,” came under fire for featuring women in garments traditionally reserved for men, and for being all-around culturally insensitive.
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JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, AUTUMN/WINTER 1993
For a designer, inspiration can be found in the unlikeliest of places. And for his Autumn/Winter 1993 show, Gaultier discovered it in a group of hasidic Jews. His show, dubbed “Chic Rabbis,” came under fire for featuring women in garments traditionally reserved for men, and for being all-around culturally insensitive.
source: people.com
