Why Is Fashion Still Ignoring Its #Metoo Moments?
If the silence that has followed the accusations pitted against Alexander Wang paired with the designer’s subsequent statements has taught us anything, it’s that most platforms and figures within the fashion industry are either still unwilling or too afraid to hold much-needed conversations about sexual abuse and gaslighting when people with clout are at the center of a scandal. “In an era of #MeToo and the solidarity victims received from Hollywood, where is the same support for the victims of Wang?” asked British model Owen Mooney, who publicly accused Wang of assault in a candid TikTok video. “This is why so many accusations of his get brushed under the rug, along with accusations of prominent figures in fashion, for that matter.” Read more at Highsnobiety.
