2023-09-21 12:57:29
A show during London Fashion Week was heavily criticized by organizations for “glamorising” domestic violence by adding black eyes, bruises and injuries to its models.
“A black eye is not a fashion accessory. Without knowing clearly whether it was raising awareness of domestic violence, the model and designer run the risk of trivializing domestic violence and its impact on women and children,” Farah Nazeer, the director, insisted on Tuesday. director of domestic violence charity Women’s Aid, The Independent reported.
During London Fashion Week, several models, including popular Russian model Irina Shayk, walked the catwalk last Friday with their faces swollen by realistic makeup, in clothes by fashion designer Mowalola Ogunlesi.
“We run away from pain, but we need pain to survive,” the Mawalola brand reportedly wrote on accidents, according to the British media.
But for organizations fighting domestic violence, the artistic choice is far more damaging to survivors than a simple fashion faux pas, especially broadcast on such a large scale during London Fashion Week, watched by millions. spectators.
“There is nothing glamorous regarding violence once morest women and girls. [Rendre] “Sensational physical violence as a fashion statement is extremely alarming,” the Refuge organization responded on Twitter.
Activist Aisha Ali-Khan also did not mince her words once morest the brand, reported The Independent.
“Giving models a fake black eye is absolutely reprehensible. What an insult to victims of #domesticviolence to see injuries like this glorified for public consumption,” she reportedly lamented.
The creator of the line had already caused controversy with one of her pieces on which she allegedly affixed a sacred Muslim text, the reproduction of which was not permitted, before taking the decision to remove the blasphemous design from her collection, reported the British media.
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