Understanding Cultural Appropriation

A 20-page learning guide on the debates, practices, and progress surrounding cultural appropriation in fashion—a centuries-old and contentious issue that surfaces the power imbalances between cultures being appropriated and those doing the appropriating.

Inside:

• What constitutes cultural appropriation, and the alternative terms coined to name its extractive nature

• Guiding questions and reflections to prevent cultural misappropriation, and to redress the damage when needed

• Resource suggestions on the original histories of some of the most commonly appropriated objects in fashion

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