A recent FIT graduate requested that models wear gigantic prosthetic lips, ears, and bushy eyebrows as accessories during a runway show at the school
Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Fashion Institute of Technology You would think that by now, the fashion industry would know better than to incorporate racist imagery in its designs and accessories. In recent years, we’ve seen Dolce & Gabbana’s racially insensitive ad campaign in China; Prada’s monkey keychains; and Gucci’s “blackface” sweater.
Amy Lefevre, a black model who walked in the FIT show, refused to wear the items and ultimately walked the show without them, but told the Post that the show’s producer, Richard Thornn, tried to pressure her into wearing them in the days leading up to the event.
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