Sociology
Cultural Appropriation versus Cultural Appreciation in Global Fashion
Quick fact
When Victoria’s Secret put a Native American war bonnet on a model in 2012, it wasn't the design itself that sparked outrage, but the fact that a sacred item of a marginalized community was being sold as a costume by a billion-dollar brand with no consent or context.
Why this is interesting
You see a designer selling a “tribal”-print jacket. Is it a celebration of culture—or a theft? Where is the line between appreciation and appropriation?