A Melbourne label has failed to respect the black power anthem’s politically charged message but cultural deafness is nothing new in fashionGone are the days when fashion labels could hit play on a Beyoncé track,assuming it would serve as an innocuous beat-keeper as their long-legged models walked down the runway.
This week the Melbourne fashion label Misha closed their Australian Fashion Week demonstrate with models walking to Beyoncé’s black power anthem Formation. On a video clip posted to Instagram by IMG Models, users howled with outrage that none of the models shown were black; indeed, or most appeared to be white. Related: Beyoncé's Formation reclaims black America's narrative from the margins | Syreeta McFadden Related: Why Beyoncé can never leave her blackness at the door - Token podcast Continue reading...
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