Baby Turbans Cultural Appropriation

The turban from the luxury fashion house s ss18 collection was being sold for 790 615 by us department store nordstrom.

Baby turbans cultural appropriation.

Thankfully we re talking more and more about acts of cultural lifting in both academia and the mainstream. Gucci is in hot water for selling a turban as a style accessory. The difference is her baby is african american and entitled to wear one other people who commented though didn t care as much about the cultural aspects of the maroon turban as they did the. By alyssa newcomb gucci is being accused of cultural appropriation for selling a 790 turban marking the second time in recent months the fashion house been condemned for its choices.

Critics say that selling the turbans which cost almost 800 each is cultural appropriation particularly. Sikh commentators and organisations have criticised gucci for using turbans in a recent runway show saying the fashion brand has culturally appropriated their religious headpiece. Selma blair posted a photo on instagram in a turban or what she described as an answer to your bad hair days commenters are calling her out for cultural appropriation and instead of. The internet uproar over kim kardashian s cornrows and the.

Luxury fashion brand gucci is coming under fire for selling sikh turbans at nordstrom. Turbans do not belong to any single civilisation race or culture at all so no it is not cultural appropriation. As huffington post u k. 581 views view 1 upvoter.

The cambridge dictionary defines cultural appropriation as the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own especially without showing that you understand or respect this culture. Reported gucci is being accused of appropriating pieces that looked suspiciously similar to bindis hijabs niqabs sikh turbans third eyes and asian architecture. Our answer anyone who wants to look chic with minimal effort. One of the most common questions our team receives is who can wear head wraps and turbans.