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| Jean Paul Gaultier's Fashion 2007 |
A piece of my paper-based research explores cultural appropriation and the koru, particularly in fashion. It refers to Jean-Paul Gaultier's Spring/Summer 2000 line and while looking for some images I found a few interesting articles on the Gaultier's use of the moko in his 2007 collection. They're a little off the topic of graphic design but I thought I'd post them anyway. The issue of non-Maori appropriating traditional designs without understanding them, or giving them proper respect translates to other design disciplines:
Cheeky French steal moko
Controversy and the New Zealand Moko
Jean-Paul Gaultier seems to be reknowned for this whether it is good or bad..
ReplyDeleteDavid Beckham was seen wearing a tshirt bearing the logo of anarchist punk band Crass designed by Gaultier (tshirt not logo). One of the richest celebrities in the world wearing an anarchist punk logo. I think the band don't like the fact that they don't know where the money from sales is going.
-comment from chris
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