Feminism as a fashion accessory (puke)

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For Chanel’s Spring 2015 show last night, Karl Lagerfeld turned the Grand Palais into a street parade filled with feminist protesters. Cara Delevingne, Charlotte Free, and other models held up signs such as “Women’s Rights Are More Than Alright,” “We Can Match the Machos,” and the so relevant “He For She.” In the aftermath of Emma Watson’s UN speech last week, it couldn’t have been more impeccably timed. Many people have questioned recently whether feminism needs to be rebranded, or if at least we need a new, less stigmatized word for “feminism.” But Karl Lagerfeld is more likely just having a laugh than doing anything revolutionary.

When he’s not designing for Chanel, Karl does many things. But one of his favorite roles is Police Chief of Women’s Bodies. There was that time he told Metro that Adele was “a little too fat” (lovely voice though bb) and that time he attacked Pippa Middleton, saying, “I don’t like the sister’s face. She should only show her back.” And then there was that time he did it AGAIN, claiming his statements about Adele specifically were not only correct but auspicious because she went on to lose 18 pounds. There are so many things wrong with this.

Lagerfeld has been, in fact, so disdainful of women’s bodies that a French plus size women’s group filed a legal complaint about him a year ago. “No one wants to see curvy women” will probably be one of his legacies.

It’s not the first time designers have vibed off women’s lib for a fashion show. The collection Chanel showed last night was a beautiful ode to Coco Chanel, whose clothes revolutionized the gender expectation that women should dress in hourglass silhouettes. But Karl has expressly said that Coco Chanel wasn’t a feminist because she “wasn’t ugly enough” for that. He is literally everything that is wrong with conceptions of feminism today. I mean, sure, people can change — but this guy hasn’t even changed his gloves in the last decade.

http://www.styleite.com/runway/chanels-spring-2015-show-was-not-a-feminist-revolution/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

This crap just makes me feel ill.One of the most sexist assholes in an industry filled with sexist assholes using a cartoonish depiction of feminism for profit.