Every time fashion got political at the autumn/winter 2017 shows
As the year opens in uncertain political times, being vocal has never been more important.
Celebrities have used their voices at award ceremonies, people far and wide have posted their views on social media, and let us not forget January's international Women's Marches and pro-immigration marches which saw hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets to protest. Well now, fashion is getting involved, too...
We saw the start of politically-motivated fashion last season in the spring summer 2017 shows, when Maria Grazia Chiuri declared 'We Should All Be Feminists' at Dior, but with the new autumn/winter season comes a new, tougher mood.
From the Business of Fashion's white bandana campaign, to Raf Simon's Calvin Klein invitations, and Prabal Gurung's badass feminist slogan tees, here's every way that fashion got political for the autumn/winter 2017 shows...
Getty ImagesAshish had a message for Trump
A strong message to Donald Trump, the collection was thick with messages of resistance and solidarity with the USA, from motifs of 'keep the faith', 'unify in adversity' and 'never give up'.
The white bandana campaign
The #tiedtogether campaign, unveiled by the Business of Fashion last week, encourages models, designers and guests of Fashion Week to wear white bandanas to make a “clear statement in support of solidarity, human unity, and inclusiveness.”
BoF is urging people to make the visual statement as “a sign to the world that you believe in the common bonds of humankind — regardless of race, sexuality, gender or religion.”
In a show of solidarity, models at the TommyxGigi show in LA kicked off proceedings, wearing white bandanas on their wrists and bags...
Getty ImagesCalvin Klein made a big gesture of support for the cause by sending out their invites with a white bandana attached.
Getty ImagesWhile models at Taoray Wang wore bandanas around their necks and tied to their waists.
Getty ImagesWhite bandanas were also present at Tadashi Shoji, wrapped around some of the models' arms.
Getty ImagesPolitical tees
Reminiscent of Maria Grazia Chiuri's 'We Should All Be Feminists' logo tees at Dior last season, Prabal Gurung followed suit with a series of printed t-shirts at his autumn/winter 2017 show.
Getty ImagesMotifs of 'The Future Is Female' and 'We Will Not Be Silenced' stormed the runway.
Getty ImagesThere was even an explicit nod to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's book and Dior's tees.
Getty ImagesInfluencers Caroline Vreeland, Shea Marie, Irene Kim, Aimee Song and Chriselle Lim were seen outside the Phillip Lim show wearing Prabal Gurung's black and white matching protest t-shirts.
