The Slipping Identity of Fashion Heritage Houses | Dior is Disappointing

[@muryemquadri6743]

I’m a Muslim woman who loves fashion and lives in Chicago. I’m deeply imbedded in both religious community of young people and the wider Chicago fashion scene. I recently showed up to a few events wearing a scarf and was surprised by some reactions of people who were later able to honestly admit the judgements they made about me based on this external fabric. I’m struggling now to marry a religious identity with the personal passion of clothing and everything that you are talking about with the channel (intersection of fashion and sociology). I feel pretty let down by the conversation as of late but reflection makes me believe that fashion is as confused as the world is. We are dealing with unsettling geo-political conflicts, social norms, technology changes, people are lost cause there is no (and never was) common narrative or thread to pull from when we exist in these pockets of beliefs and subcultures. Fashion is and always has been a commentary for the people who express themselves through the story of the fabric on their body. I think that story is a lot more nuanced than it ever has been. We recognize that, but it confuses our clothes a little.

[@nicoletalksfashion]

I love what you said, "fashion is as confused as the world is." It's a consistent feature of any sort of technological innovation (from print, telephone, television, internet, and now our digital age). There's this theory by McLuhan on the impact of the "medium" (aka technological innovations) in messages we digest. It's definitely more intimate, and fashion itself continues to reiterate itself as our identities evolve. I do think a necessary perspective in this multicultural digital community we are now all exposed to, is to be okay with not fully understanding another person, and still holding respect for them. Unfortunately, I think what is happening is a feeling like we need to "save" each other.