Monthly Archives: September 2011
Unintentionally Eating the Other
Last Thursday, Crystal Renn, the model who recently appeared in a Vogue Japan spread with her eyes taped in ways that were suggestive of an old theater makeup trick meant to make white actors look “Asian,” offered an explanation and defense of … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, THEORY TO THINK WITH
Copyright or Copywrong?
A short video on copyright just came over my Twitter feed today which got me thinking about the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (good god) or as it’s also known the Fashion Copyright Law. The video is below but first, … Continue reading
Filed under COUNTERFEIT GOODS
