Could 2018 be the year of fashion controversies, asks Ale Al Zadjali, as he checks out some of the storms that rocked the world of fashion this January
Controversies and fashion have been simultaneous since the dawn of time; however, it feels like in 2018 all you read about are controversial stories. You have Victoria Beckham facing social media attacks for hiring a model deemed ‘too thin’, and you have Kendall Jenner falling in hot water because she walked the DSquared show in fur.
Perhaps, celebrities are immune to this by now and the public will be over them before this column gets printed.
Then we have the H&M controversy which led to celebrities cutting ties and stores getting trashed, which, honestly, if you were fine with them allegedly hiring underage factory workers but draw the line at an advertising mistake, then you need to re-think your problems. Their future is possibly risked, but I’m sure they will put out another sale and people will flock back in. There is also Marc Jacobs‘ SS18 show that had models in headwraps; but by now we know that he does things like this with the intention to upset people, so let us not give him more attention. Mind you, at the time I wrote this it was only the 20th of Jan and the MET Gala is quickly approaching.
I am not hearing much about the shows, but I am very aware of the controversy and, perhaps, that is what has me more excited for 2018’s fashion.
Ale Al Zadjali is a 24 year-old award-winning fashion designer; he is the brain behind the ‘Esque By Ale’ line of clothing