Come On Barneys… Homeless Parodies Do Not Make Good Clothing Displays
For some distorted reason, the fashion and design world think copying how homeless people dress is now the new design trend. I’ve written about this before. It’s an insult to people struggling to survive on the streets.
People living on the streets are not concerned about fashion trends. They are concerned about eating their next meal, and where they will sleep tonight.
This whole homeless-people-are-the-new-trend phenomenon is like copying the fashion trends of war refugees in camps or starving people in a Third World country. It’s ludicrous.
Barneys and others in the fashion world are concerned about making a buck. Plain and simple. That’s fine. But don’t do it by using caricatures of hurting people.
(Pic from racked.com)
People living on the streets are not concerned about fashion trends. They are concerned about eating their next meal, and where they will sleep tonight.
This whole homeless-people-are-the-new-trend phenomenon is like copying the fashion trends of war refugees in camps or starving people in a Third World country. It’s ludicrous.
Barneys and others in the fashion world are concerned about making a buck. Plain and simple. That’s fine. But don’t do it by using caricatures of hurting people.
(Pic from racked.com)
posted by LA's Homeless Blog at
8:37 AM
1 Comments:
Forgive me: I'd likely be offended by my comment at first: AGREED. -Barney's exists to make money. A question: there are good, compassionate people working in places like Barney's and in the display dept. Could this be a display designer's attempt to raise awareness, and Barney's approved of the advertising angle?
Just a thought. Still thinking about it myself. Appreciate your comment!
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