In a collection that explores America’s troubling past within a framework of desirability, Tremaine Emory continues to prove a cultural lightning rod, says Olivia Singer.
In recent years, fashion has undergone something of a transformation: a new generation of consumers, as attuned to identity politics and histories of marginalisation as they are to streetwear and social media, has begun to direct the cultural conversation – and major brands have been forced to reconsider their strategies. All of a sudden, whitewashed runways and heteronormative campaigns are out; inclusivity is in.
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