#Dior’s recent appropriation of the Chinese Horsa Face skirt just reminded me

[glateias]

A fashion phenomenon that will always piss me off is how Western brands view Asia as a viable market but refuse to acknowledge us as as sophisticated producers and designers.

The Americans who come to the Philippines, learn about our weaving and sustainable clothing practices, and go back to the West to start a “small business” that gets “humbly featured on Vogue for their innovation”… too many times