Did Designer Kate Sylvester Go Too Far?
Check out these pictures from Kate Sylvester’s collection at Sydney’s Fashion Week:
News.com.au reports on the apology that was made by Kate Sylvester due to complaints about her collection, one of which came from the national secretary of Australia’s Returned & Services League, Derek Robson. He felt the use of war metals was “appalling & sickening”. His main concern was timing because April 25th is the day when New Zealand & Australia reflect back on the brave memebers of the Australian & New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during WWI. So, I can see why this would upset people. Although, I do see what Sylvester was trying to do from a creative standpoint.
Sylvester says she meant no disrespect against the military. This collection is titled “Royally Screwed” and crowns & tiaras were also used. TV3.com.nz reports Sylvester stating about her collection: “It’s called Royally Screwed and is about mad, bad royals, which is quite topical at the moment.”
What do you think about this collection. If a designer from the U.S. did this with U.S. servicemen’s military metals…how would you feel?
Read the full article from News.com.au here.
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