FASHION a fight for freedom

IN AN AGE WHERE EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL, FASHION HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE AS A MOUTHPIECE OF THE PEOPLE AND WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT CLEVERLY-WORDED SLOGAN TEES...

- ARLIN BANTAM

Politician Vladimir Lenin said it best: "There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen." In the ever-changing world of fashion, this couldn't be more true. The art of fashion brings to life society's dreams and challenges its norms, and yet the question persists: Can fashion be political?

Never before has fashion formed more part of the mainstream conversation than it does today. And that is largely due to fashion-loving Gen-Zs who interrogate the industry - examining the pitfalls of the medium, but also the ways in which the power and influence of the industry can be used to bring about change and spark a bigger conversation.

We unpack ways that fashion has served to encourage freedom of expression.

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