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In reply to the discussion: Prom dress prompts 'cultural appropriation' row [View all]onetexan
(13,037 posts)First i had heard of such a coined phrase was in an article last month re: some black young people accusing Bruno Mars of stealing black people's musical genre. Really? Who cares?? Bruno can sing whatever genre he pleases, non-black women can wear corn rows, and any woman can wear any fashion she desires.
This young lady can wear the lovely cheongsam she selected for her prom dress. Jeremy Lam needs a lesson in cultural diversity.
BTW, the Chinese Cheongsam, along with other asian traditional fashion including the various forms of Sari dress customary of Indian, Thai and other South Asian women, has been copied for many many years by western designers, and worn by many western women.
It's an attractive and alluring dress in my view. I happen to have several, and recommended a seamstress to make one for for a coworker's daughter for her prom in the 90's. I also have a couple thai sari's from my many travels as well, made of beautiful thai silk.