DOLCE & GABBANA SHOWCASES S/S 2013 COLLECTION – ARE SOME OF THE PIECES OFFENSIVE? YOU TELL US...

High fashion line DOLCE & GABBANA showcased their new Spring/Summer 2013 Collection this past weekend in Milan and let’s just say a lot of people were not pleased. The luxury brand used images of “Blackamoors” on many of the dresses and even had a couple of the models wearing “blackamoor” heads as earrings. Adding fuel to the fire was the fact that there weren’t any black models walking the runway for the collection…
Blackamoors are defined as “archaic a Black or other person with dark skin, usually from Africa.” They were very popular in 16th and 17th century Europe and were used in sculpture, jewelry, armorial designs and decorative art. Some of the images definitely correlate with the racist images of America’s past (Aunt Jemima, Black Mammy, etc). However, a few commentators on the Huffington Post said it is no big deal.
What is your take on some of these “2013″ looks? Are you offended? Check out a few more images below…

 

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