NYFW and The #BlackLivesMatter Campaign

    It's been appearing in pop culture since those haunting scenes emerged of a New York's Staten Island Police Office holding Eric Garner in a fatal choke hold. The death, or rather murder, sparked a political uprising and The Black Lives Matter campaign, which has now worked its way onto the catwalks of New York Fashion Week '15.  
     Pyer Moss opened their show with infamous footage of Eric Garner, and a Texan teenager being manhandled by Officer at a party. The collection was then presented with the slogan 'I can't breath' appearing throughout. Accessories reminiscent of gun holsters and 'blood' splattered boots were an eerie addition to the collection.

REFLECTION:
    Political messages in fashion collections are a reminder of the blurring lines between the two, whether fashion is seen as a distraction to the worlds problems it's becoming clearer than ever that, no matter how hard we try, we can't escape the worlds problems through the distraction of popular culture. And rightly so.