One of the most recent publicized events being suspected for cultural appropriation in the fashion industry is Marc Jacobs's Spring 2017 show. Jacobs is criticized for using rainbow-colored dreadlocks (of which he got inspirations from Lana Wachowski, Boy George and many others) on his mainly-white model selection.
Later the same year, the New York Times published a fashion choice article on American artist and French Resistance veteran Josephine Baker’s style and paired it up with images of supermodels Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid with the fashion style. Josephine Baker came from families of African and Native American descent.
The reference points out that these examples did no legitimate respect for culture from people of other races when the same tactic of displaying "familiar faces" is used over and over again.
Reference: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/cultural-appropriation-fashion-days-article-1.2849611
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