Stella Jean, a Haitian Italian designer known for her colorful printed pieces, has had enough with Italy’s fashion council’s lack of diversity and inclusion
that she would not return to Fashion Week until the lineup was more diverse. “I don’t want to be the only one anymore,” she said. “But it’s not about boycotting. It’s about asking for change.”in September, only to withdraw again. She is also on a hunger strike to raise awareness of her peers who are part of We Are Made in Italy, an initiative launched in 2020 with the hopes of being the answer to the lack of BIPOC designers in Italian fashion.
The WAMI collective followed Jean’s lead and decided not to participate in Milan Fashion Week, though designers Zineb Hazim and Karim Daoudi, who have both participated in the WAMI collective, remain on the schedule for a joint presentation. President of the Italian Fashion Chamber, Carlo Capasa, told AP News that the calendar is “full of diversity.” And, sure, while cities like New York have made changes to be
, with brands such as Christopher John Rogers and Theophilio, there is certainly still a lot to be done.
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