together, we are an endless conversation
- the sun and her flowers, rupi kaur
Fashion and culture today is becoming opinionated and unapologetic as it emphasizes the intersectionality between genders, sexuality, race and femininity. Wear in Trouble looks at different socio-political contexts that influence cultural trends today, celebrating existing and emerging style trends that empower people, and simultaneously turn heads. The fashion industry has not yet perfected itself, but it is resonating with more people today as more groups of people are being represented in the media and in fashion trends today. This blog explores these emerging identities and trends through theories of intersectionality, which understand and create a language that recognises that individuals engage in multiple projects of belonging and are affected and positioned differently by each one.
Wear in Trouble also explores racial and gendered stereotypes in social spaces that show up in politically important fashion movements and style trends. In 2018, we're also challenging ideals of masculinity and femininity, questioning how sexualities are represented in fashion today.
Art is about endless possibilities; it means something if it moves you. It's the same thing for fashion.
Fashion and art are becoming narratives of different identities, so that when we are seeing an outfit or a body accessory, we are being exposed to a glimpse of a much deeper story. Wear in Trouble is about this thoughtful expression and purposeful living through fashion and body art. We'll talk movements like the ‘Free the Nipple’ campaign that really took off in 2012, but manifests itself in mainstream fashion trends like the bralette and Kendall Jenner's jewels, or through her father's transition, transcending time and gender norms. We even caught the bare nipple on the runways of British Fashion Week in February this year for the first time. And the progression doesn't stop there.
Campaigns like #BlackGirlMagic have created a new space for black women to express themselves in more ways and somehow, in the chaos of fashion politics, there is a freedom that can be felt in today’s fashion and beauty industry which is being furiously dominated by an open-minded, racially-aware, and feminist presence. Designers today are using a spirit of rebellion and a continuous fascination in genderless fashion to push identity frontiers.
And it gets more introspective: along with celebrating the freedom that comes with expressive fashion and feminism, Wear in Trouble also comments on the problematic issues surrounding gender, gender violence, sexuality and race that occupy the fashion industry today, commenting on forces that try to suppress specific freedoms.
So, no don’t worry about it, no one is really getting in trouble here. We're just going to be discussing things that at one point in time (and sometimes still) would have put the daring wearer, into trouble. Uncovering this will be a safe, accepting and bold space so if you don't like what you see, don't look. And if you’re not ready for some tits that aren’t in fact, out for the boys, and fashion that’s going to make you uncomfortable, then the exit is at the top. But if you are up for it, stick around and look about.
This one is for the trouble makers and the head turners. It’s about taking the compliment and owning the confidence in your clothing, hair styles and art. It’s puerile, it’s sometimes politically incorrect, and it’s not for the squeamish. Wear in Trouble is about loving yourself, acknowledging rebellious love and expression; it's about speaking up, showing up, showing off and shaking things up. #rupikaur #feminism #fashion #art #culture #about #poltiics #sexuality #blackgirlmagic #intersectionality #kimberley #crenshaw #passion #fashun