9:44 am - 11/08/2012
Model all-star and noted cookie baker Karlie Kloss is no stranger to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway. With her tall, lean figure and flowing hair, she's a natural pick to show off the company's hottest looks -- even if she doesn't officially have those angel wings.
But after scoping out Wednesday night's 2012 show in New York, we're sure that one of Kloss' looks is sure to cause controversy. (A bigger one than her nude pics. And her photoshopped ribs.)
Wearing a leopard print bikini, Kloss did her famous strut down the runway with some pretty hefty accessories: layers of turquoise jewelry and some lucite, fringe-covered heels. But the towering Native American-style headdress on her head is sure to get the most heat. (Have we learned anything from Paul Frank's ill-advised Fashion's Night Out party?)
The maybe-forthcoming Karlie Kontroversy comes at a sensitive time. No Doubt pulled their newest video for "Looking Hot" from YouTube and TV after Gwen Stefani's Native American costume sparked backlash. The band apologized.
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Karlie Kloss Wears Native American Headdress At Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Model all-star and noted cookie baker Karlie Kloss is no stranger to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway. With her tall, lean figure and flowing hair, she's a natural pick to show off the company's hottest looks -- even if she doesn't officially have those angel wings.
But after scoping out Wednesday night's 2012 show in New York, we're sure that one of Kloss' looks is sure to cause controversy. (A bigger one than her nude pics. And her photoshopped ribs.)
Wearing a leopard print bikini, Kloss did her famous strut down the runway with some pretty hefty accessories: layers of turquoise jewelry and some lucite, fringe-covered heels. But the towering Native American-style headdress on her head is sure to get the most heat. (Have we learned anything from Paul Frank's ill-advised Fashion's Night Out party?)
The maybe-forthcoming Karlie Kontroversy comes at a sensitive time. No Doubt pulled their newest video for "Looking Hot" from YouTube and TV after Gwen Stefani's Native American costume sparked backlash. The band apologized.
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Here's the thing (well, thingS, I guess): Women just don't wear war bonnets, period. They are a very important piece of regalia that has to be earned, even still today. They hold so much importance, it's hard to convey really. It's religious.
When you combine all that with the fact that Native women are among the most victimized groups of people in term of rape and assault, things like this just contribute to the notion that NDN women exist just to fulfill a fantasy and aren't real people. I know that sounds ridiculous, but it really is the attitude among a lot of people.
ETA: I'm not saying that spousal/domestic abuse isn't a factor, because I know that it is.
Edited at 2012-11-08 04:46 pm (UTC)
http://www.justice.gov/otj/pdf/american
like op you're replying to, i understand that it's offensive but only sort of get why
it's a religious, sacred thing, i get that, but isn't that the same as a cross to a christian? those are used in fashion.
is it different, or the same, and crosses shouldn't be used like that either?
/very late