The case of the jacket with the swastika, which from the Omha Fashion Week has gone around the world

A jacket with swastika – or rather, a jacket with a pattern that willingly or unwillingly remembers the Nazi swastika – forced theOmaha Fashion Week to take a position and ban from the next editions The stylist who presented her on the catwalk. An undoubtedly controversial case that, regardless of what the initial motive was, invites to a deeper reflection on which one of the many roles of fashion today is. That is, being aware of what he does and messages that, more or less consciously, sends.

Held in the American state of Nebraska, the local fashion week of the city of Omaha took place from February 27 to March 1st. But the offending jacket is still talking, letting the case continue to multiply the opinions by instilling a pinch of more awareness. Presented by the designer Kelli Molczyk with his re -defind brand – sustainable local brand that made Upcycling one of the pillars of his creative approach – the jacket should have re -proposed the shape of an ancient mill. However, the pattern recalled what history is more known as the Nazi symbol.

Struck by the vortex of media attention, Buf Reynolds – producer of the ofw – took word only on March 20, on social media. “Those who know me know that I am firmly contrary to everything that that symbol represents,” Reynolds made his debut, designer in charge of the role of producer of Ofw since 2023. “The anger he aroused in me has been palpable and I had to calm down before I could speak. I have been part of this community for twenty years and I continue to commit to why a safe and welcoming space is built for all the people I love. The Omaha Fashion Week sides against hatred».

At the dispute of what has happened, Buf Reynolds also clarified the upstream trial: «Before he arrived on the catwalk, The jacket had never appeared before. Had not been presented to our Rack Checkwhich takes place a few weeks before the fashion shows, and was not worn by the model until just before going on the catwalk. Our team therefore did not have the opportunity to see the garment before he paraded ».

The stylist Kelli Molczyk also gave his version on the Instagram profile of his re-defind brand, publishing two photos: that of the jacket with the swastika and that of the original pattern that inspired it. “The design comes from an ancient Mulinello quilt that I bought in a well -known Nebraska shop two years ago», He tried to clarify. «I never thought at no time that the reel in the reel represented or depicted a swastika, nor has it ever been my intention to draw a look with a swastika. I have never been part of an organization of hatred, and condemn the swastika and any form of incitement to hatred or conduct. Associate myself with these deeds of hatred or groups is reproven and defamatory ».

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The hazel of the matter could be precisely everything here, or in the use that extremist groups make this symbol today. It is historically well known that the swastika is a very ancient symbol, prior to at least five thousand years before Adolf Hilter adopted him for what was the Nazi flag. The hooked cross would seem to have appeared for the first time in the Neolithic Eurasia, to represent the movement of the sun in the sky. It has always been a sacred symbol in some eastern religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, to depict the spiritual ability to remove any obstacle from the way to divine evolution.

Of course, even if the designer had wanted to appeal to one of these meanings, the slip would have been that of cultural appropriation (and this is another story). But the epilogue, at least this time, is in the provision taken by the Omha Fashion Week: The stylist was banned, and he will not be granted to him to return to the next editions. In parallel, the organization has declared that it will change the protocols in the backstage and pre-filled screening processes. Towards a more conscious future, and – hopefully – without more slips.