The fashion world is “afraid” of the new US president Donald Trump

Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck has said that the fashion world is “afraid” of US President Donald Trump and is not going against him for commercial reasons. Speaking to AFP after showing his collection at Paris Men’s Fashion Week, Walter Van Birendock said he hoped creatives and fashion luminaries would take a stand against Trump’s “disgusting” rhetoric. The Belgian designer’s show, in which models wore jackets emblazoned with ‘peace not war’ signs, ended with ‘Give Peace a Chance’ by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. “I think it’s on everyone’s mind. It’s horrible what’s happening in the world right now,” he said. “Too much war, too much extreme right,” he stressed. The fashion designer said he wanted to react to Trump’s inauguration and hoped “more creative people will react.” “They should talk more,” he told AFP. “Everyone is afraid to sell less, the […]
Source: News Beast

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