Fashion's dubious new black?
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As far as I know, David Bowie is the only celebrity who has ever tried to use the Third Reich as a fashion inspiration. Needless to say, when Bowie did it, it was a disaster. The Hitler-as-muse idea has cropped up again, this time in the fashion industry. Designers Rocky Mazzilli and his mother Louise's latest collection -- Year 0 -- is emblazoned with huge swastikas and other fascist iconography. After being thrown out of a London nightclub for wearing one of his own designs, Mazzilli defended his decision to feature the Nazi symbolism in his clothes, saying "My interpretation of the swastika is of anarchy, rebellion and nonconformism. Isn't that what London's clubs believe in, too?"
Uh, no.
Joyce Farias 10-31-2006 @ 3:30PM
That symbol should be forever retired. It originated as a native american design many many years ago and the tribe has had the wisdom to agree that it should no longer be used.
Everyone else should have equal regard for the victims of the regime that made this symbol infamous.
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Paula 10-31-2006 @ 4:19PM
I am really offended by the use of this symbol. It is impossible to believe that anyone could think it is acceptable to use this symbol of hatred and violence.
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Debby Houchins 10-31-2006 @ 5:00PM
Read more about the history of this symbol.
http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swastika/a/swastikahistory.htm
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Katsmeowed 10-31-2006 @ 5:02PM
Hey forgive me if I'm overlooking the overkilled, passe' swastika, but isn't it more interesting to talk about black colors for clothing and accessories, instead of airing biased opinion that really has NOTHING to do with modern trends?
I read this just to see if there is any new ideas for the color black--let's face it...I don't feel like wearing hues of grays or settling for that ugly puce, to have a 'classic' fashion statement.
I'll just settle for midnight black or cobalt blue then, for the black options.
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Willi from Germany 10-31-2006 @ 5:23PM
How disgusting and how stupid this is. Some things are just wrong and always will be wrong. Even calling them “nonconformism“ doesn’t make them right.
By the way, wearing such „fashion“ in Germany world be illegal. You would go to jail right away.
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