Fail.
People are furious over Alexander McQueen‘s “ceremonial jacket” that was featured on the designer’s Instagram page on Thursday.
Since the posting, commenters have flooded social media with cultural appropriation accusations, arguing that the company was imitating a ceremonial gown worn by the Habesha community from Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.
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Here’s the original post:
And as you can see, flags have already swarmed the comments section.
Read some of the reactions to the fashion disaster (below):
Bruh that Alexander McQueen post has sooo many Ethiopian and Eritrean flags in their comments I’m so proud of us they really tried it
— Mariam (@itsformadu) April 28, 2017
This is getting outta hand!! first @gucci with the shoes and now #AlexanderMcqueen @McQueen with this. #respecttheculture @BunaTime pic.twitter.com/TumzOiYgQq
— Eyuel Markos 🐊⁶𓅓 (@markos_eyuel) April 28, 2017
“Alexander McQueen black velvet ceremonial jacket” is a weird way of spelling “Traditional Ethiopian/Eritrean Kaba”├░┼╕┬ñΓÇ¥ pic.twitter.com/27BIW9lmY1
— playboi yoni (@BunaTime) April 28, 2017
@BunaTime LIKE MY PARENTS WERENT ROCKING IT 🤒 pic.twitter.com/ov9Kj0jIaN
— calkie $wag di$trict (@Calkielator_97) April 28, 2017
“Can I copy your homework?”
“Yeah just change it up a bit so it doesn’t look obvious you copied” pic.twitter.com/RIATocfe9X
— playboi yoni (@BunaTime) April 28, 2017
“├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣ #CultureVulture”
“├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╖├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╖├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╖├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╖├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╖├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╣├░┼╕ΓÇí┬¬├░┼╕ΓÇí┬╖Give credit where credit is due”
“Know your history FIRST!”
“WAIT A MIN….this is insane! Leave it to us Eritreans and Ethiopians. PLEASE! This is our culture, it’s been there wayyyyy before you even thought about doing this. This is stripping our identity!”
Oof!
What do YOU think of the jacket??
[Image via Instagram.]