This should never be okay!!
Tuesday night, Japanese brand N. Hoolywood presented their newest Fall 2017 collection during Men’s Fashion Week in New York… inspired by homeless people.
No, this isn’t part of a Zoolander sequel!
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Daisuke Obana‘s designs may have not looked as offensive as they hit the runway at first glance, but the accompanying note attendees received definitely was. It read:
“As our designer traveled the cities of America, he witnessed the various ways in which people there lived on the streets and the knowledge they have acquired while doing so. His observations of these so-called homeless or street people revealed that them [sic] to be full of clever ideas for covering the necessities of life. Space blankets or moving blankets can be fashioned into coats for cold days, and plastic bags can double as waterproof boots when it rains. This season features designs that embrace their unique style of combining traditionally contrasting elements, such as unconventional layering or senses of color, along with experimental sizing.”
Smh!
To make matters worse, N. Hoolywood’s collection is way luxe and expensive! A (sold out) coat on their site goes for over $750, which is extremely out of reach for any of the homeless they’re referring to.
Not cool. We hope they donate some of the proceeds to charities supporting the homeless of America.
See more pics from the runway (below) and let us know what U think!
A man and his stuff. Braving the world. #nhoolywood #nyfwmens https://t.co/gspatRKbJx pic.twitter.com/LeYIm8fqyi
— Robin Givhan (@RobinGivhan) February 1, 2017
When more is more. #layering #nhoolywood #nyfwm #fw17A photo posted by Alex Badia (@thealexbadia) on Jan 31, 2017 at 3:40pm PST
@n_hoolywood FW 2017 #nhoolywood #daisukeobana #fw2017 #menswear #nyfw2017A video posted by Adam Lehrer (@adam102287) on Jan 31, 2017 at 3:29pm PST
Always a favorite, N. Hoolywood FW17 menswear ✨ #nhoolywood #daisukeobana #nyfw #nyfwm #nyc #newyork #menswear #runwayA photo posted by PHOSPHENES (@desphosphenes) on Jan 31, 2017 at 3:26pm PST
[Image via Erik Maza/Instagram.]
