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There IS something to see here, and the photo below speaks a thousand words.
Seems that NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology is right smack dab in the middle of the latest disgustingly, racist controversy involving the fashion industry.
There is nothing creative about models wearing monkey Ears and lips in celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of FIT.
Founded in 1944, the 7,406-student Chelsea school.
FIT grad Junkai Huang creates the look. A Racist manual should be created for the fashion industry pic.twitter.com/2lq7Tjoocd
— Haro Post (@MaitamaPost) February 16, 2020
According to the New York Post, Black model Amy Lefevre protested against racist monkey-like accessories during a fashion show at the school on February 7.
“I stood there almost ready to break down telling the staff that I felt incredibly uncomfortable with having to wear these pieces and that they were clearly racist. I was told that it was fine to feel uncomfortable for only 45 seconds.”
— Amy Lefevre (@Lefevre_20) January 12, 2018
In 4 years in modeling and walking numerous runways, Lefevre said she has never witnessed such blatant racism.
Other non-white models wore the costume during the show, Lefevre did not, according to the New York Post.
Amy Lefevre monkey lips. model NYC Fashion Institute of Technology Racist
