In Case You’ve Ever Wanted To See Tom Ford In A Headdress…
The fashion industry is in the midst of what may or may not be a one-sided love affair (also known as a crush, perhaps) with Native American tradition and dress. First fringe, feathers, and headdresses stormed the catwalks, then both magazines and popstars embraced the trend, and finally TopShop sent their buyers on a Native American field trip. Which brings us to Tom Ford, the most recent fashion luminary to appropriate the headdress as a fashion-forward accessory.
Ford and the headdress appear in the December issue of Vogue Paris, which the designer guest-edited. And while sure, Tom Ford looks good — has the man ever looked bad? — our concern stems from the fact that the more fashion appropriates the “accessories” of what is a culture rich with history and strife, the more those “accessories” lose their meaning. Take, for example, a recent comment on The Fashion Spot with regards to Ford’s headdress.
And damn i hate the fact Tom’s using a native-american-head-piece … i wanted to wear one for a future costume party, now all the fashion-magazines-readers-suckers will think i wanted to copy him.
damn damn damn !
and seriously that’s VERY John Galliano of him to wear that thing !
No offense to Galliano, but when he becomes the context for which we view American Indian headdresses, there’s a problem. What do you think?
[Image via HuffPost Style.]
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well said…couldn’t agree more…as a student of mayan and aztec cultures anything that lessens the great impact of ancient or more recent indian cultures in all of the Americas is a step in the wrong direction. I really do like the way the article was written with a tranquil tone….love the site layout btw…very nice.
PLEASE DON’T BUY TOM FORD’S PRODUCTS–HE”S A MEAN, PREJUDICE, POMPOUS JERK.
Whoa, lauragirl: What did Tom Ford ever do to you. He’s a brilliant designer, director, and probably a damn good lover, too — albeit a bit of a jerk re raising consciousness about the history and tradition of Native Americans. But, after all, he’s just a designer, not a history major with an IQ of 125 or more.
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