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Thursday February 14th, 2013

Fashion Editors, Anti-Defamation League Rush to Galliano’s Defense After ‘Hasidic Outfit’ Fall-Out

Fashion Editors, Anti-Defamation League Rush to Galliano’s Defense After ‘Hasidic Outfit’ Fall-Out

There’s much to be said about John Galliano and his return to fashion.

Fashion industry leaders, like Anna Wintour and Oscar de la Renta are all for it (it was Wintour, after all, who asked de la Renta to host Galliano in his studio). A select few members of New York’s Jewish community quoted in yesterday’s reactionary New York Post story, are against it. But whatever camp you fall into, there’s certainly a lot to discuss–and that’s precisely what top fashion writers like WWD‘s Bridget Foley, the International Herald Tribune‘s Suzy Menkes and the New York Times‘s Eric Wilson have done today.

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Published at 10:50 AM

Monday April 23rd, 2012

The Real Story Behind the Controversy Over that Urban Outfitters ‘Jewish Star’ T-Shirt

The Real Story Behind the Controversy Over that Urban Outfitters ‘Jewish Star’ T-Shirt

Another day, another Urban Outfitters controversy. The latest outrage surrounds the site’s ‘Kellog Tee’ by Danish label Wood Wood. It’s a plain yellow tee that until recently, featured a six-pointed geometric print star-shaped patch at the breast pocket. To some, including the Anti-Defamation League of Philadelphia, the shirt recalled too closely the Stars of David Read more →

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Published at 6:18 PM