For deeper analysis into the meaning of each of these fake advertising campaigns, see The Cut @: http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/10/steven-meisel-w-fake-ads-enninful.html
an exploration of the interface between 'non-traditional' security issues, the concept of human security, art, culture, fashion, advertising, international affairs, and the intersections that lurk in the shadows....
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
" THIS IS NOT CHARITY, THIS IS JUST WORK" - Vivienne Westwood
WHO: Vivienne Westwood in collaboration with the International Trade Center's Ethical Fashion Program (a joint body of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization), Yoox.com, and fashion photographer Juergen Teller.
WHAT: The creation of Westwood's new Autumn/Winter 2011/12 Ethical Fashion Africa collection, "a program which", according to Vogue.com UK, "has so far enlisted 7,000 local women to use their skills to produce bags for Westwood and earn a fair wage in return"(L. Milligan). Materials used: electrical wiring, aluminum, cotton canvas, plastic bags (all recycled).
**** "Ethical Fashion Africa = a social enterprise, based in Nairobi, that coordinates the work of community screen-printers, bead makers, tailors, metal-workers and weavers".
(http://hotsecretz.blogspot.com/2011/06/vivienne-westwood-was-in-kenya-for.html)
WHERE: Nairobi, Kenya
WHEN: As of June 16, 2011 the collection of handbags and accessories has been available online at yoox.com and at Vivenne Westwood stores.
WHY: Shifting supply-chain and manufacturing dynamics, conscious sourcing of goods and human capital, job creation in areas where opportunities are scarce, capacity building and the 'empowerment' of women in general...
This isn't the first Vivienne Westwood Inc. advertising campaign to include this......and it certainly won't be the last but just to amplify the obvious text message: LEONARD PELTIER IS INNOCENT |
"What I do, making bags, can make a difference. This project gives people control over their lives - charity doesn't give control, it does the opposite, it makes them dependant." (V. Westwood) |
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