Tackling Cultural Appropriation in the Fashion Industry

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Authenticity has become a popular metric to gauge the artistic merit of modern fashion designs. According to Miuccia Prada, “all our culture derives from other cultures, but authenticity is when you can add something of your own [to something already in existence] and push things forward.” In line with that way of thinking, fashion designers strive to create authentic garments and accessories that resonate with the consumers of today by refashioning traditional cultural expressions (TCEs), which are design elements embedded in traditional works of art. TCEs are the creative products of indigenous communities. For indigenous peoples, TCEs are a reflection…...

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Hardik Mittal Hardik Mittal is a business strategist, writer, lobbyist, and global citizen. Through his involvement as a Product Marketer for a Fortune 500 semiconductor firm, Hardik has experience managing a business that stretches across 6 continents and technologies that are applied in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, medical, and consumer electronics. He graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and credits his technical background for spawning a passion to tackle seemingly unsolvable problems. In the 20+ countries he has traveled to, Hardik has always found himself far removed from the well-trodden path and in search of the realities of life in those countries. By teaching English in Vietnam, lobbying for social causes in California, and writing to address global issues, Hardik has proven that he is driven to make a global impact.