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Stella McCartney Accused Of Cultural Appropriation After Showcasing Ankara Prints At Fashion Week

by Christine Haveford 18.6k Views

Fashion designer Stella McCartney has been accused of exploiting African culture with her use of Ankara prints in her SS18 collection.

The London-based designer showcased her collection at Paris Fashion Week.

But she annoyed social media users who claim she didn’t give ‘appropriate credit’ to African designers.

Twitter was abuzz with people who were disappointed to see that Stella using Ankara prints but only hiring one African model.

‘How are you going to use African culture as your ‘inspiration’ yet not even attempt to have African women represented on your runway?’, wrote one.

In response to the show, another added: ‘Sounds about white’.

Other people were found it hilarious that designs worn by their ancestors were now being elevated to high fashion, with one Twitter user writing: ‘These are basic African designs our grandmothers wear these daily… any credit to African designers?’.

Written by Christine Haveford

Christine loves all things cinema, and she's been that way ever since she was a little girl. In fact, she is so passionate about cinema that she decided to pursue cinematography as a full-time career, and is now pursuing film studies at the New York Film School. Originally from Florida, she is still exploring the new city, people, places, and the culture, loves the new weather, going ice skating during winters, and spending time with her fellow classmates and friends from college.