Desi Priorities.
Amid the protests in India, what’s a fashion blog got to do? That’s what I thought too… Until I saw an instagram reel (apparently, that’s where we get accurate information now). It was a “GRWM to protest” reel, I am sure ya’ll think how unserious she might’ve been during such a crisis (In fact, the unserious one is the government), but what you forgot to notice were her words. The one sentence that changed the way I watched the reel was: “Education will not become a national debate, but women’s clothing definitely will” This one sentence perfectly stated the country’s priorities. Have you ever wondered if fashion belongs in politics? Here is the answer, in that sentence. This is what I mean when I repeatedly chant in blogs: fashion is expressive, fashion is representation, fashion is a language, fashion is a metaphor, fashion is art. Uniforms represent authority and discipline. White clothing symbolizes peace. Black has become the color of melancholy. Scarves, pins, slogans,...
