"At various points, Carolina Herrera, Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Helmut Lang, Nicole Miller, and Oscar de la Renta have all banned Horyn from their shows", stated an article written in The Daily Beast.
This demonstrates how seriously Horyn's words are taken and that she does have a large amount of influence in the industry.
I decided to head to the "On the Runway" blog section of the New York Times website, and was intrigued not by a Cathy Horyn article, but by one written by Ruth La Ferla, a writer I have never heard of before.
Entering La Ferla's "On the Runway" blog, I prepared myself to read reviews and overly-critical comments, similar to Cathy Horyn's (what else am I to expect?)
I read some criticism, but it was no where near as brash as Cathy Horyn. In a post titled, "An Uptick, but Is It Enough?", La Ferla debates whether the rise in the use of ethnic models on the runway is really a rise at all.
I found her article to be interesting, intelligent, and well written. Even though she was still debating/criticizing an action, she did it with what seemed like genuine concern.
"Nor does an increase represent any kind of advance over the 1970s, when couture stars like Yves Saint Laurent and Hubert de Givenchy featured black women prominently."
La Ferla brings up some valid points, has quotes from various people in the industry, and covers a subject many people in fashion would rather ignore than discuss. She is bringing up the issue of equality in the fashion world, and I really respect that.
Check out the article here: An Uptick, but Is It Enough?
And form your own opinion!
I too have read some of Ms. Horyn's articles and she gives very harsh criticism. I respect her opinion as do many of the designers even if they have banned her. I think she creates competition and helps drive designers to be the best they can be, but sometimes she can word things differently while still getting her point across.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the article because their should be more ethnic models on the runway. If more ethnic models were on the runway, maybe their would be more people of different racist interested in attending their show which will broaden their market.