BIAS: Journal of Dress Practice Issue 8 - Fashion + Systems

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FASHION IS A PRIVILEGE. BY USURY SACRAMENTO

Lost and still not found, I sometimes stop and think if this is fo Doing this since my sophomore year of high school. My first official job at Barneys New York at the age of 16. Fashion, an elitist career. A leader in pollution. Unpaid internships, and paid connections. Fashion.

Being the only person of color in my Parsons classroom.

Knowing the small chance I had of being here. Knowing many who deserved this opportunity as well, yet never A person who grew up in the projects. NYCHA. A person considered a minority. Discrimination. A person who knows pursuing art is a privilege.

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