Feminism Speaks Fashion by Camryn Gordon photo courtesy of Kendall Ross There is a distinct vibration of power present when one acknowledges the connection between feminism and fashion. Fashion is the matriarch of society, deciding which voices will be heard, whereas feminism, an apparatus of power and confidence, is a superseding force fighting against societally implemented limitations. Juniors Cameron Lowenfield, Kendall Ross and Rachel Melomey agreed there is an important misconception about feminist fashion: that it can only be transmitted through what someone is wearing. Support for
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such movements is not based on what one wears but how one wears it. For many, one way of showing support for women is through shirts stating, “The Future is Female” or “This is What a Feminist Looks Like.” However, “people who are going to do things are still going to do them whether or not they’re wearing a T-shirt,”
Ross, a history major, said. For these women, there is no definitive rule on what it means to dress like a feminist nor to be a feminist. The power of feminism, through the lens of fashion, is present when all people can express their individual and cultural identities. The feminist fight In a world where looks define an individual, junior political science major Brandon Easley said he believes that society holds deeply inconsistent standards in terms of
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