Racist Moments in Fashion

When designers show their ignorance in the industry.

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Karl Lagerfeld - We want to know what the heck Karl Lagerfeld was thinking when he used model Claudia Schiffer, who is German, for a 2013 ad campaign and made her up in yellow face (for an Asian look) and blackface with a ‘fro. (Photos from left: Victor Boyko/Getty Images, Stern Fotografie Magazine)
Proenza Schouler - Shockwaves rang out when Proenza Schouler released a video with filmmaker Harmony Korine for Schouler’s Fall 2011 line. The problem with the short was that it featured two women in Native American gear, complete with bows and sacred headdresses, and captured them running around mimicking tribal dances.  (Photo: Proenza Schouler via Youtube)
Jean-Paul Guerlain - The parfumier was sued by three civil rights groups after making insensitive comments about how he worked "harder than a n****r" to make his perfumes. He was fined for his ignorance, but the uproar didn't end after his verdict because he tried to justify his actions by saying that he comes from a generation that used such language. (Photo: REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/Files)John Galliano - When designer John Galliano went into an anti-Semitic rant at a Parisian café in 2011 about how much he loves Hitler and hates Jews, he not only lost his standing in the industry, but the respect of many of his followers.  (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Karl Lagerfeld - We want to know what the heck Karl Lagerfeld was thinking when he used model Claudia Schiffer, who is German, for a 2013 ad campaign and made her up in yellow face (for an Asian look) and blackface with a ‘fro. (Photos from left: Victor Boyko/Getty Images, Stern Fotografie Magazine)

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