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Transcript: Deirdre Merritt Cross-Cultural Fashion INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Hello. My name is Deirdre Merritt and I have been an active follower of the The Morning Show at TBC. As a follower, I have noticed the style of elegance and professionalism that your show has manifested. I have long been an admirer of this fashion, as it has given me inspiration on how to dress. As a potential employee, I would instill this form of elegance in all staff members, to give off a polished and intelligent look for the TBC brand. As a student at Fordham University, I was immersed in a diverse community. People came from all different backgrounds, each with different views on life. I had the opportunity to study with these people in different subjects, where all our perspectives were changed. Specifically, in my Fashion and Culture classes I learned how to dress in order to appreciate all people and their cultures. This involves expressing your own identity through dress, setting trends, and also incorporating different styles from others that have inspired you. As an employee, I would bring what I have learned at Fordham to TBC while incorporating the foundational style that TBC already has. This would keep the brand of TBC uniform while also allowing room for trendier pieces that are inclusive to all. Body Types Guidelines BODY TYPES “Body Positivity Graces the Catwalk: A Look at New York Fashion Week.” National Eating Disorders Association, 20 Feb. 2018, www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/body-positivity-graces-the-catwalk-new-york-fashion-week. We realize that everybody is made differently. In order to express that your program promotes body positivity, we should enforce these guidelines. When dressing, we should realize the body shape that we are born with is beautiful. All people on the program should have different body types and we can exploit this by dressing based on our body type. I would dress every staff member in something they feel confident in. Whether this be a dress that accentuates curves or a pair of khakis that are tailored to show off a man's long legs. On September 7th 2018, French fashion companies LMVH and Kering decided to ban all models under a size two for French fashion week. This promoted the use of models that had not normally been accepted due to their different body type. This also allowed for different types of clothing to be introduced, such as anti-chafing material for any woman who does not have a thigh gap. This is a great example of how TBC can engage in body positivity. I believe one day we should bring in all different sized models to try on the same outfits and show the audience how everyone has a different body. Guidelines 1. Dress in what you feel comfortable in, that shows off the body you are confident in. 3. Do not wear the same thing everyday. If you are a women, be a role model for others in showing women with any body can wear dresses, skirts or pants if they want to. News Anchors and Body Positivity : https://www.socialgazette.com/stories/news-anchors-revealed-real-weights-promote-body-positivity/ CULTURAL HOLIDAYS Cultural Holidays Guidelines List of Holidays: https://www.diversitybestpractices.com/2020-diversity-holidays Today's society has a battle between appropriation and appreciation. Society has noticed that not only students but working adults have been offensive to people and their culture. This includes trying to dress as a culture and make it sexy or using stereotypes to dress "comically". On October 30th 2019, the Washington Post released an article “A culture, not a costume”. This article was more directed to college students, but is still beneficial to all. In this article, the author communicates with college students who feel that their culture has been worn as an offensive costume at their school. Students have explained that their culture has gone through years of oppression and to wear their culture to parties is insensitive. Colleges have now opened training to learn the difference between appropriation and appreciation. It is important to understand the difference between appropriation and appreciation, especially on cultural holidays. On cultural holidays, we should make an effort to learn the most we can about the culture instead of following along with stereotypes. In 2019, artist Kacey Musgraves wore a Vietnamese dress but failed to wear the bottom part of it, sexuallizing the culture. A Vietnamese fan of hers explained that she loves that Musgraves was wearing something that showed her culture but wished she had done it the right way. If I was an employee here, I would opt that on cultural holidays such as the ones listed below, we wear cultural pieces. However, we must also bring on a guest that is a part of the specific culture to explain the meaning behind every piece. This would be informative and also fun to see different forms of fashion. Guidelines 1. On Halloween, do not try and wear a costume that has to deal with a person's culture. (examples:
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