Well said Berry, I agree with everything you said.She deleted it....she's one of the very few celebs I follow on insta. I mean.....she really could've just bought it from a local designer (or declined to wear it if it was gifted). I always make sure that if I buy anything "cultural" that I always support an actual designer from said culture. Her fans were disappointed lol.
People like Stella will never understand why it's a big deal and will think people are making a big deal out of nothing. Stella could've used that opportunity to do a [insert designer]xStella line but then she'd have to give shine to that authentic designer. Why not just appropriate it and claim as you own as usual.
I love Tracee, her style is fantastic and she is one of my favourite people on Instagram, but I was surprised she wore that dress tbh, especially when Stella McC got the backlash that she did last year for using the prints. If Tracee cared enough to delete her instagram post when people didn't agree with her wearing it, then I would have thought she'd have known better in the first place to not wear it and support like you said, a designer from said culture like Stella Jean for example.
Shows you how priviliged and ignorant Stella is to use the prints without credit.
I like some of her designs like her knitwear, blazers and coats, but for some reason I never liked her as an individual, she irks me plus the fact that she only is where she is because of her fathers name, IMO.
