Celebrating Diversity

The fashion industry has long been called out for cultural appropriation, racist advertising, and its blatant lack of diversity across campaigns, catwalks and behind the lens. The lack of diversity in fashion, most certainly across my generation, has led to women and young girls perceiving their bodies, their beauty, their features and subsequently their identities as not being worthy. In some cases, they are left wondering what is ‘wrong’ with them as they are constantly being fed images in the media and their everyday lives that promote unrealistic 'standards of beauty'. This project 'Celebrating Diversity' is a story of four women from different cultural backgrounds embracing their roots in new, contemporary ways. Prachi, Sadia, Jade and Essie, four beautiful, strong women are seen wearing the same cocktail dress in a way that emphasizes each of their rich cultures.