Kate Moss modeling Calvin Klein Jeans at Houston Street and Broadway, NYC, Feb. 23, 1999.
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FASHIONSET
Shock, Inspire, and Sell: Controversial Fashion Ads
Through dramatizations of sex, class, protest, and violence, fashion’s most controversial ads often confront unspoken truths. They’ve also stirred public debate and have been banned for taboo imagery. Do they represent freedom of expression or harmful stereotypes?
HK Mindy Meissen, curator
November 1, 2017