Gucci model stages unplanned mental health protest against brand's use of straitjackets

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Gucci model stages unplanned mental health protest against brand's use of straitjackets

By Olivia Petter

 

 

Gucci is no stranger to controversy, but it’s rare to see a brand’s shortfalls called out on the runway, least of all by a model who is wearing its clothes.

 

But on Sunday, one model did just that in protest to Gucci’s use of straitjackets in its spring/summer 2020 collection as debuted at Milan Fashion Week.

 

Models glided down the brand’s conveyor belt runway wearing reworked versions of the garments historically used in psychiatric hospitals, but Ayesha Tan Jones appeared holding up her hands, on which the words “mental health is not fashion” were written.

 

Jones, who identifies as non-binary, later uploaded a video from the show on Instagram and explained that as someone who has previously suffered with mental health issues, they found Gucci’s designs deeply offensive.

 

Full Story: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/gucci-mental-health-protest-runway-not-fashion-straitjackets-a9116216.html