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The Power and Problems of Protest Dressing

From the French Revolution’s tricolour cockades to the all-black outfits worn for the 2018 Golden Globes, the history of change is filled with clothes. Will the international fashion weeks take part?
"Big Little Lies" stars Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Zöe Kravitz, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley pose on the Golden Globes' red carpet | Source: Getty
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  • Alexandra Shulman

Protest dressing is rising and rarely has there been a time when so much is being protested. Sexual harassment, racism, gender inequality, workplace injustice, environmental degradation and — of course — politics are all out there on the table, with voices of every persuasion being heard louder than ever. So, as the 2018 red carpet awards season enters full swing, kicked off by last week’s Golden Globes, it was never a question of whether Hollywood would enter the fray, but what form its action would take.

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