FASHION KIND

Bazaar speaks to three designers to understand why we need more kindness and less wokeness.

- Sujata Assomull

There is a new trend in town, one that puts social issues at the heart of fashion. Fashion has never been so “woke”, from female empowerment to issues of sustainability and ethics, and it is encouraging to see that the industry has finally embraced a larger sense of social consciousness. But with this new awareness, one aspect has yet to be addressed: that at the core of these issues runs one common thread of compassion and kindness.