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Marc Jacob's Dreadlock Runway

For his Spring 2017 show, Marc's models wore wool dreadlocks.
The Backlash: Many were upset the designer used a hairstyle associated with people of colour on his predominately white cast.
The Response: On Instagram, he wrote: "All who cry 'cultural appropriation' or whatever nonsense about any race or skin colour wearing their hair in any particular style or manner — funny how you don't criticize women of colour for straightening their hair." Soon after that, he apologised for those comments and "the lack of sensitivity unintentionally expressed by my brevity."

Image Source: Getty / Peter White