Australia’s Fashion Week kicks off today, but it looks as if it’s more about controversy than it is about the clothes. Apparently a model, Schapelle Corby was convicted of smuggling 4 kg of marijuana and designer Nicholas Morley has used the incident to make his own political statements on the catwalk. Models wearing t-shirts that said “Four Kilo Anti Hero” strutted down the runway and of course, the Corby family are a little distraught about the whole thing. The organizers of Fashion Week don’t see anything wrong with a little political commentary - after all, it’s “tradition” for designers to express their thoughts on life via their fashion. 
I personally don't see anything wrong with saying what you want to say and using fashion to make those statements. If anything, it's a great avenue to get the word out.
Read more of the news story here. You may also want to check out another fashion show at Harvard that makes political statements of its own…
Schapelle Corby was not a model, she was a beauty therapy student. The fact is that Nick Morley isn't making political comment. He operates a clothing sweat shop in Bali and wanted to cash in.
If you knew anything about the sham trial she got, along with the way the Bali Police determined what evidence would and would not be presented in court it is clear that they knew she was innocent. It wasn't a trial, it was a kidnapping. That's why Morley's T-shirts were so controversial.
Posted by: DJ Wolf | May 6, 2007 3:18 AM | Permalink to Comment