A Palestinian keffiyeh in the colors of the Israeli flag .. "Louis Vuitton" withdraws a controversial design

After a barrage of criticism faced the French brand "Louis Vuitton" in the past few days, accusing it of "cultural appropriation", after displaying a "Palestinian keffiyeh" in the colors of the Israeli flag, which was considered disregard and exploitation of the escalating conditions in the Gaza Strip, the house was forced to withdraw its 705 product. US dollars from the offer on its website. The house described the piece as "inspired by the classic keffiyeh decorated with the famous house's signature, executed from jacquard, wool and silk."

The famous blogger concerned with international fashion news, Diet Prada, was able to shed light on the controversial product, attack the house, and question the timing of the house's marketing of the product, and the impartiality of the house, which describes itself as such, especially since there are rumors about stopping the house's contract with the American model Of Palestinian origin, Bella Hadid, along with the French fashion house "Dior", after Hadid and her sister, model Gigi Hadid, and a large group of celebrities, shed light on the truth of what is really happening during the recent period.

Despite the pressure of the global community that the house faced through social media platforms, and its reaction to withdrawing the controversial product, this did not prevent other stores such as "Nord Storm", "Kerna Zabit" and "Forward" from selling designs inspired by the traditional Palestinian dress, which It is also considered, along with the keffiyeh, one of the most important Palestinian cultural symbols. Nord Storm, overseen by New York-Israeli creative director Nili Lotan, described Anna's blue-and-white summer shirt on its website as "Anna's Palestinian embroidered shirt", adding to the massive attack on the house's social media platforms.

Recently, the phrase "cultural appropriation" or "cultural appropriation" has been widely repeated, which means the appropriation of a particular culture by the owners of other cultures, which is considered a controversial behavior, especially when the owners of a dominant culture acquire elements of minority cultures, which makes it harmful and violating behavior. This practice differs from assimilation or cultural exchange, in which a culture is copied, but outside its original cultural context and against the expressly stated wishes of the owners of the original culture.

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