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a way for people to rise above the violence around them. so it's my role to give these girls a different idea that they can leave the role of this community. 3 short films show how performance creates a home and family, and gives hope and opportunity. a j select on al jazeera, ah, with fashion designers, throughout the years of reflected social change to their collections using the body as a convent. they've been pushing boundaries, creating but also causing controversy. how these dresses reflect the evolution of the conic french fashion house. christianity, i'm stephanie decker in doha. on this edition of talk to al jazeera will be joined by its creative director, my dear good, i see a cutie, and we'll be discussing whether with the challenges facing the world today,

like climate change in inequality is fashion. the right for a negative urea. great. ok, director christian, you're a thank you for talking to algy there. i want to start by laying the foundations of what's going to be our conversation. you have worked at the pinnacle really of high fashion for 1020 years. the world is also changed over this time we're facing at, you know, global challenges, climate change, mass migration. but at the same time, everyone always has to get dressed in the morning. i wanna ask you initially, what is your definition of fashion and where does that fit in today? i really believe that the fashion is something that help to us, but i, so i was self. i was really anxious about this. pandemic grace, how many difficult there are today to,

to work in fashion because we had to be conscious that we had to work in a v l. the sustainability. but at the same time, so we, i think so sustainability, something really for say that we are speaking about the ambient environment. but at the same time we are speaking about the work in the industrial because now fashion is in industrial and the we are also to understand that the fresh and help to the find out what i what personally i don't think honestly that those in the future people want to that as them all in the same way late uniform because there is a way to express i what's out there are huge challenges because the reputation of the fashion industry in general is the fact the, the impact they're having on, on the environment. and i think the un issued a report saying that basically the footprint of the entire fashion industry in

terms of carbon emissions was more than the ation and the shipping industry put together. you are the creative mind behind the standard. is enough being done by the big fashion houses to address this issue. i think that the fashion, how are the most the interest to work in this direction, that these are, in any cases that and see should moment because we had to organize or what set also that they have to see that we work with the supply that that are really sensitive in these arguments that we are not the forgot that the, all the plane chain is done from small media companies. very often for media companies that they work close we, they factory. so they had the person i need to rest the to maintain the environment, the well, the real problem is not for me. could they could guarantee that i'm

a working a big brand, the luxury brand that can also to give a media opportunity to the selector material that, that recycled, that they are really current with these vision because add more expensive is more difficult for young. the designer that the want to found that they have some brand to work today in session because that means for them to have more investment for a day or so breadth. so it's an adamant that these very for seated and very complex . is it something that's close to your heart because i mean, do your, was there's a couple of reports that say that it wasn't transparent enough when it came to sustainability and certain things like this for you as a creative director. and you've also, you know, you do use politics through your fashion. is it not being done? do you think when it comes to the environment? i think that there is a big confusion in, in the, the,

out the answer about fashion. when we speak about fashion, we put them all together. big companies, small company, medium company brands, and at the same time. so that is another big problem that the we're speaking about laxative brand. could you brand at our idea not to be a big quantity, but to work in like city in what kind of what, you know, our, our production are really different from other brands that are more democratic in some ways in the price and a da 0. so about timeless, i would a visa to move, what a brand the and, and to create something good that you not to away after one times. so the

idea is to create something that is part of your work or of, and that you can pass. all said, if you sure generation your daughter is something that means said to be elect to brand that work or within a d over could you and that within a d over time. melissa. so your creations, i think there is a link. however, you are at the elite when it comes to quote you in the fashion industry, but i think it does trickle down, right? it does inspire like false fashion. it does, people look at the ideal and then you know, it does get regenerated for those who perhaps have more access to it in that middle level. do you feel that i want stability all the way down? i think that the, we at 22 think that the people die. that's the real thing. and they, i started to work in facia many years ago when i was 20 years old. and that the time that fashion was not what is today was a small company, familiar company. and we, there's more out the answer. so we,

the new communication with the new media fashion became something more popular, more mainstream in some way. and it is normal that the people desire to what they see, what, what they see and what they also sometimes celebrity war. so is normal that the europe many different company that reproduce or make a different way some element to create a new business, i think was wilson idea to that fashion, to be more democratic or approachable for everybody now for elite. so the question is a really difficult though, because the, the risk is also that you have no inclusive that you don't give the opportunity people that are not the same ah,

economy level that can buy something for them. i want to ask you about a decrease of process that you have. there's been challenges within the fashion houses as well when it comes to things like cultural appropriation. i think the world is become so globalized, that there is immediate accountability when things get addressed, that people feel sensitive about whether it's race or religion, or identity or gender. there had been accusations that you know, do or had to pull a campaign. you're not the only fashion house you've tried into that mine field if you will. what would you say to those who feel that the big fashion houses are out of touch with the movements, the more grass roots movements on the ground? i think that the we didn't receive enough education in the sense, especially in the past that my generation didn't receive the equal education about these adamant the gender up vacation. hold on the elisa because a i, in my school in italy, i is clear, we was all italian,

our bees of a girl to was agree and italian. so i was either a west her with the re, i for and said that the really greek and roman i studied that after i understood the all these arguments after my life, the work that we are to see that there is a big get ah, part of the of the design, it was in the past that, that they had the night. yeah. about these argument that we raise high the battery out good location. wesson education a. so is a very difficult, the now is a completely different the way the web, the you can find information everywhere. you can find book everywhere. fashion also is there to push boundary spray to cause debate. it perhaps to shock to is political correctness in a way how difficult is it for you as a creative mind when you push perhaps innovation or creativity and where it crosses

to these issues that we're discussing, to be offensive to some people like how difficult is that for you as a designer, and does it affect fashion? should fashion be something that pushes the boundaries and perhaps does make people uncomfortable? i'm, i think that fashion is more to speak about contemporary. ah, and to be conversation more that push the boundary. i think her, that fashion is political, like all the other thinks, everything is political for me. and all action are in some way political because the speak about humanity, and now we have a different person cbt. so i think that we are interested to curry or something, a word that could be able to be more equal is a big war for

a new generation. equally new opportunity because that's as i think is a great the think sir, to you have gender now in general, all there for to need to in your life heard about your skill about to, to, to approach her education. and this is very important that i think a fashion can help her in a different way. i'm lucky that the with your i can do a smaller project. but that sir are very important for me. and when we go around the word when we try to support the aft design or the thought, a very good skill in christine and also to day to help them to maintain a day in class must shift that mean sorts of their identity. and to be in conversation with the different,

the ground that these are the story called house of your that sir could be help for them. also to see like they can evolve, evolve a, these, nasa, they could a t, v, i really believe in a community work. that is the important for me to work together is in a way to, to create this easterwood around the world. and that's the goal for me. when you talk about politics being everywhere you, when you started at your, you immediately one of the 1st messages that was very visual in your shows was that of feminism as you've been touching on as well, supporting women. why did you choose that and why did you feel so strongly about making a real point about that? because it went out and endured nobody spoke about the my career,

my curriculum. they spoke only about that. there was the 1st, the women creative director in new york. i did was i focused on your gender now because because the speak about gender means that you don't good that, that look about my talent. i think that's what i was shock. and he was really surprised because i, i worked so hard in my career that they think that you had to speak about my dvd, no challenge. i feel myself like my dad get out. so i know they find myself like a women. now a man, i find myself like the money i get out so that gender is a katara approach. and so that is something that, in some way daunting to rescue me. i had to be more interesting to

your vision in my vision i, when i met someone i am to ask to speak with the person because we have something common. i don't think it a man or is something that is done that doesn't interest me. i was really surprised and at the same time they think it was a necessity for me because i don't see where they are in some way. so popular, so famous sir, but in some ways old somebody an idea that is to rip, it started to parody about the body of a women. and they think that though we had to give her a different idea of the finality. because feminism think that if i say that there is no one way to find his work and often in fashion, it's the man that dresses the designs for a woman. right. why is that? oh, i think that does it come from these aid yet that they could be a tv?

the genius is a man. i never listened someone to see a women. so i is a very easy for me to answer this question. i grew up in rome. i went with a study near harper only michelangelo, rafael, i don't remember when we met in my book. you know that because of the genius was that the nobody see that that the time was impossible for women to be a painter, to be a sculptor. that was not an accessible so nobody explained me. i arrived to the discovery, the bulk of her na clean that speak about the story and these on why they are not so many are these women are this, is that something that is about what a study? so to know what the study explain very well also

today. so that's her. what was the shock of that her for me because i would like to read the book her when i was a 12 year old that could be helpful for me. i think that the many young girls as some wps to to, to when school are there because they believe that is very difficult for them to become enough to find that it was more difficult for you. if we talk about the role of a woman, do you think you had more challenges due to being woman or it's irrelevant or did you or is it, was it more difficult for you to get to the top of your career? was there challenges because you were well i think that to you as to what to work very hard the that the as it all the time to demonstrate something i learned than the standard i to prove something. i don't find this. i don't think that the men normally as of this kind of approach and they korea in general,

and this is not equal. i think it is super difficult. there are many women that work in fashion, not so many of the high level, but those in the other career. it's. it's one of the later questions actually i wanted to ask you, but identity exactly this i think your career and i think fashion in a way, sums up how women are judged, how we look like what we're wearing, how we present ourselves. you know, men judge, us, women, judge us, we judge ourselves, you know, and i think, you know, you work in such an elite or, you know, what could to, of, i mean at these pieces are, are masterpieces. and then it's very if you can afford it. however, i think the world we live in today, especially young women, you're talking about young girls who are exposed to, you know, instagram. and so she made everything, it's filter, the body is perfect, the hair is perfect, the skin is perfect. what would you say from your experience to like the young

women of today when it comes to embarking on lives and whatever career they choose? like, what have you learnt from your journey? that would be the new generation is more conscious of that thought about the many arguments. and so when they use the east, they get them, they use much bit 30000 because they, they decide what they want to show about them is they that they, the, she's in, i think that we ought to be free to as far as our sell for in a way that the we want the important on think is the education that you receive it and that if you are conscious about what are you doing, i don't want to be critique sir about it away or in the. absolutely, but important, i think you say your decision that you don't choose up because you want to be some one that's of the very important things or it's very personal. yes, this is your choice. so why not?

this is a your decision. i think that the, the women has to use they voice. that's the important thing for me and to but the man or tour and the, and the we had to respect her all the difference. that's me for me. a big step for the future. that the weirdest becky, each other and the that the fact that we are all different and unique and this is the beauty. what do you think the fashion houses touching on that point then are inclusive enough when it comes to perhaps you know, these days if you know, race, religion, culture in terms of who's working now or is it still a very neat? i think that that we had to work on need to speak the day about the dizzy, the something so complex. we had to work on it every day is not something that you get this i'd though with as logan know, you know, which is like sustainability. i don't think that you can do only it. 80 shewn

organic. caught on, isn't i enough yet to change the mentality, the culture. and that takes time. yes. it we can speak about transition. we can move in this direction, we can believe or we can work every day about these argument. but if not, became part of the your call to your vision is something fake. is a only to lip service. yes is a like her. and to be ok, i'm safe because they did the organic, caught them t shirt is 9 o'clock. yeah. isn't i enough for you? i think the various creative directors that are positive, the house of your have all somehow change the initial vision to their own, not change. perhaps it just did it to as time went on, how have you changed?

you feel the vision of your and where, where you decided to take it. do you have a vision of working with it? what does your, how do you want to bring it up to the modern times that say these days, i think is that the, from these 3 of your and the is personal life, i can bring some menu reference for from him of, from my relationship with the women around him with the relationship with this is his 3rd category in your and also in is work. but they have to translate that thing on them for any way i see all the time that i approach the your like a greater and when you are like a greater in some way you select the aspect that you think out close with you read your personal story and that this in times i want to to move the brand in the future and i want to give life point of view. but the,

we have to upset that the dear houser it as a huge you story where there was many important that the director in the pastor and the, all these creative director like me, are, are right, ro turned the right. i'm writing now a chapter of this a story. and but the important thing key is that to be in connection with the women that the was the. the 1st idea of miss that you're hearing. qatar are part of the catching museums design of dreams, exhibition. and what are we expecting to see? what are you expecting? will people take something away from that? will they learn something or is it just, i mean, obviously we're going to see exquisite pieces. what is the exhibition about, i hope that the exhibition and can be see, especially from the young people that can be fired in about creativity. and

that's the important thing that became great. it became curious about that activity . and i think is very important though, so that the navy exhibition there are not only they find her dress, but then i wrote for the water so that they and the stand also the processor that the reason yankee a t v. because sometimes, especially in the young generation that they see they call the collection on the e d o m in east. they get this kind of media that they don't. the pepsi, the very well all the work that yet there is behind in there to year. i'm sure they graph and she, and i hope that that is pirate from that and is also to approach that. i think for example,

also in the final shop is that interesting that they made all of the pos garth over the dress inside the exhibition that could be inspired them to create them something different with, with these reference and is a, in a way to, to promote the t v div, but the not only the final broadest but all the process said that there is be i the creativity. and finally, speaking of creativity or in this has been your career, your journeyman. you are out. you've achieved your at the pinnacle of what is elite fashion, what have been the challenges along the way. i mean, you said you have to work very hard. i mean, the reputation of the fashion industry is that it's a, a tough place to work. i mean, there's the famous movie, you know, the devil like does the devil where do your know we change and every day i change every day,

this work change over the day and everything changes. so what is the future is a very complex a for me is very important to explain a very well with this fashion because that probably and day day deal. the fashion is more something, entertainment to something that is a superficial something. some people say it's, it doesn't mean anything. yes, but is it not true? is not true. the complexity of these there with that this fashion is a very complex speak about to manifest, speak about the house, speak about our body. so it's very important. but maybe we had to a promoter and approach or to fashion more intellectual intellectual, more that the people and this then more what duties b i fish v i, texas 5 b, n m. brought that he speak about the really are our identity. how we feel about

ourselves, our feel, our self, our body. so our, all of you meant that i really, really important. in general, i mean, that ticket each creative director christian. your thank you very much thing for talking to al jazeera. thank you. ah, it's the political, the brain show that's challenging the way you think is a military man. some it going to stop. the family to guy is under a company city right now. people are dying. children are very up front with me. markham, on hill, on al jazeera celebration with angela al jazeera was gaines re insights into the diverse culture of the money that had quoted 2

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