Some fashion trends are like boomerangs : They melt for a while , but they always come up back . That said , Chanel ’s eminent - end — and controversial — take on the traditional primaeval dick probably wo n’t be one of them .
As Mashable news report , the French fashion house has draw in critique for creatinga Mrs. Henry Wood - and - resin boomerang , emblazoned with the brand ’s logotype , that be $ 1325 . It ’s part of their Spring - Summer 2017 Pre - Collection , which also includes sporting supplement like a $ 475 lay ofbranded tennis ballsand a$3350 Ping River niff paddle set .
Fashion design is n’t always the most practical art form , but in recent month , a smattering of designers and retailer have raised eyebrows — and jell off societal media firestorm — after releasing products like a$425 twosome of shite - encrusted jeans , ora $ 2145 versionof IKEA ’s definitive $ 1 holdall dish . Chanel ’s throwing stick is the late overpriced fashion statement to lift derision — but unlike those other two items , it ’s also draw accusations of cultural appropriation , since boomerang are an intrinsic part of Australia ’s Aboriginal finish .
add insult to harm , Chanel ’s version of a boomerang “ costs virtually 10 percent of the average income of Indigenous Australians , ” Nathan Sentance , an Indigenous project officer at the Australian Museum , toldThe Guardian .
This is n’t the first time that Chanel has sell a brand throw stick . ( Although this is likely first time they ’ve received heating plant for it . ) The brand has n’t pulled the production from their website , but they did relinquish an apologetic statement , according toThe New York Times :
“ Chanel is passing committed to respecting all cultures and deeply regrets that some may have feel offended , " the statement scan . " The divine guidance was read from leisure time activities from other parts of the world , and it was not our intent to disrespect the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and the implication of the boomerang as a cultural objective . ”
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