Senegalese-American Style Blogger Amy Sall Talks Global Style and Appropriating Respectfully in Vogue.

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Amy Sall is a style blogger and graduate student focusing on human rights, who lives in New York City. Her blog and Instagram page feature an eclectic mix of art, style, and social issues. She recently talked respectful appropriation with Vogue.

I believe in terms of being respectful, it takes more than just liking something that’s African and trying to wear it. This is their everyday dress and some things signify rituals and traditions, like the birth of a child, a funeral or a marriage. So many elements are codified within these fabrics, dresses, and necklaces. When things are appropriated, they are extracted from that context. It’s important to know what these things mean and who these people are and not just label it as fashion. It’s beautiful, but it’s not fashion, it’s culture, and a representation of individuals and history. People have to be mindful of that and take the time to learn about it.

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