Homeless Chic Research Paper

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An increasingly popular clothing style is inspired by homeless people. As it's name implies, homeless chic mimics the kind of clothing worn by homeless people. Essentially, homeless chic is an offencive style worn by the rich, making fun of the poor. Inspiration for homeless chic came from the actual homeless. John Galliano got the idea for homeless chic when he began seeing homeless people along the streets when he started jogging. In other words, before he began jogging, he didn't even notice the homeless. Even worse, when he finally did notice them, he looked at them thtough the eyes of fashon. Additionally, Galliano said, "Some of these people [the homeless] are like impersarios." The homeless aren't impersarios. They aren't even trying

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