{"id":34584,"date":"2018-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mancunion.manchestermediagroup.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/02\/05\/sexual-assault-claims-rock-the-fashion-industry\/"},"modified":"2018-07-18T06:04:41","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T05:04:41","slug":"sexual-assault-claims-rock-the-fashion-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mancunion.com\/2018\/02\/05\/sexual-assault-claims-rock-the-fashion-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual assault claims rock the fashion industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
2017 will go down in history as the year that women finally said ‘Time\u2019s Up’. It will be remembered for the countless brave people who came forward to say #metoo and finally tell their story after being silenced for so long. 2017 has triggered a movement: women are starting to talk about their experiences of sexual assault without shame and their abusers were finally being held accountable for their abominable actions.<\/p>\n
It is fitting that this movement has gained momentum in the Trump era \u2014 in which one of the most powerful men in the world has had countless allegations of sexual assault made against him. The Times Up movement unites all women and spreads the message that enough is enough, that women and men alike will stand together against abuse and harassment at every level. The Golden Globes was the perfect example of this united front in Hollywood, where women and men donned all black outfits in support of the movement.<\/p>\n
The Times Up movement comes after the Harvey Weinstein scandal, which rocked Hollywood in the latter part of 2017. However, as the numerous allegations made against the director show, this was just the tip of the iceberg. The scandal triggered a wave of support from women and men all across the industry and sent the message that these women do not have to suffer in silence. However, it has also demonstrated that there has been abuse at every level in every industry, not excluding the fashion industry. Now, male models are coming forward to speak out about the abuse they have suffered by big-name photographers.<\/p>\n
In the wake of the Weinstein scandal, Cond\u00e9 Nast International finally severed ties with photographer Terry Richardson in October 2017 despite years of numerous allegations of sexual assault swirling about in the industry. American Vogue stopped working with Richardson in 2010 and now a number of high-end fashion brands such as Bulgari and Valentino have ended their contracts with the controversial photographer.<\/p>\n
Since 2010 a number of women have made claims against Richardson, stating that he propositioned them for sex and touched them without their consent. Richardson addressed these rumours in 2014 in which he claimed the allegations were \u201can emotionally-charged witch hunt.” The question is why has it taken the fashion industry so long to take these allegations seriously? In the backlash of the Weinstein allegations, the message is loud and clear that these accusations will now no longer be ignored and finally abusers like Richardson will be held accountable.<\/p>\n