Ariana Grande being accused of cultural appropriation is, unfortunately, nothing new. Sometimes it’s backlash over a new rap music video. Other times, it’s when she looks “too tan” on the cover of Vogue.
This time is a lil’ different though, mainly because it involves a fashion ~mood~ board.
Which sounds like something I did in seventh grade when I wanted to change my lewk for the new school year, but I digress.
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Ari’s Sweetener World Tour mood board has been leaked on social media and people are PISSED.
The Instagram account @diet_prada posted the pics that inspired all of Ari’s awesome tour outfits.
“Multiple designers approached by her team to create costumes for the 2019 Sweetener tour have shared with us a PDF moodboard sent to them by her team,” wrote Diet Prada.
“72% of the four-page document features black women as a reference (mostly Rihanna and a couple of Ciara images).”
However Law Roach, Ari’s stylist, quickly stepped in to clarify that he had designed the mood board, not Ari.
This drama comes just days after Ari sued Forever 21 , claiming they copied her aesthetic with a look-a-like model for their ad campaign.
“The mood board was created by me (a black man) for her. So am I stealing from my own culture??? She didn’t style herself people,” Roach wrote.
What do you think of the mood board?
