Dear Ms. True,
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I made the trip from New England to Chicago specifically to participate in the event at great expense because of my great respect for the project. I especially resent Ms. Armstrong’s slanted and skewed remark “Images projected at the head of the runway were of hipsters partying and Indian women toiling with needle and thread or painting pots.” Even if I were one of those scenesters, accepting there is a huge cultural difference between young, privileged, partying hipsters and impoverished, third world artisans, I think there should be a medium in which to create relationships by embracing our differences, recognizing our likeness, and equating those as best we can. But in actuality I am not a partying hipster. I am a struggling single mother, part of a garment-making collective that consists of other hard up moms and young women. I know firsthand that many of those images involved my collective, crafting our submissions for the show and working hard to subsist with our sewing skills to support socially and environmentally responsible practices as well as our own families and livelihood.
Trisha Denton
