Why Feminism is Fashionable Now

Fashion is no longer the opposite of feminism, writes Mary Rose Roche and it is finally giving us the clothes that reflect our lives.

Karl Lagerfeld’s recent Chanel catwalk show for Spring Summer 2015 featuring a feminist march replete with tongue in cheek banners (“Be your own stylist”) was indicative of the fact that feminism is emerging from the sidelines as a re-invigorated and relevant movement.

High profile stars including Beyonce, Lena Dunham, Emma Watson, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lawrence declare themselves femininsts without embarassment and a new debate has been opened up about women’s lives and why they still haven’t reached parity with male peers when it comes to wages, promotions, education and the division of childcare and housework.