South Asian fashion is "uncivilized" & "tacky" until the whole world tries ripping it off

South Asian fashion is "uncivilized" & "tacky" until the whole world tries ripping it off Did you know that one of the most iconic American Hollywood fashion staples were actually invented by South Asians? crop tops, worn all over the West since the 1940s are actually from Ancient Egypt and India known as choli blouses South Asian women started wearing blouses underneath their saris and lehengas because the British would shame them for their traditional attire. Miss Devi who was a sister in law of Rabindranath Tagore was the biggest pioneer of the Bengali renaissance pleaded with the British to let her inside of a country club after being denied entry for her immodest attire and in the process she became one of the first South Asian woman to make blouses and saris "high fashion" in the eyes of the British crop tops became popular in the US during World War 2 due to fabric rationing and the new Hollywood era but without acknowledging the erasure and colonization of South Asian culture oh and guess what you know how brown girls are always called Princess Jasmine the Oriental lens also made belly dancing and crop tops more exotic after South Asian and Middle Eastern woman performed at the 1893 Chicago Show these traditional choli blouses have been worn for centuries and you can even find them on ancient temple carvings we've seen the rebranding and gentrification of cultural attire by the west time and time again but I'm glad that we're finally starting to talk about it generation is that we are reclaiming our culture by wearing our own clothing while calling out these brands who are culturally appropriating with no credit you already know I can go on and on about this but as always let me know what your thoughts are down below