Summary
- Romania’s Minister of Culture is asking Louis Vuitton to acknowledge that a traditional Romanian blouse inspired items in their 2024 collection.
- The blouse, known as an IE, is considered a symbol of the country’s rich folk culture and was recently added to a Unesco list of intangible cultural heritage.
- The online community La Blouse Roumaine is leading a campaign for fashion houses to credit traditional clothing in their collections.
- This is not the first time a fashion brand has faced backlash for appropriating Romanian heritage.
