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With the recent terrorist attacks hitting Paris and Southern France, French fashion designers have used the tragedy as a way to unite against terrorism. The French fashion industry has joined forces to show their support for the “Je Suis Charlie” campaign and victims.
The “Je Suis Campaign” gained a significant backing by world leaders, residents of France and people all over the world in the hopes for creating a stand
for freedom of speech. The 'Charlie Hebdo' magazine controversy resulted in 17 people get killed. In a bid to stand united, François-Henri Pinault, the chairman and CEO of French fashion conglomerate Kering announced via social media "Freedom of expression is sacred. Stand united!" Dior Homme creative director Kris Van Assche said "Freedom of expression is a core value of our civilisation and is central to any kind of creation, from comics to fashion, beyond the horror and the shock of the dreadful news, freedom is at stake. As a citizen, as well as a creative director, I shall stand for it."
Jean Paul Gaultier shared a picture of himself and his staff lined up on a staircase of his atelier all holding black and white 'Je Suis Charlie' posters.
One of the victims of the attack was Cabu, a famous and much loved cartoonist. One of his biggest fans was Karl Lagerfeld who shared a more personal message "It's horrible. I've been physically sick since Wednesday," Karl Lagerfeld added. "I think it's very bad for the image of Paris, though I'm very much against French bashing… They were very gifted people they killed. Cabu, he was incredible."
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