Sabyasachi apologizes for his statement: "If you see a woman dressed too much, she is very likely injured"

Sabyasachi Mukherjee is perhaps the favorite bridal apparel designer in the country, but he's not immune to controversy. Recently, in an Instagram post, Mukherjee talked about how a woman "too dressed, covered in makeup and protected from jewelry, is probably hurt." He also said that "such women shine for the world" but are actually "bleeding on the inside".

To support his thesis, he added a quote from Miss Havisham, a character drawn from Charles Dickens' great expectations: "The agony is exquisite, is not it? A broken heart. think you're going to die, but you still live, day after day, after a terrible day. "

He also said that some women found jewels that filled the voids and echoed the silences of their lives. [19659007] However, people did not take it well and censored him for his cover statement. "Following a backlash, the designer has now apologized.

Read the statement here:

" I acknowledge the comments that we received about the statements made in our recent presentation on Instagram, we heard you and even though it was a message of love and empathy and a call to look beyond appearances outside, he was not I understand that this does not communicate the message appropriately and for that I would like to accept the blame and to make an unconditional apology.

Regards, Sabyasachi. "

He also said, "I have thought a lot about the publication of this article, but sometimes it's important to get the clocks back on track and get the message across. Fashion industry for more than 20 years, I have met and commented on in many interviews: how, while many women use fashion and beauty for the joy and expression of self, others use it as "retail therapy" to fill gaps and gaps in their lives.

As a society, we are often extremely critical of clothing choices people we call "over-dressed", "tights" or "inappropriate". We fail to understand that some may use these mechanisms as a means of adaptation to show courage and compensate for the lack of a support system. The essence of the job was to ask people to become aware of, empathize, and not judge what clothes people choose, which could be a manifestation of their inner anguish. Mental health is one of the major problems in today's society, which few people are addressing, and a bit of awareness, empathy and kindness are important in recognizing it.

I faced a debilitating depression as a teenager 7 years old. I found my coping mechanism through radical clothing choices. I was sneering and intimidated, but it helped me find my way.

When I was creating this jewelery collection, I referred to the Monihara of Tagore because it talks about these problems. , which are unfortunately more relevant today. And for my part, I have never hesitated to speak of uncomfortable truths, as disturbing as they are for my personal benefit. Because when power is given, social responsibility should not be avoided. The mistake, however, has been to use the reference as a general statement, because sometimes when we are pbadionate about a problem, we end up becoming overzealous and as a result, we become deaf.

My sincerest apologies.

The original post (some flawed whatsoever) was set up to invite introspection and debate about how love, sensitivity and compbadion, as well as the expressions of art, beauty and fashion can create a net positive in the world.

I invite everyone to participate democratically in this debate.

Sincerely,
Sabyasachi "

Last year, Sabyasachi got in trouble when he criticized Indian women, especially the younger generation, for not knowing how to wear a sari and privilege Western outfits.

Indian students attending a Harvard conference in India, the designer said, "If you tell me you do not know how to wear a sari, I would say I would shame you. It's a part of your culture, (you) have to defend it. "As soon as the media hit social media, people – especially women – chose Twitter and started to criticize the creator.

Brollalized violence on social networks, the designer apologized and presented his point of view in a long open letter on Instagram. "I'm sorry again for the disarray caused," he wrote and adding, "My intention was to call the women who proclaimed proudly that they were not wearing saris and at the same time shaming those who wore saris backwards, or culturally repressed. "

Read the first part of this page: [19659008] Let me begin by sincerely apologizing for the words I used in answering impromptu questions at a Harvard conference. I regret using the word "shame" With reference to the inability of some women to wear the sari.I sincerely regret that the way I tried to argue a point on the sari allowed him to be interpreted as misogynistic, patriarchal and non-inclusive – this was certainly not my intention.

Let me give a context to those of you who may not have listened to my speech at Harvard. A woman asked me to comment on the cultural taboo of young women wearing saris because, as she said, society tells them it makes them look older. "What is your suggestion," she asked, "to the younger generations, to break that taboo and adopt the sari …" Unbeknownst to many, this is a question that I often ask with friends and customers.

The omnipresence of such feelings In our culture, as evidenced by the fact that this question was put to me at Harvard, whatever its position, it was striking and set off a series of unfortunate reactions from my part. Sometimes, when you are invested in your craft, you become hypersensitive to the negativity surrounding what you love.

Here is the second part:

Now, I have been working with the sari for 16 years. . During this period, I have had countless open dialogues in various panindian forums with women of all age groups and all income brackets about the constant barrage of negativity that l & # 39; surrounds. Yet another issue of ageism and sari at Harvard has caused a lot of accumulated frustration that I have accumulated for this segment of our society that is constantly expressing disdain for this Indian heritage. It is this frustration that I sadly generalized to Indian women in response to the question, whereas I now see that I should have adopted it as a call to stop shaming the sari and whoever chooses to wear it. Textiles and our heritage fascinate me and I regret not to have left this misplaced pbadion.

Regarding the sari, I'm asking you today: how many times have you met anyone or have you ever encountered this problem?

Taking advantage of the shame of his body, he badociates connotations of "Auntie Ji", calling the sloppy; These are all ways that some men and women badimilate the sari (and more precisely the carrier of the sari). These comments are full of sarcasm and connotations of cultural repression and delay. Many women, young and old, are afraid to go out in a sari because it is surrounded by so many layers of taboos and controversies, often citing the inability to properly drape a sari as a point of exit.

We are a celebrity-obsessed country, and yes, it affects consumer habits and social behavior in general. Some consumers are conditioned to believe that the sari is getting older, and you will see evidence of this clearly documented by so many social media trolls that target online celebrities. Is not it shameful or do we have to talk about cyberbullying? Yet we are often complicit, which may even be welcomed by some to encourage more traffic to a website / blog.

Discover the third part:

Let's also talk about another topic arose from the fervent discussions that are unfolding about me and my brand, and that have always been a subject important on the gender inequality and patriarchy (that, according to some of you, I strongly support): the pay gap. It is humiliating to have to defend oneself in public, but sometimes you have to swallow a bitter medicine to bring home a hidden truth. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the majority of my collaborators at Sabyasachi Couture are women. From designers to seamstresses, designers, publicists, computer consultants, department heads, store managers and the core of management; Women are the main source of income on my payroll – not because they are women, but because they deserve it. And every Friday, the men and women of Sabyasachi wear Indian clothes to celebrate our love of textiles, without any implementation.

Mine is a brand focused on women and I owe them all my success. I have always and will continue to love and respect women, regardless of the labels that have been recently awarded to me. It is in this spirit that I launched my brand, and that's what will happen until the day we decide to close.

I apologize again for the distress caused by the words I used, but not for the intent, which often goes into the background in case of controversy. My intention was to call the women who proudly proclaimed that they did not wear saris and that at the same time shame those who wore saris saying that it makes them look older, backward or culturally. repressed.

My social media team takes extreme care that not a single negative comment written by you is censored, so that the world can make its own judgments and have a transparent view of the brand. Tomorrow, you will be able to shame me more on Twitter, make the provocative headline of this letter or choose to put us on the consumer blacklist. It's absolutely right and understandable because it's your prerogative.

For us, for better or for worse, things will go on as usual.