COMMON PEOPLE: THE APPROPRIATION OF CLASS IN FASHION
"I want to live like common people, I want to do whatever common people do." You may be familiar with this catchy line in the chorus of the hit single, Common People. The song by nineties band Pulp, was a lyrical form of criticism against one of the most overlooked issues of this generation – the fetishisation of the working class. The glamorisation of poverty has always been a reoccurring issue within British society. Unfortunately when Common People first hit the airwaves o