In 2019, Alessandro Michele showed a 97-piece Cruise collection at Gucci, stamping “my body, my alternative” onto the backs of blazers, while adorning Grecian-style dresses with sequined ovaries, and emblazoning capes with “22/05/1978”, the date Italy officially decriminalised abortion. A mere stone’s throw from the Vatican, the placard-pieces were sent out amid a growing battle over abortion rights within the US, following the news that Alabama had overturned Roe v Wade – the 1973 case that legalised abortion.
That ruling proved to be a precursor to way more daunting fears surrounding reproductive rights, though, with leaked documents now claiming to evidence the US Supreme Court’s plans to vote in favour of overturning access to abortion this June – a choice that...
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