I think you have to look at more than the clothing and references made by a designer to determine whether or not a designer is controversial. It seems that many people don't see how Marc Jacobs and Miuccia Prada are controversial, and I felt the same way when I first saw their names in this thread until I really started to think about it. They strike up so much controversy as far as their designs go because of the fact that many people consider them to be two of the greatest copy cats ( for lack of a better term ) in the industry. I myself love Miuccia, and don't really see how her designs are considered plagiarism, but it's the fact that it brings up so much heated discussion that makes her controversial. Also, the fact that certain designers/collections ( Prada, Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga, Proneza Schouler ) are
always regarded as being genius and ideal, leads many to question the fashion industry as a whole. Is it the design and creativity that's getting all of this positve attention, or have some of these designers become fashion monopoly's? I personally found Marc Jacobs' last spring collection to be utter sh*t, but once again it's one of Vogue's top ten collections. Many people question this collection being regarded as innovative and beautiful and that in itself is controversial.
Anyway, I myself find Galliano to be the most controversial ( let's count how many times I've used that word

) designer. It's not just the fact that his collections depict the homeless, blatantly sex/vulgar women, and morbid depictions of death, but many criticize his attitude towards women in general. Previous Galliano threads always include one or two people who think he views women only as sex objects and that he promotes sexism. Oh and let's not get into designers and fur...sex and copy cats is enough for now
