Stella Jean an Italian fashion designer withdrew from Milan Fashion Week.

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Stella Jean blaming organisers for not promoting diversity and inclusiveness.

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I am a fighter by nature but I cannot be this way all the time,” Jean said of this month’s withdrawal.

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During Milan Fashion Week Jean was supposed to present her We Are Made in Italy (WAMI) line.

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Stella and five other designers of colour, from the We Are Made in Italy would not be attending fashion week.

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Stella added that she had begun a hunger strike on Wednesday due to her worry for WAMI members.

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The president of the Italian Fashion Chamber, Carlo Capasa referred to Milan Fashion Week as "full of diversity.

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According to Stella, these actions marked a sudden end to their nearly three-year partnership with the chamber to support colour designers.

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The chamber said that it was not aware that there were non-white Italian designers.

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The president of the Italian Fashion Chamber informed her that the chamber had no plans to retaliate her in any way.

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Carlo Capasa regretted that Stella and the WAMI members wouldn't be attending Fashion Week.

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Two WAMI designers who had previously presented collections would be participating in Milan Fashion Week from 21 to 27 feb says Carlo.

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WAMI was launched by Jean, African-American designer Edward Buchanan and the head of Afro Fashion Week Milano.

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