The second anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh—an industrial disaster which killed over 1,130 garment workers producing clothing destined for North American and European markets—was marked on 24 April 2015.

There is a debate amongst coeliacs as to whether this demand has helped or hindered coeliac living. On one hand it has bolstered public awareness on a rare and incurable disease. On the other, it’s born a storm of misconceptions about what actually constitutes gluten-free food, placing coeliacs at risk of ingesting gluten through products advertised as so-called gluten-free.

Cultural appropriation in fashion and dress is not often associated with the everyday clothing of Western consumers, but it should be.