Prada announces diversity council after blackface outrage
Prada is forming a diversity council to “elevate voices of color within the company and fashion industry at large.”
Prada is forming a diversity council to “elevate voices of color within the company and fashion industry at large.”
Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele said the sweaters were not inspired by blackface but by Leigh Bowery’s flamboyant face makeup.
Luxury fashion is all about breaking codes, creating a new, irresistible message that captivates consumers. But some of the globe’s top brands have raised eyebrows with designs that have racist connotations.
ROME – Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater that resembled a “blackface” and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores, the latest case of an Italian fashion house having to apologize for cultural or racial insensitivity.
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