Burberry Controversy Neckline Sweater

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

With social media and all the information that can be found on it, consumers are more aware of the ingredients in the products they buy and in the same way they know very well when a piece is sending the wrong and even offensive message. Recall that Gucci recently faced criticism and attacks because of one of her designs that many say alluded to a blackface - a form of theatrical makeup formerly used by white actors as a way to mock African-Americans. For the same reason the brand apologized and incidentally removed the sweater from the market. The attacks are now targeting another popular brand.

We are talking about Burberry, one of the most prestigious fashion houses and which is now in the midst of tremendous controversy because of one of the designs of its new collection presented at London Fashion Week. The piece is a matter of a hooded sweater with a rope in front of it.

It was precisely one of the same models that participated in the parade who exposed the brand on social networks.

Suicide is not fashion. Suicide is not glamorous or edgy and as this show was dedicated to young people to express their opinion here I go, "wrote the young Liz Kennedy on her Instagram account. "How could someone let this go and think that this was going to be fine, especially in a collection dedicated to young people."

The young woman, who carried the piece on the catwalk, explained that before leaving she expressed her discontent and that they only told her not to worry because that was fashion. "I was very embarrassed to be part of that show."

The attacks and criticism were swift and the brand had to apologize.

"I am very sorry [to have caused] this distress," Marco Gobetti, the brand's CEO, said in a statement sent to CBS.

Riccardo Tisci, creative director at Burberry, also apologized.

"Although this design was inspired by the nautical style, I realize that it was somewhat insensitive."

What do you think?