Dolce & Gabbana Show Was Cancelled Due To Allegations Of Racism
The fashion duo Dolce & Gabbana are under fire after allegations of racism, which caused their show in China to be cancelled.
It all started when the company posted a video to Weibo, China’s top social media platform in advance of their #DGTheGreatShow runway presentation scheduled to take place in Shanghai. In the film, a Chinese model attempts to eat various Italian foods with chopsticks while a Chinese voiceover narration makes sexual innuendos about the food being too big for her.
The video was taken down less than 24 hours later after commenters accused the label of racism.
Gabbana has since claimed via his Instagram Stories that his account was hacked and he did not write any of those messages, subsequently deleting his account altogether.
As for the company’s official Instagram, they stated: “Our Instagram account has been hacked. So has the account of Stefano Gabbana. Our legal office is urgently investigating. We are very sorry for any distress caused by these unauthorized posts, comments and direct messages. We have nothing but respect for China and the people of China.”