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I don’t know whats going on with these fashion designers these days, but it must stop!
Burberry is the next fashion brand to release an apology for backlash on one of their recent hoodies that had a noose around the neck. The hoodie was first seen during London Fashion Week, and has since been removed from the collection.
Attention to the hoodie was brought up by another model who participated in the show. She took to instagram to voice her opinion and claimed that her concerns about the design were initially ignored. “It is beyond me how you could let a look resembling a noose hanging from a neck out on the runway. I had asked to speak to someone about it but the only thing I was told to do was to write a letter,” Liz Kennedy said in her post, “I had a brief conversation with someone but all that it entailed was ‘it’s fashion. Nobody cares about what’s going on in your personal life so just keep it to yourself.’”
Burberry chief executive officer, Marco Gobbetti, said in a statement: “We are deeply sorry for the distress caused by one of the products that featured in our A/W 2019 runway collection. Though the design was inspired by the marine theme that ran throughout the collection, it was insensitive and we made a mistake.”
Burberry’s chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci also issued an apology and said, I am so deeply sorry for the distress that has been caused as a result of one of the pieces in my show on Sunday. While the design was inspired by a nautical theme, I realize that it was insensitive. It was never my intention to upset anyone. It does not reflect my values nor Burberry’s and we have removed it from the collection. I will make sure that this does not happen again.”
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Written by Clarke Jones