Fashion and its inclusive school of thought seems going astray this time when fashion’s blue eyed label, Dolce & Gabbana of late came under accusations of racism in Hong Kong.
The Italian luxury label reportedly banned Hong Kong citizens from taking pictures of its store in the area. The incident sparked a protest causing more than 1000 people showing up outside the store forcing it to shut its operations for a while.
The representatives of Dolce & Gabbana argued that the policy was all about protecting its intellectual property, even if the pictures are taken from the streets. On the other hand, the protestors accused the brand of racism as people from foreign and mainland China were supposedly under no such ban.
However, Dolce & Gabbana issued a press release later to try to placate the people of Hong Kong reading, “We wish to underline that our company has not taken part in any action aiming at offending the Hong Kong public.”
