Dolce & Gabbana’s Shanghai runway show has been cancelled by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Shanghai after they released a promotional video on Instagram.
In the video, a Chinese model attempts to eat various Italian foods with chopsticks while a Chinese voice-over 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 because the video parodied that modern China is not amusing.
The social media storm was made worse by comments attributed to Stefano Gabbana and Dolce & Gabbana’s official Instagram accounts which featured derogatory comments about China and Chinese internet users.
Gabbana has since claimed that his account was hacked and he did not write any of those messages, subsequently deleting his account altogether.
The brand’s official account seconded Gabbana’s story, writing “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. ”
Recall that Dolce & Gabbana once called Selena Gomez “ugly,” called the Kardashians “the most cheap people in the world,” and branded Chiara Ferragni’s wedding gown as “cheap.”
See the promotional video below:
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