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Burberry sorry for ‘suicide’ hoodie with noose around neck

Very Bad Taste –

February 2019 – “Let’s not forget about the horrifying history of lynching either,” she added. Burberry boss Marco Gobbetti said the brand was “deeply sorry for the distress” caused, adding: “It was insensitive and we made a mistake.” The hoodie featured in a collection called Tempest which was on the runway at London Fashion Week on Sunday. The show featured “rebellious youths” scaling walls in one space and Burberry’s creative director Riccardo Tisci dedicated it to “the youth of today”. Model Liz, who had been part of the Burberry show but didn’t wear the hoodie, said the design was “not glamorous nor edgy”.

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