Dolce & Gabbana under fire for offensive product slogan

Shoes from designer’s latest collection have ‘Thin and gorgeous’ written on them


Entertainment Desk April 30, 2017
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Stefano Gabbana just can’t escape controversy and what’s more, it seems like he doesn’t even want to.

The Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) designer recently posted a contentious photo of a customised shoe from the luxury fashion houses’ new Fall/Winter collection. The shoes, which Vogue Paris claims were designed with millennials in mind, feature scribbles and messages drawn all over them, reported The Huffington Post.

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Ironically, people have been outrages over one of the $973 sneakers’ sayings, which read, “I’m Thin & Gorgeous.” One commenter wrote on Gabbana’s Instagram account said, “You don’t think it’s a little [irresponsible] to push a message of ‘thin and gorgeous?’ I hope this will be followed by a message of inclusion of all bodies?” Other users wrote, “You don’t have to be thin to be gorgeous!” and “Thin?! I’m disappointed!”

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As he’s done in the past, Gabbana fired back at the people who disagreed with the message. “Darling, you prefer to be fat and full of cholesterol? I think u have a problem,” the designer wrote, before calling other commenters names like “idiot” and “stupid.” He also praised the people like his shoes (and made up the majority of the Instagram comments).

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Over the past few months, he has also gotten himself into trouble for his decision to dress US first lady Melania Trump and body-shaming Lady Gaga, who has revealed she has suffered from an eating disorder in the past.

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