The Italian luxury brand said it “deeply apologizes for the offense caused by the wool balaclava jumper,” in a Twitter post on Wednesday.
The top, which is no longer on the company’s website, is a black turtleneck sweater that pulls up over the bottom half of the face with a cut out and oversized red lips around the mouth.
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“We can confirm that the item has been immediately removed from our online store and all physical stores,” Gucci said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are fully committed to increasing diversity throughout our organization and turning this incident into a powerful learning moment for the Gucci team and beyond.”
Source: Gucci apologizes after Twitter users say sweater resembles blackface
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