Designer & Fashion Insiders Behavior (PLEASE READ POST #1 BEFORE POSTING)

[orchidee]

He is really savage since he retired. Between him and Ralph Rucci, I wonder who wins...
Anyway, I find more weird that he thinks that Edward has a real and defined identity.

I find his commentary amusing most of the time, but sometimes his opinions are...interesting. A little bit inconsistent in the way he applies his points of view lol.

 

[dodencebt]

I don’t know if you’re all following the Dolce & Gabbana story on Diet Prada.. looks like Stefano’s loud mouth finally did some real harm. Their upcoming Shanghai show is cancelled by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Shanghai shortly after all their celebrities and models dropped out and Angelica Cheung flew back to Beijing.

 

[billiejbob]

I don’t know if you’re all following the Dolce & Gabbana story on Diet Prada.. looks like Stefano’s loud mouth finally did some real harm. Their upcoming Shanghai show is cancelled by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Shanghai shortly after all their celebrities and models dropped out and Angelica Cheung flew back to Beijing.

I wonder how DG will try spin this now. I'm glad Stefano is now beginning to feel the REAL wrath of the industry. It's a shame more insiders don't boycott this brand. I wonder how Dominico feels about it all and whether this will begin to strain their business partnership.

 

[Lola701]

I’ve just followed the whole thing. As I said in the Hedi thread, you only get what you projects...
He is claiming that he didn’t said that but who can believe him after all his antics. He played with the wrong ones this time...

I wonder how Domenico feels about it. Stefano is an embarrassment to humanity. So much stupidity in one individual is insane!

I guess next step will be for them and the brand to be banned by the authorities. They are lucky western magazines are depending on their money.

 

[Benn98]

Good! Hit them where it hurts.

Dolce & Gabbana Cancel China Show Amid Accusations of Racism

The label’s #DGTheGreatShow catwalk presentation was scheduled to take place in Shanghai today.

BY CASEY HALL AND ZOE SUEN
NOVEMBER 21, 2018 08:27

SHANGHAI, China — Dolce & Gabbana has cancelled a high-profile catwalk show in Shanghai following an outcry over what many in China perceived to be a racist marketing campaign.

A video posted on Weibo Monday of a Chinese model attempting to eat Italian food with chopsticks was taken down after less than 24 hours, but widely shared on both Chinese platforms and Instagram.

Source: @stefanogabbana

A social media outcry was made worse with comments attributed to Stefano Gabbana and Dolce & Gabbana’s official Instagram accounts on Wednesday, the day its #DGTheGreatShow catwalk presentation was scheduled to take place in Shanghai.

In what the brand claims was a hack on the accounts, derogatory comments about China and Chinese commenters were published. Though quickly taken down, screenshots were widely shared on Chinese social media, along with the trending hashtag #BoycottDolce.

Guests have now been informed that the event will no longer go ahead. Reports are circulating that the brand was forced to cancel by local authorities, but that has yet to be confirmed.

Rumours ahead of the show’s cancellation circulated that many expected Chinese celebrity guests would be no-shows.

It’s the second high-profile outcry over racist messaging the brand has faced in only 18 months, with a #DGLovesChina campaign depicting Beijing in a way Chinese netizens felt looked backwards and underdeveloped.

Businessoffashion.com

 

[dodencebt]

Honestly Western insiders should be ashamed for not doing this during during the many Stefano controversies that have occurred before. Stylists are still dressing clients in Dolce & Gabbana like it's their last.

It's commendable how the entire Chinese fashion community stood behind their decision and boycotted the show, along with models backed by their agencies. If I read correctly, even Chinese brand ambassadors for Dolce & Gabbana denounced the brand on social media. That almost never happens on the Western side.

 

[Lola701]

^^
That is possible because in China (and in a lot of countries of the east) they have the support or the pressure of the government. The same thing would have happened in Russia, Qatar or Saudi Arabia.
They don’t play there and beyond everything, they are aware of their financial power.

 

[rebel]

What do you think about this video ...
Banana-eating Lessons
Published on Jan 5, 2015

 

[Benn98]

^^
That is possible because in China (and in a lot of countries of the east) they have the support or the pressure of the government. The same thing would have happened in Russia, Qatar or Saudi Arabia.
They don’t play there and beyond everything, they are aware of their financial power.

I think it's impressive how they leverage their financial power. I don't for a second believe that his account was hacked. That shounded very much like him. Should be interesting to see how the Western fashion press and celebrities deal with this. Especially loyalists like Helen Mirren.

@rebel The above vid is hilarious. It's not that it's an etiquette course which many native Brits are in dire need of because so many stir a cup of tea like a farmhand, it's just comical in it's antiquity. Lol. Also, the stereotypical images of the tuhao, China's noveau riche, is eyeroll inducing.

I won't fight her when it comes to eating a banana like that. It was custom in 19th Century Britain to consumed oranges in private, never in public. So this little trick was probably pulled from the same era.

 

[JPineapple]

The tea is exceptionally good today.

 

[RedSmokeRise]

Well that escalated quickly

 

[fashionista-ta]

Hello, karma ...

 

[fashionista-ta]

Surely no one really eats a banana like that? I've never seen it. And if they're gonna be all fancy, why aren't they using oyster forks? That's a thing.

 

[JPineapple]

Source: diet Prada insta stories

 

[dodencebt]

^ I’m still fascinated by how badly this is going for Dolce & Gabbana. They alienated a huge part of the market.

 

[Benn98]

Damn, this is massive!! Wonder how Vogue China and the others will reconcile their advertising and shooting D&G when people are so furious. And at which stage does the government intervene? Because I can see them coming down hard on D&G as a PR exercise aimed at their citizens to make themselves look good.

I have absolutely no sympathy for D&G, they deserve worse!

 

[mikel]

I’m living for this.

 

[Lola701]

They have no mercy! This is a lesson for everybody and every brand in that market. They are not to be played with. I think they can now forget that market forever...
I can only hope for them that this is not going to have any other repercussions on the Asian market all together.
Can the government shut down the stores all completely?

Stefano should leave IG. Seriously...now! I’m just thinking about the employees. They are paying the price of their stupid boss’s behaviour.

 

[Melancholybaby]

Yoox Net-a-Porter Drops Dolce & Gabbana Following Major Chinese Retailers

It is the first global retailer to distance itself from the brand, following major Chinese e-commerce platforms.

BEIJING — The Yoox Net-a-porter Groupsaid on Thursday it would pull Dolce & Gabbana products off its platforms, the first global retailer to drop the brand in the wake of the posted insults about China sent from designer Stefano Gabbana’s account.



It follows the majority of leading Chinese e-commerce players including Alibaba, JD, Secoo, VIPshop and Netease to drop the Italian fashion house’s products.

The brand will be removed from company’s platforms: Net-a-porter, Mr. Porter and Yoox.com, a spokesperson confirmed to WWD.

Police and security guards have been posted at physical Dolce & Gabbana stores in both Beijing and Shanghai as precautionary measures.

Social media platforms in China have filled up with videos of people destroying their Dolce & Gabbana clothes, from burning and shredding them, to using them as rags to clean floors and toilets.

wwd.com

 

[helmutnotdead]

wow. this is quite impressive. I can not deny I'm beyond happy about this. That pig deserves even worse things. But as Lola said -always saying the right things - I also feel sorry about the employees. It's not their fault.

Can't wait for someone hacking the Céline IG and make a bigger controversy to get Hedi out LOL