D&G’s China Show Postponed, Gabbana’s ‘Racist’ Messages Leaked

Dolce and Gabbana angers the Chinese for putting out a racist ad campaign. Cancels show in Shanghai.

The Dolce and Gabbana runway show in Shanghai was supposed to happen on 21 November. However, a racist marketing campaign leading up to the show made Chinese people scream #BoycottDolceandGabbana on social media and in person.

The brand posted a bunch of short videos on the Chinese social media website Weibo, depicting a Chinese woman trying to have traditional Italian food with chopsticks. The Chinese accused the videos of stereotyping them and appropriating their culture from a western lens. Within 24 hours, the video was removed.