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| Subject: Grovelling champions: 'Deeply sorry': From Givenchy to Versace, big brands are apologizing to China Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:02 pm | |
| From Versace to Givenchy, brands have swiftly offered apologies to China over their references to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao on their websites and on items of clothing. The online backlash and calls to boycott the brands come at a highly sensitive time for China, with Hong Kong rocked by protests - which kicked off in June - over concerns that Beijing is encroaching on the territory's autonomy.
The Chinese market is key for luxury brands, and many have been quick to publicly express regret over clothing designs that have upset Chinese consumers.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Donatella Versace, head of the legendary Italian fashion house that her brother founded, said she was "deeply sorry," alluding to the Chinese social media firestorm that erupted over the weekend. At the centre of the backlash was a photo of a Versace T-shirt that suggested Hong Kong and Macao were independent countries, not part of China.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/deeply-sorry-from-givenchy-to-versace-big-brands-are-apologising-to-china-20190813-p52ggv.html |
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