// Burberry has apologized and axed its hoodie featuring a noose shown at London Fashion Week
// Model Liz Kennedy complained after being asked to model for it
// The hoodie has caused a stir on social media
Burberry has apologised after coming under fire for showcasing a hoodie with a noose during London Fashion Week.
The luxury retailer removed the noose hoodie from its collection after model Liz Kennedy complained in person and via Instagram that Burberry had made light of suicide and lynching.
Kennedy’s management confirmed she was never asked to wear it at London Fashion Week, but she said she was “ashamed to have been a part of the show”.
Burberry chief executive Marco Gobbetti said he was “deeply sorry for the distress” the design had caused, confirming that it has been axed from the collection.
Meanwhile, Burberry’s chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci said the inspiration behind the rope was nautical, but admitted he should have known “it was insensitive”.
The design has caused a stir on social media.
How out of touch are the rich that @gucci & @Burberry both have huge fuxkups in the last few months. Seriously blackface & a noose on a model? This is exactly why corporations need #diversity and #disabled ppl in the to ranks. So someone can voice reason to theses entitled idiots
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The news comes after fellow luxury retailers Gucci and Prada were scrutinised and apologised for their insensitive blackface products.
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