Patriotic fury over fashion and flags


Tasteless: A screenshot from Dolce & Gabbana

MESSAGES that began with “I will not attend the Dolce & Gabbana show in Shanghai on Nov 21, I ra­­ther ...” flooded Sina Weibo earlier last week as users expressed their anger towards the Italian fashion brand.

This was started by some celebrities who boycotted a runway show organised by D&G after co-founder and designer Stefano Gabbana had come under fire over racist remarks attributed to him.

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