Getty/Uproxx Well, the chief called Gucci this week and said, “This ain’t it,” after the fashion brand released a wool balaclava sweater that many felt resembled blackface.

The sweater, which has a balaclava attached near the wearer’s neck that can be brought up to cover the bottom half of the face, was initially pointed out by a Twitter user, Rashida. The knit sweater ...

Gucci's "blackface" sweater has caused widespread offence for resembling blackface. The black "balaclava jumper" covered the lower half of the face and featured a red cut-out around the mouth.

A black balaclava sweater from Gucci’s 2018 “Fall Winter” collection has caused an uproar on social media — with some calling it “Haute Couture Blackface for millennials.&#8… ...

Gucci deeply apologizes for the offense caused by the wool balaclava jumper. We consider diversity to be a fundamental value to be fully upheld, respected, and at the forefront of every decision ...

A black balaclava sweater from Gucci’s 2018 “Fall Winter” collection has caused an uproar on social media — with some calling it “Haute Couture Blackface for millennials.” ...

ROME (AP) — Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater after complaints that it resembled blackface makeup and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores. It was the latest ...

Gucci's creative director broke his silence Tuesday over an $890 sweater that resembled blackface, saying racism was never his intention. Alessandro Michele, a design force at the Italian fashion ...

Gucci has apologized after complaints that a wool sweater with an oversized collar designed to cover the face resembled blackface makeup, and said the item had been pulled from its online and ...

Gucci's creative director broke his silence Tuesday over an $890 sweater that resembled blackface, saying that it was not inspired by blackface but by the late Leigh Bowery.