Dior faces criticism for using photographs of an Asian woman; The photographer apologizes for the images

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The international fashion house Christian Dior has been confronted with the reaction of Chinese customers on social media. The backlash the brand received was in a photograph of an exhibition where an Asian woman is dressed in a traditional costume holding a Dior bag.

The image was taken by a local Chinese photographer. On social media, localities have taken to social media to say it smears Asian women and makes Chinese customers uncomfortable. Dior shared the images on their social media and deleted them since the backlash. Photographer Chen Man posted a statement about it on the Weibo social media platform. “I blame myself for my immaturity and ignorance,” the statement read.

Following this, Dior also released a statement on the same social media platform. “Dior, as always, respects the feelings of the Chinese people,” the statement said. Moreover, the work-shared luxury fashion house was a work of art, not a commercial advertisement.

A new job for French brand Dior, by Chinese photographer Chen Man, has sparked controversy online in China. Many Chinese netizens claim that he shows “beauty” under a “Western gaze”. pic.twitter.com/mI4e65l2ix

– Tong Bingxue Yuki (@tongbingxue) November 18, 2021

In 2019, the brand faced backlash for showing the map of the country that did not include Taiwan. Dior isn’t the first luxury fashion house to face a backlash. Some time ago, Dolce & Gabbana posted videos of a Chinese model attempting to eat food with chopsticks, which was deemed offensive and elicited backlash, as a result of which sales dropped significantly. .

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