Story at a glance
- Fashion house Givenchy and its creative director Matthew Williams are facing backlash.
- A model walking the runway for the designer at Paris Fashion Week sported an orange sweater drop waist dress, along with a silver torque necklace that resembles a noose.
- Givenchy doesn’t have a comment at this time.
Fashion house Givenchy and its creative director Matthew Williams are facing backlash after a necklace that resembles a noose was debuted during Paris Fashion Week.
A model walking the runway for the designer on Sunday sported an orange sweater drop waist dress, along with a silver torque necklace that resembles a noose.
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Social media users were quick to point out the resemblance and denounce the renowned fashion house, citing the noose’s implications of suicide and racism.
Givenchy shows a ‘noose necklace’ in its Paris Fashion Week show. I guess a swastika, or a model carrying a gun, or wearing a white hood, were all too edgy. pic.twitter.com/LnqdtHJEDx
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) October 4, 2021
Honestly in which world having a noose hanging on a girl’s neck is fashion, #Givenchy?
Spring/Summer 2022 dragged way back to 1822. Do better, Matthew, both for the brand and the world. Young girls & guys don’t need to see this at any stage, especially #ParisFashionWeek. Tch. pic.twitter.com/Uh3RUyhVqi
— Abhik Choudhury (@iamabhik) October 4, 2021
Ok I liked givenchy’s new pieces BUT that noose necklace … cmon now
— Sag Goddess✨ (@theBROOKEshow) October 4, 2021
@givenchy you didn’t learn from all the “mistakes” that happen in years past? Comme des Garçons white models wit the braids? Burberry and their noose? Gucci’s black face mask? #GIVENCHY pic.twitter.com/88CEhusSV5
— .RUDE (@rudecouture) October 3, 2021
In a statement to The Guardian, a representative for Givenchy said, “The house do not have an official response on this.”
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