Stefano GabbanaThree days ago, when Stefano Gabbana (of Dolce & Gabbana) posted an illustration by the artist Jumpei Kawamura of a hand holding a Fall ’17 Dolce & Gabbana runway shoe on Instagram, the comments were largely positive. And beneath that, a self-affirmation in all-blue capital letters: “I’m thin and gorgeous.”The choice of words ruffled a few feathers. “You don’t think it’s a little unresponsible [sic] to push a message of “Thin and Gorgeous?” one follower wrote. Meanwhile, in a separate corner of the internet (read, Twitter) another product was eliciting strong reactions, ranging from derision to outrage. In response to the debate surrounding his shoe, Stefano Gabbana did something unusual, and addressed it directly – and aggressively.

Source: Forbes April 26, 2017 21:00 UTC