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Sarah Jessica Parker sparks backlash with red carpet look from disgraced designers
Celebrities and fashion industry professionals alike gathered in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday for this year's edition of the newly revamped Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Among the crowd was actor and fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker, who fell into conversation with celebrity stylist Law Roach while walking the red (nay, pink) carpet. In a moment that spread across the internet, Roach asked the And Just Like That... star which designers had contributed to her chic, all-black look for the evening, prompting an uncertain response."I feel like I'm not supposed to say," Parker responded when asked specifically about her jacket, looking off camera, presumably toward her publicist. When Roach assured her that she could, the actress gave in, revealing that she was wearing a Dolce & Gabbana jacket over an Alexander Wang dress that she bought "a hundred years ago." The reveal did not go over well on social media, given the controversy that the heads of both fashion houses have stirred up in recent years. (@) Back in 2015, Dolce & Gabbana's founders, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, made unsavory comments about parents who conceive through IVF and gay adoption. In an interview with an Italian publication, Dolce referred to babies born from IVF or surrogacy as "children of chemistry" and "synthetic." And together, they said that they "oppose gay adoptions" and "the only family is the traditional one." These comments ultimately sparked a boycott of the brand from Elton John and other notable figures in Hollywood, leading the designers to formally apologize through multiple interviews with the press.But the Dolce & Gabbana founders continued to find themselves in hot water over the next few years. In 2017, the designers invited controversy by welcoming the support of First Lady Melania Trump during President Donald Trump's first term in office. The next year, Gabbana called Selena Gomez "ugly" and then mocked the backlash he was met with online. And just months later, the brand uploaded a culturally insensitive promotional video of an Asian model struggling to eat Italian food with a pair of chopsticks, sparking outrage.As for Alexander Wang, the designer landed headlines in 2020, when he was accused of sexually assaulting multiple men, including a male model named Owen Mooney and a DJ named Nick Ward. Wang's accusers also alleged that he slipped drugs like ecstasy into their drinks without their knowledge. In a statement to The New York Times, Wang wrote, "Over the last few days, I have been on the receiving end of baseless and grotesquely false accusations. These claims have been wrongfully amplified by social media accounts infamous for posting defamatory material from undisclosed and/or anonymous sources with zero evidence or any fact checking whatsoever." See on Instagram Wang vehemently denied any accusation of wrongdoing and said, "I have never engaged in the atrocious behavior described and would never conduct myself in the manner thats been alleged. I intend to get to the bottom of this and hold accountable whoever is responsible for originating these claims and viciously spreading them online.At least 10 accusers banded together to be represented by Lisa Bloom, a high-profile attorney specializing in civil rights. But Bloom later put out a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) saying that Wang had spoken with and apologized to his accusers, implying that they wouldn't be pursuing the matter further. "We acknowledge Mr. Wangs apology and we are moving forward, she wrote.
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