ROME -- Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater that resembled a "blackface" and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores, the latest case of an Italian fashion house having ...

The Italian luxury brand Gucci removed a balaclava sweater from its physical and online stores after the garment came under fire for resembling blackface. The $890 black turtleneck stretches up to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gucci released a new women's sweater this week that immediately sparked backlash. The Italian label's "wool balaclava jumper" is a ...

An influential Harlem designer says the Gucci CEO has agreed to meet him in New York City this week to discuss a sweater that resembled blackface. Dapper Dan, whose given name is Daniel R. Day, made ...

Update #2, February 12: On Monday evening, Fashionista published an internal memo circulated among Gucci employees. In the statement, CEO Marco Bizzarri says "We made a mistake. A big one. Because of ...

Knitted hoods – also known as balaclavas, bonnets and snoods – have quietly become one of fashion’s most enduring accessory obsessions. Once a purely practical cold-weather staple, they’ve been ...