Fashion Designer Receives Backlash For Sending Models Down the Runway in Blackface Makeup That Sparkles

Blackface, which one Italian designer thought
would complete his black-themed presentation
at Milan Fashion Week backfired against him.
Claudio Cutugno came under fire for sending models down the runway with their faces painted black and topped with a layer of glitter. The backlash ensued the same week that Fashion Police ’s Giuliana Rancic made
an insensitive remark about actor Zendaya Coleman’s dreadlocks.

More about Blackface Makeup
Blackface—is a theatrical makeup popular in the 1800s that proliferated stereotypes of African Americans—is an all too common faux pas in the fashion industry. Repeat offenders include international editions of Vogue and
fashion magazine editors . But it happens elsewhere as well, especially in Hollywood. While blackface was more common in previous decades , films released recently have also featured actors in the makeup. In Thailand,
Dunkin’ Donuts used a model in blackface to promote its Charcoal Donut.

Cutugno however, has apologized to those he offended, saying that it “had nothing to do with Afro-American culture. I would have never thought someone could have [found] the
makeup offensive, otherwise I would have never used it.”-takepart


I guess its safe to say not "All that glitters is Ok"