{"id":59224,"date":"2019-03-15T00:14:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T00:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=59224"},"modified":"2019-03-15T00:14:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T00:14:22","slug":"louis-vuitton-pulls-michael-jackson-inspired-clothing-amid-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=59224","title":{"rendered":"Louis Vuitton pulls Michael Jackson-inspired clothing amid backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Louis Vuitton&nbsp;has finally responded to the backlash around its&nbsp;Michael Jackson-inspired fall 2019 menswear collection after the release of&nbsp;\u201cLeaving Neverland,\u201d&nbsp;the new documentary in which two men allege they were sexually assaulted by the pop icon when they were children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am aware that in light of this documentary the show has caused emotional reactions,\u201d Louis Vuitton\u2019s men\u2019s artistic director&nbsp;Virgil Abloh&nbsp;said in&nbsp;an exclusive statement shared with WWD. \u201cI strictly condemn any form of child abuse, violence or infringement against any human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Continued Abloh: \u201cMy intention for this show was to refer to Michael Jackson as a pop culture artist. It referred only to his public life that we all know and to his legacy that has influenced a whole generation of artists and designers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Michael Burke, Vuitton\u2019s chairman and chief executive officer, echoed the sentiment. \u201cWe find the allegations in the documentary deeply troubling and disturbing,\u201d he said. \u201cChild safety and welfare is of utmost importance to Louis Vuitton. We are fully committed to advocating this cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement also added that the documentary caused the label \u201cthe greatest pain\u201d and that its team was \u201cunaware\u201d of the documentary on the day of the men\u2019s runway show, which took place on Jan. 17 \u2014 about a week before the Sundance premiere of \u201cLeaving Neverland\u201d on Jan. 25.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Vuitton\u2019s collection included a T-shirt printed with an image of Jackson\u2019s feet mid-moonwalk, loafer-and- white-sock-clad models and sequin-encrusted pieces in homage to the singer\u2019s over-the-top stage costumes. The brand said it plans to pull pieces \u201cthat directly [feature] Michael Jackson elements\u201d from production, and that the collection that ultimately goes to stores will \u201cpurely reflect the true values of the brand and of our artistic director.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louis Vuitton&nbsp;has finally responded to the backlash around its&nbsp;Michael Jackson-inspired fall 2019 menswear collection after the release of&nbsp;\u201cLeaving Neverland,\u201d&nbsp;the new documentary in which two men allege they were sexually assaulted by the pop icon when they were children. \u201cI am aware that in light of this documentary the show has caused emotional reactions,\u201d Louis Vuitton\u2019s &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[173],"tags":[3582,1451,3583],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - 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