At the luxury brand fashion show held in Milan, Italy, ATEEZ member San attended the Dolce & Gabbana show without a chair. The suspicion that San experienced racial discrimination has been raised.
According to the industry, San attended the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda show held in Nora, Sardinia, Italy on the 2nd (local time). On that day, San was wearing a chocolate-colored top inspired by Baroque style, matching wide flare pants, and patent Derby shoes.
The racial discrimination controversy arose from a photo taken of his back while watching the fashion show. Only San’s seat was not prepared, and he was seen sitting uncomfortably due to the limited space.
Dolce & Gabbana has been embroiled in controversy over oriental racial discrimination in the past. In 2018, they sparked a racial discrimination controversy by releasing an advertisement featuring an Asian model emphasizing ‘slanted eyes’ tearing pizza with chopsticks.
Furthermore, a fashion campaign for the summer of 2016 released through the official Twitter and website of Dolce & Gabbana also stirred racial discrimination controversy. In this campaign, various models of different races were portrayed enjoying a party-like atmosphere while eating together, but only the Asian model was seen eating pasta with hands.
Recently, as celebrities’ overseas activities increase, controversies of racial discrimination are emerging. Singer and actress Yoona faced racial discrimination controversy at the Cannes International Film Festival red carpet. Yoona, who is the only Korean ambassador for the jewelry brand Chopard, was officially invited to the 77th Cannes International Film Festival and stood on the red carpet.
When she climbed the stairs and turned around to pose and wave to fans, a female security guard extended her arm to stop Yoona, sparking racial discrimination controversy. There were suspicions that the security guard only acted in this way towards colored ethnic stars.