People Are Calling For A Boycott Of DKNY After Donna Karan's Controversial Comments

*Bangs head against wall.*

Donna Karan’s controversial comments about the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment accusations, have prompted calls for a boycott of the fashion label DKNY.

The 69-year-old businesswoman and fashion designer said it was important to consider: “How do we present ourselves as women? What are we asking? Are we asking for it by presenting all the sensuality and all the sexuality?”

She later issued a public apology saying her comments had been “misinterpreted”.

″[It] does not represent how I feel,” she said. “What I was trying to say is that sexual harassment is a pandemic and a much bigger issue than Harvey Weinstein. Sexual harassment is unacceptable.”

However, despite the apology, many people on Twitter are using the hashtag #boycottdkny to call for the brand that bears Karan’s name to be shunned.

Donna Karan attends the 4th Annual CineFashion Film Awards at The El Capitan Theatre on 8 October 2017 in Los Angeles, California, US.
Donna Karan attends the 4th Annual CineFashion Film Awards at The El Capitan Theatre on 8 October 2017 in Los Angeles, California, US.
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People have also been sharing old DKNY campaigns featuring women dressed “provocatively”.

To @dkny How many seventeen year olds have you dressed like they are, in your words, "asking for it "? https://t.co/oYyO9tfFKz pic.twitter.com/Fck0h5m13R

— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 10, 2017

pic.twitter.com/H8hNd8LzSM

— Tom Carmody (@TomCarmodyCS) October 10, 2017

However, Donna Karan sold DKNY to luxury behemoth LVMH in 2015 and it has since changed ownership again, coming into the hands of the G-III Apparel Group.

Donna Karan’s PR told HuffPost UK that the designer “is no longer connected” to to the high-end womenswear brand.

So, technically, her comments are not a reflection of the clothing company - even if they may affect her legacy.

Donna Karan giving a lesson in how to destroy your brand

— Jimmie Perkins (@Jimmie_Perkins) October 10, 2017
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