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		</div><p>Burberry has apologized for a hoodie that had a ‘noose’ tied around the neck, after it featured on the brand’s London Fashion Week catwalk on Sunday.</p>
<p>In a statement, Burberry chief executive Marco Gobbetti said the company was “deeply sorry for the distress” the garment had caused, and that it had been removed from the autumn/winter collection along with all images depicting it.</p>
<p>Riccardo Tisci, Burberry’s creative director, also apologized, saying: <em>“While the design was inspired by a nautical theme, I realize that it was insensitive.”</em></p>
<p>The apology comes after Liz Kennedy, a model who also walked in the show (but didn’t wear the item), spoke out in criticism of the hoodie in a lengthy post on Instagram.</p>
<p>“Suicide is not fashion. It is not glamorous nor edgy,” she wrote. <em>“How could anyone overlook this and think it would be okay to do this especially in a line dedicated to young girls and youth[?] Let’s not forget about the horrifying history of lynching either.”</em></p>
<p>Kennedy explained that she saw the hoodie at her fitting and asked to speak to someone at Burberry about it, but was told to “write a letter.”</p>
<p><em>“I left my fitting extremely triggered after seeing this look (even though I did not wear it myself),”</em> she continued. <em>“Feeling as though I was right back where I was when I was going through an experience with suicide in my family.”</em></p>
<p>Burberry’s is the latest in a string of apologies from both luxury and affordable fashion brands following accusations of racism and insensitivity.</p>
<p>Earlier this month Gucci withdrew a ‘balaclava’ jumper from sale after accusations of blackface, and last week Katy Perry removed a pair of shoes from her fashion range for the same reason.</p>
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