NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Yet another fashion house has been forced to apologize and pull an item deemed racist.
This time, it's Burberry, which showed off during its recent London Fashion Week show a hoodie with a noose around the neck.
Yes, a noose.
"We are deeply sorry for the distress caused by one of the products that featured in our A/W 2019 runway collection," Marco Gobbetti, Burberry chief executive officer, said in a statement.
"Though the design was inspired by the marine theme that ran throughout the collection, it was insensitive and we made a mistake," he added.
Burberry said it has removed the item from its collection, after criticism from one of its own models led to an online backlash.
The design was criticized by model Liz Kennedy, who featured in the show but claimed her concerns about the use of a noose were dismissed.
"Suicide is not fashion," Kennedy wrote on Instagram, along with a photo of the hoodie. "It is not glamorous nor edgy and since this show is dedicated to the youth expressing their voice, here I go. Riccardo Tisci and everyone at Burberry it is beyond me how you could let a look resembling a noose hanging from a neck out on the runway. How could anyone overlook this and think it would be okay to do this especially in a line dedicated to young girls and youth.
