Burberry sorry for ‘suicide’ hoodie with noose around neck (BBC)

Burberry has apologised for featuring a hoodie with a noose around the neck at London Fashion Week.

The fashion brand was criticised by one of its own models, Liz Kennedy, in a long post on Instagram in which she said: “Suicide is not fashion.”

“Let’s not forget about the horrifying history of lynching either,” she added.

Burberry boss Marco Gobbetti said the brand was “deeply sorry for the distress” caused, adding: “It was insensitive and we made a mistake.” Read more

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