


Yet with continued twists and turns, it seems this particular controversy’s roots may run deeper than a simple mistake. With the state of fashion today, it could all but disappear tomorrow. What will be interesting to see is how long this controversy continues to gain traction. that featured a black child modeling a hoodie printed with the phrase 'coolest monkey in the jungle.'. “He believes people love him for his modeling job and that he’s cool and confident in his job.” The international retail giant ignited a firestorm with an ad in the U.K. “He’s seen the pictures and he’s seen pictures online,” Mango said. W tej kryzysowej sytuacji spowodowanej umieszczeniem zdjcia czarnoskórego chopca w bluzie z napisem Coolest Monkey In The Jungle H&M postpuje zgodnie z reguami sztuki zarzdzania w. The family also stressed that they wished everyone would move on and consider Liam’s own opinions on the image. Everybody should respect different opinions based on racism.” “I’m just looking at Liam, a black young boy, modeling a T-shirt that has the word ‘monkey’ on it. “To put the T-shirt and the word ‘monkey’ with racism, maybe that is not my way of looking at it,” Mango said. our winners are tiny establishments that couldn't even afford a personal ad. “It is not an overreaction when it comes to racism, everyone should act differently based on their opinions of what racism is,” Mango told ITV’s This Morning. the city's most authoritative annual guide to everything that's best about. Weak sales combined with substantial markdowns had a significant negative impact on results in the first quarter.Perhaps in an attempt to do a little damage control, Liam’s parents appeared on television Monday to voice their opinion on the photoshoot once and for all. This time fast-fashion emporium H&M dressed up a little black boy in a sweatshirt that reads Coolest monkey in the jungle while another model, a white boy, is dressed in a matching sweatshirt that instead reads: survival expert. “The rapid transformation of the fashion retail sector continues,” H&M chief executive Karl-Johan Persson said in a statement. It seems the once popular fashion brand is feeling the sting of “changing consumer tastes and increasing competition,” per the Washington Post.

Despite a series of widespread markdowns, the clothing chain is struggling to sell extra merchandise - including months-old Halloween costumes and Christmas sweaters. Meanwhile, industry analysts blame discount sales and an usually cold winter for hurting H&M.

Watch Tonetalks & Breakingbrown Explain The FalloutĪ Huge H&M Sale Might Be Coming Thanks to $4.3 Billion in Unsold Clothes OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: Howard University 1 Million Dollar Theft Scandal. The world’s second-largest clothing retailer has piles of unsold clothes worth more than $4 billion after, Bloomberg reported. But in the months following #Hoodiegate, H&M’s earnings have taken a huge hit.
