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Gucci Pulls $900 Sweater From Production Over Claims Of Blackface

Emily Zanotti

Legendary fashion house Gucci has pulled a turtleneck shirt from it’s website after complaints that the sweater, which can be pulled up over the face, could be seen as “blackface.”

The $890 “balaclava jumper” features a pair of red lips tucked inside the neck of the black sweater. Wearers can pulled the neck of the sweater up and over their own lips if they want to keep their cheeks warm in cold weather, or if they enjoy looking a little like a lunatic in their streetwear.

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