Fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana was recently criticized for releasing an ad for the Chinese market that many around the world found insensitive and racist. The company has apologized, but that hasn’t stopped calls for boycotts and other protests against the brand. Marco Werman finds out more from Blake Abbie, a fashion editor and model based in Beijing.
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