D&G创始人中文道歉，你接受吗？| D&G issues official apology
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, designers and founders of Italian luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana, made an apology in a short video regarding recent outrage over a racist ad and subsequent remarks.
The duo expressed hope China could forgive them for their poor understanding of culture. The apology was made in Italian, and the pair said "sorry" in Chinese, duibuqi, together at the end.
Translation of their apology
Dolce: In the past few days, we have reflected seriously and are deeply saddened by everything our words and actions have brought upon the Chinese people and China. Our family education taught us to respect different cultures of the world. We ask for your forgiveness for our poor understanding of culture.
Gabbana: We take this statement of apology very seriously, and would like to officially extend our deepest apologies to all Chinese people around the globe.
Dolce: Our love for China remains, as always. Countless visits have allowed us to love Chinese culture even more deeply. Of course, we still have much to learn. For the mistakes we have made, we must sincerely apologize.
Gabbana: We will never forget the experience and lessons learned, and matters of this nature will never happen again. At the same time, we must work whole heartedly to understand and respect Chinese culture more. Lastly, we ask from our hearts for your forgiveness.
Together: Dui bu qi (We are sorry).
However, Dolce & Gabbana doesn't issue any apologies on its Instagram account.
The controversial clip, originally posted by D&G earlier this week on its Instagram and Sina Weibo accounts, show a female Asian model in a glitzy red Dolce & Gabbana dress using chopsticks to eat pizza and other Italian foods.
It was intended to promote the Shanghai show, but sparked outcry in China for its insensitivity, in part because of the model awkwardly attempting to eat Western food with chopsticks.
Early Wednesday morning, in a chat on Instagram between a netizen named "michaelatranova" and someone using the personal account of Gabbana, the latter appeared to make insulting references toward China and Chinese people.
Dolce & Gabbana posted an announcement on its Weibo account saying: "Our Instagram account has been hacked. So has the account of Stefano Gabbana. Our legal office is urgently investigating. We are sorry for any distress caused by these unauthorized posts. We have nothing but respect for China and the people of China."
Indignation arose among Chinese netizens, with many calling on Wednesday for the show to be canceled. A-list celebrities such as Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming and Li Bingbing said they would not attend.
Dolce & Gabbana canceled The Great Show, originally scheduled to be held last night in Shanghai, hours before it was scheduled to begin.
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