Swedish company H&M got in big trouble for an advertisement featuring a black child modelling a sweatshirt with the slogan “coolest monkey in the jungle”. Photo: AP
H&M ad not the only fashion campaign to court controversy – five other brands that blundered
Swedish fast-fashion giant, in hot water over ‘coolest monkey’ ad, isn’t alone in dropping the ball in an advertising campaign – just ask Jimmy Choo, Dolce & Gabbana, Evisu, Yves Saint Laurent and serial offender Victoria’s Secret
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Swedish company H&M got in big trouble for an advertisement featuring a black child modelling a sweatshirt with the slogan “coolest monkey in the jungle”. Photo: AP