Dolce and Gabbana face trouble in China

LUXURY fashion designer Dolce & Gabbana face a PR disaster in China after a security guard prevented locals from taking photographs outside of its flagship in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong last week.

Within hours, the story had set off a firestorm of criticism in the city, with angry Hong Kong locals taking to Facebook to speak out about what they saw as tantamount to discrimination, leaving hundreds of messages on Dolce & Gabbana’s wall demanding the brand apologize or pack up and leave Hong Kong altogether.

Over the weekend, more Facebook users in Hong Kong joined together to organize a protest of Dolce & Gabbana’s Tsim Sha Tsui flagship, creating a “10,000 People Photograph D&G Event” page now “liked” by nearly 20,000 fans, with around 1,000 protestors actually taking to the streets yesterday. D&G plans to open around 30 stores in the country within the next two to three years.