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\n Photo: Victor VIRGILE\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Few fashion brands generate controversy like Dolce & Gabbana<\/a>. Over the weekend, fashion commentator Lyas went viral among fashion circles when he posted headshots of the cast of the Italian luxury brand\u2019s latest men\u2019s runway show in Milan: \u201cFifty shades of white,\u201d as Lyas described the group of models. \u201cNot one single Asian, not one single dark-skinned model, I believe not a single Arab or blonde guy.\u201d Lyas pointed to Dolce & Gabbana\u2019s promotional video for the runway show, which the brand claimed was \u201cdedicated to the singular identity of every man\u201d yet seemed to only represent one type of white, dark-haired, Italian-looking man.<\/p>\n We can\u2019t say we\u2019re surprised. While other fashion brands have at least tried to appear more diverse and inclusive over the past decade, Dolce & Gabbana has largely remained unapologetic for its singular worldview and idolization of the dolce vita <\/em>lifestyle, <\/em>even when its campaigns and commercials and interviews with its founders have drawn accusations of homophobia and racism from social media. In 2018, the brand canceled <\/a>a show set to be in China after they posted a video showing a Chinese woman attempting and failing to eat Italian food with chopsticks. After the video was taken down, screenshots of Stefano Gabbana\u2019s Instagram account were leaked of him calling those who were offended \u201cinferior.\u201d (Gabbana denied that he sent the messages, saying that his account was hacked and expressed an apology.) And yet, the label continues to be popular with celebrities and clients who attend its shows and wear its collections on the red carpet \u2014 and with the many fashion magazines that cover these appearances without any mention of the brand\u2019s controversial history.<\/p>\n \u201cShocked people actually support this company still it\u2019s embarrassing. Models\/stylists\/casting the whole damn thing,\u201d wrote model Bella Hadid in a comment underneath Lyas\u2019s video post. \u201cBeeen cancelled\u2026 years of racism sexism biogtry xenophobia\u2026 how are we shocked still?\u201d<\/p>\n Last week, Italian Vanity Fair <\/em>reported that Connor Storrie might be walking the runway for Dolce & Gabbana, following Hudson Williams\u2019s runway debut for Dsquared2, but Ilya was a no-show. Here\u2019s hoping that if he does hit the runway eventually, it\u2019s for a brand with a more inclusive reputation.<\/p>\n