Dior draws ire in China with photo that ‘smears Asian women’

The photo depicts an Asian woman dressed in a traditional costume and holding a Dior bag. - Weibo

SHANGHAI (Bloomberg): Christian Dior SE is the latest international fashion brand to face criticism in China, after an exhibition in Shanghai featured a photo that state media said was "smearing Asian women.”

The photograph, included in the LADY DIOR show, depicts an Asian woman dressed in a traditional costume and holding a Dior bag. It drew ire in an editorial published by the state-owned Beijing Daily on Monday (Nov 15) with the headline: "Is This the Asian Woman in Dior’s Eyes?”