‘Asian version of blackface’: slant-eyed masks, ‘Wuhan girls’ chant at Paris dinner party condemned by big names in fashion
- A video posted by fashion DJ Gaubert shows guests at an Asian-themed dinner holding masks with slanted eyes while yelling ‘Wuhan girls, wahoo!’
- Fashion figures such as Susanna Lau and Bryanboy and Instagram account Diet Prada condemned the theme and masks – Lau called it ‘patently racist’
The fashion world’s favourite deejay, Michel Gaubert, a long-time collaborator of top brands such as Chanel, Fendi, Dior and Valentino, has come under fire for posting a video from an Asian-themed dinner he attended in Paris.
Gaubert, who likes to call himself a “sound designer” and is responsible for the music of many top shows during fashion week, has since deleted the clip, which shows guests holding cut-out paper masks with slanted eyes while yelling “Wuhan girls, wahoo!”.
Lau called it “patently racist” and “an Asian version of blackface”.
After being called out on social media, Gaubert apologised to his “Asian friends” in a lengthy Instagram post, explaining that the masks were designed six years ago by an artist friend who takes pictures of her dinner guests wearing them every week.
