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De Rucci

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Disputed historical-origin narrative and advertising imagery

    De Rucci had previously presented a founding story dating to 1868 and attributed to a French-Italian figure named Leonardo de Rucci. Its advertising also featured an unnamed European-looking man. A Wall Street Journal investigation identified the man as John Timothy Dirstine and reported a 2009 agreement for use of his image. China Daily criticized the approach as implying a non-Chinese origin. The supplied material does not document a formal legal judgment or regulatory penalty.

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