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John, who has used his fame to speak out for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender equality, chided the designers for
criticizing fertility treatment and same-sex parenting in an
interview.
The singer and his husband David Furnish have two children. John
uploaded a photo of the designers clad in black veils to his
Instagram account with the caption:
"How dare you refer to my beautiful children as 'synthetic'. And
shame on you for wagging your judgmental little fingers at IVF
... Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just
like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever
again. #BoycottDolceGabbana."
Italian magazine Panorama's website last week quoted Sicily-born
Dolce, whose brand has long counted Madonna and Naomi Campbell
among clients for its designs inspired by his native island, as
saying:
"You are born and you have a father and a mother. Or at least it
should be like this, that's why I am not convinced by chemical
children, synthetic babies, wombs for rent."
Dolce and Gabbana, who are now business partners after their
romantic relationship ended, said on Sunday they had been
talking about their own opinions and had not meant to judge
others' behavior.
"We believe firmly in democracy and we think freedom of
expression is essential for that. We talked about our way of
looking at the world, but it was not our intention to express a
judgment on other people's choices. We believe in freedom and
love," Gabbana said in a statement.
Motherhood was the theme for Dolce Gabbana's women's fashion
show in Milan earlier this year. Models in floral skirts and
dresses carried babies, and Italian model Bianca Balti took to
the runway heavily pregnant.
(Reporting by Isla Binnie; Editing by Rosalind Russell)
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