Sabyasachi Controversy | After an apology, designer issues a clarification, says, "it is important to set the record straight"

Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee apologised after earning flak on social media for his post that stated woman who is 'overdressed', 'caked with make-up' and 'armoured with jewellery' is most likely to be 'wounded'. The fashion designer conveyed that the post, intended to be a message of love, empathy and to look beyond exterior appearances, wasn’t ‘articulated correctly’ and extended an unconditional apology for the same. 

READ: ‘It Wasn’t Articulated Correctly’: Sabyasachi Mukherjee Apologises After Earning Flak For 'Overdressed And Caked With Make-up Women Are Wounded' Post

And now, taking to Instagram, the designer issued a two-page clarification saying, "I thought a lot whether to post this, but sometimes it is important to set the record straight and get the right message across". 

Read his message below: 

Designer Sabyasachi was criticised after he shared a distasteful post on Instagram where that stated that a woman who is 'overdressed', 'caked with make-up' and 'armoured with jewellery' is most likely to be wounded.

READ: Netizens Slam Designer Sabyasachi For 'overdressed And Caked With Make-up Women Are Wounded' Post

"Bleeding inside, silently holding on to her pride and dignity, shining for the world, though within her innermost being there is a dark, blinding pain. Take some time off to give her your precious company, heal her with your empathy, because sometimes nothing can replace human warmth. Not even the most precious of jewellery", read an excerpt from his post.  

The distasteful post did not go down well with many netizens and drew sharp reactions from social media users. One user said, "This is absolute rubbish, please don't associate your brand with such thoughts and judgements", while another user remarked saying, "Please don't make such blank statements".