Does Versace Use a Code Word for Black Customers?
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A former employee of Versace is suing the luxury retailer for alleged racial discrimination.
According to a lawsuit filed in November, 23-year-old Christopher Sampino claims the managers of a Bay Area Versace store had encouraged discriminatory practices among its sales staff. Sampino said that shortly after he was hired, he was trained to use a code word, “D410,” to alert the other staff there was a black customer in somewhere the shop. D410 is Versace’s official code for black-colored clothing.
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