Sombre Karlie Kloss steps out for the first time since apologising for 'culturally insensitive' Geisha shoot in Vogue's 'diversity' edition
Karlie Kloss has stepped out for the first time after apologising for participating in a 'culturally insensitive' Vogue photo shoot.
The supermodel, 24, cut a sombre figure as she emerged in New York City on Thursday after receiving a wave of criticism for appearing in the controversial fashion spread, which showed her in several Geisha-inspired outfits.
The catwalk queen wore a black suede jacket and polo-neck with white quarter-length trousers and leather ankleboots.
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!['I am truly sorry': Karlie Kloss has stepped out for the first time after apologising for participating in a 'culturally insensitive' Vogue photo shoot](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/17/11/3D54086B00000578-0-image-a-67_1487329246714.jpg)
'I am truly sorry': Karlie Kloss has stepped out for the first time after apologising for participating in a 'culturally insensitive' Vogue photo shoot
The trousers featured a lace-up design and Karlie carried a monochrome quilted handbag with a chain detail.
Vogue published the controversial shoot in its March issue - featuring plus-size model Ashley Graham as cover girl - which was meant to celebrate diversity.
Karlie said in a tweet on Wednesday that she was 'truly sorry' for appearing in the spread and admitted she shouldn't have taken part in the shoot.
'These images appropriate a culture that is not my own and I am truly sorry for participating in a shoot that was not culturally sensitive,' she wrote.
![Remorseful: The supermodel, 24, cut a sombre figure as she emerged in New York City on Thursday after receiving a wave of criticism for appearing in the controversial fashion spread](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/17/11/3D540BDE00000578-0-image-a-68_1487329992351.jpg)
Remorseful: The supermodel, 24, cut a sombre figure as she emerged in New York City on Thursday after receiving a wave of criticism for appearing in the controversial fashion spread
'My goal is, and always will be, to empower and inspire women. I will ensure my future shoots and projects reflect that mission.'
Many readers found Karlie's spread offensive. In one of the photos, the lithe model posed next to a sumo wrestler, dressed in a flowy tangerine and black dress.
Several people wondered why the magazine didn't hire a Japanese model to pose as a Geisha instead of Karlie and bashed the spread on social media.
Some accused the magazine of resorting to 'yellowface' by having a white model pose as an Asian woman, instead of booking a model of the intended ethnicity.
!['Culturally inappropriate': The model, who poses next to a sumo wrestler in one of the photos (pictured), faced a backlash from fans who expressed their dismay on Twitter](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/15/15/3D4028D200000578-4227562-image-a-1_1487174048565.jpg)
'Culturally inappropriate': The model, who poses next to a sumo wrestler in one of the photos (pictured), faced a backlash from fans who expressed their dismay on Twitter
!['Were all these Japanese models unavailable?' Some wondered why Vogue didn't hire an Asian model to pose as one of the Japanese hostesses in the spread](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/15/15/3D4028BE00000578-4227562-image-a-2_1487174053354.jpg)
'Were all these Japanese models unavailable?' Some wondered why Vogue didn't hire an Asian model to pose as one of the Japanese hostesses in the spread
'Yellowface is real and racist and karlie kloss just did it in vogue!!!!!' one Twitter user wrote in a furious message.
'This is why Vogue is cancelled. Their idea of "edgy" is hiring white people to imitate other races instead of just hiring diverse models,' someone else said.
'They could have just cast an East Asian model. But no, that would make sense,' another comment read.
![Apology: Karlie pledged to do better in the future, writing: 'My goal is, and always will be, to empower and inspire women. I will ensure my future shoots and projects reflect that mission'](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/15/16/3D3FF10600000578-4227562-image-a-14_1487174625336.jpg)
Apology: Karlie pledged to do better in the future, writing: 'My goal is, and always will be, to empower and inspire women. I will ensure my future shoots and projects reflect that mission'
![Backlash: Some accused the magazine of resorting to 'yellowface' by having a white model pose as an Asian woman, instead of booking a model of the intended ethnicity](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/15/16/3D3FF10200000578-4227562-image-a-5_1487174428338.jpg)
Backlash: Some accused the magazine of resorting to 'yellowface' by having a white model pose as an Asian woman, instead of booking a model of the intended ethnicity
![Diversity: 'This is why Vogue is cancelled. Their idea of "edgy" is hiring white people to imitate other races instead of just hiring diverse models,' someone else said](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/15/16/3D3FF0F900000578-4227562-image-a-6_1487174432083.jpg)
Diversity: 'This is why Vogue is cancelled. Their idea of "edgy" is hiring white people to imitate other races instead of just hiring diverse models,' someone else said
![Casting mistake: 'They could have just cast an East Asian model. But no, that would make sense,' another comment read](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/15/16/3D402A8800000578-4227562-Casting_mistake_They_could_have_just_cast_an_East_Asian_model_Bu-a-11_1487174517657.jpg)
Casting mistake: 'They could have just cast an East Asian model. But no, that would make sense,' another comment read
![Doing the job: Another Twitter user posted a screen grab of a Google search for 'Japanese models' and asked: 'Were all these actual Japanese models busy or something?'](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/15/16/3D402A8C00000578-4227562-Doing_the_job_Another_Twitter_user_posted_a_screen_grab_of_a_Goo-a-12_1487174548584.jpg)
Doing the job: Another Twitter user posted a screen grab of a Google search for 'Japanese models' and asked: 'Were all these actual Japanese models busy or something?'
![Irony: Someone else pointed out that it was especially inappropriate to have Karlie pose as a Geisha instead of a Japanese model in an issue that was supposed to be dedicated to diversity](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/15/16/3D402A9000000578-4227562-image-a-13_1487174571037.jpg)
Irony: Someone else pointed out that it was especially inappropriate to have Karlie pose as a Geisha instead of a Japanese model in an issue that was supposed to be dedicated to diversity
Another Twitter user posted a screen grab of a Google search for 'Japanese models' and asked: 'Were all these actual Japanese models busy or something?'
Karlie appeared in the shoot dressed in several outfits that replicate traditional Geisha attire, with open-toe shoes that call to mind the sandals worn by the Japanese hostesses.
Vogue's March issue previously earned criticism when some said it looked like Ashley Graham had been instructed to pose with her hand over her thigh in a bid to make her appear slimmer.
But the model has since said on Instagram that it was the result of her own decision.
![Cover trouble: Vogue's March issue previously earned criticism when some said it looked like Ashley Graham (second from left) had been instructed to pose with her hand over her thigh in a bid to make her appear slimmer](http://web.archive.org./web/20170217134740/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/15/16/3D3FF72700000578-4227562-image-a-15_1487174773829.jpg)
Cover trouble: Vogue's March issue previously earned criticism when some said it looked like Ashley Graham (second from left) had been instructed to pose with her hand over her thigh in a bid to make her appear slimmer
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