It's 2013, and one would think that by now, everyone would have gotten the memo that blackface is not appropriate, cute, or funny--and yet, every Halloween, it seems we have to remind people.

It's 2013, and one would think that, by now, everyone would have gotten the memo that blackface is not appropriate, cute, or funny--and yet, every Halloween, it seems we have to remind people.

First, actress Julianne Hough attended a Halloween party Friday, October 25 dressed as the character Crazy Eyes from Orange Is the New Black (including darkened skin). After a sharp public backlash to her choice of costume, Hough took to Twitter to apologize.

But it was a group of Italian fashion figures who really took things over the top. Industry insiders like Anna Dello Russo, Stefano Gabbana, and recently-named Rochas designer Alessandro Dell’Acqua attended a party over the weekend themed "Disco Africa"--which, of course, means loads of people showed up in blackface.

While some, like Dello Russo, just donned a lot of animal print, others were deeply offensive. Dell'Aqcua and a group of his friends wore minstrel makeup; as the Fashion Bomb Daily points out, "minstrel shows characterized blacks as lazy, superstitious, and buffoonish," making it an especially antiquated and problematic costume. And most shockingly of all, a handful of guests darkened their skin and showed up wearing slave chains--which, in 2013, is downright disturbing.

It's hard to say why the fashion industry continues to run into trouble with this issue. In April of this year, Vogue Netherlands ran a controversial editorial featuring models in blackface; just a couple of months before that, Numéro France was forced to apologize after making Ondria Hardin darker for its "African Queen" spread.

Considering that just last month, supermodels Iman, Naomi Campbell, and Bethann Hardison banded together to fight for diversity on the runways, this most recent display of racial insensitivity seems especially shameful.

Check out more pictures from the party:

Photos: Zhanna Romashka via Fashion Bomb Daily, unless otherwise noted

UPDATE: The organizers of the party have posted an apology on Instagram. It reads: