Kim Kardashian criticises fast fashion brands for 'ripping off' her designer wardrobe
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Kim Kardashian has called out fast fashion retailers for copying her designer looks.
The 38-year-old entrepreneur and reality television star, who, like many celebrities, has been known to borrow designer clothing for red carpet event, said she could “no longer sit silent”.
In a seven-tweet long Twitter thread, Kardashian hit out retailers who create budget, copycat versions of the luxury fashion she wears.
Kardashian also expressed her anger at such companies “profiting” from the work of her husband Kanye West, 41, the founder of high-end fashion label Yeezy.
It’s devastating to see these fashion companies rip off designs that have taken the blood, sweat and tears of true designers who have put their all into their own original ideas.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 19, 2019
I’ve watched these companies profit off my husband’s work for years and now that it’s also affecting designers who have been so generous to give me access to their beautiful works, I can no longer sit silent.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 19, 2019
Kardashian also criticised labels for replicating the vintage Thierry Mugler gown she wore last Sunday – a look which yesterday sparked a bitter response from ‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter Piers Morgan.
Don’t Worry, We Got You Covered 👀
Search: “Winning Beauty Cut Out Gown”
✨https://t.co/iHIhdwqFFz✨ pic.twitter.com/mC1e9FyZlP— FashionNova (@FashionNova) February 19, 2019
The mum-of-three, who’s currently expecting her fourth child via surrogate, stressed she has “no relationship” with the particular fast fashion site who brought out a replication of the look.
Kardashian didn’t name the brand, but it’s believed to be self-proclaimed “ultra fashion fashion brand” Fashion Nova, who released a version yesterday.
Only two days ago, I was privileged enough to wear a one-of-a-kind vintage Mugler dress and in less than 24 hours it was knocked off and thrown up on a site – but it’s not for sale. You have to sign up for a waitlist because the dress hasn’t even been made to sell yet.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 19, 2019
This is a way to get people to sign up for their mailing list and make people believe there is some kind of relationship between me and this fashion site. There is not.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 19, 2019
My relationships with designers are very important to me. It’s taken me over a decade to build them and I have a huge amount of respect for the amount of work that they put into bringing their ideas to life.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 19, 2019
I often plan for weeks, sometimes months, and even a year in advance, and I’m grateful for every fashion moment those designers and their dresses have helped me create.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 19, 2019
So, as always, don’t believe everything you read and see online. I don’t have any relationships with these sites. I’m not leaking my looks to anyone, and I don’t support what these companies are doing.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 19, 2019
However, it would seem Kardashian’s concerns fell on largely unsympathetic ears, with many followers suggesting the comments were out of touch with her “poor” fans who simply want to emulate her looks.
Sorry if the world is full of poor people who want to dress exactly like you 😭
— MunasheEllaUschie🇿🇼🔴 Manchester United Fanatic! (@DangareMunashe) February 19, 2019
Omg, maybe I won’t pay rent for the rest of the year in order to experience a genuine Mugler dress.
THE MAJORITY OF US ARE NOT RICH. You sound so far up your ass & entitled that it’s literally sickening! People out here can’t put food on the table and you’re worried about THIS? pic.twitter.com/OYPHeBSluN— Josh Lamperouge (@0lympik) February 19, 2019
So you want people to want what you have, just not at prices they can afford?
— Kat James (@KatJame95517191) February 19, 2019
It was also pointed out Kardashian often doesn’t pay for her expensive clothes.
Oddly enough, it’s the peons who have to pay for the cheaper versions of the expensive clothes you’re given freely.
— Sarcasmic (@sarcasmic92) February 19, 2019
Fashion Nova has also issued a response to Kardashian’s criticism, clarifying that the company has no business connection with her but is simply influenced by her.
— FashionNova (@FashionNova) February 19, 2019
Disposable fashion – only wearing clothing items once or twice, as Kardashian herself appears to – is another practice to fall under criticism, for being at odds with sustainability.
Yesterday, MPs criticised this “insatiable appetite” for clothes – and suggested a penny tax be imposed on fast fashion retailers to go towards a UK government-led recycling scheme.
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