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  • Fashion Designer Calls Out Pharrell For Stealing Her Concept and Putting It In His Louis Vuitton Line

    Fashion Designer Calls Out Pharrell For Stealing Her Concept and Putting It In His Louis Vuitton Line

    Pharell Williams, the new creative director for fashion house Louis Vuitton, has been accused of stealing another designer’s concept. If you’re unaware, this past week, Pharrell Williams showcased his fashion line with Louis Vuitton in Paris, which turned out to be a celebrity-filled event. 

    Kellie Ford, the designer who accused the producer of stealing her idea, reflected on her discovery via social media. In 2021, the woman gained viral success after she turned a Louis Vuitton shopping bag into a purse. Ford is now calling out Pharrell for taking the concept and placing it in his fashion line with the fashion house. 

    The designer said on TikTok,

    “Fast forward to 2023, and under Pharrell’s creative direction for Louis Vuitton, they dropped what looks like is the bag. Yeah, its crazy.”

    Ford said in another video,

    “It ain’t about suing, it ain’t about infringement.  The thing is they took the concept…The concept is the same. The concept is, the bag being a normal paper bag being worn at leisure. That’s what they did. They took the concept of the bag….It’s the concept, not the actual bag itself. ” 

    Many users commented on the video with diverging opinions. One user wrote,

    “Ma’am. I remember them bags…very cute. But let’s be serious. That’s their name u were using.” Another person wrote, “I thought of your bags when I saw his. But didn’t Bloomingdales do it first with the little brown bag purses? But what do I know?”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • Tommy Hilfiger Credits Russell Simmons For His Impact On Streetwear Apparel In The 90s, ‘He said To Me, Street Kids and Rappers Wear My Clothes To Feel Rich’

    Tommy Hilfiger Credits Russell Simmons For His Impact On Streetwear Apparel In The 90s, ‘He said To Me, Street Kids and Rappers Wear My Clothes To Feel Rich’

    Tommy Hilfiger took his hat off to Russell Simmons who he credited for his rise amongst the hip-hop community throughout the 1990s. 

    The founder of the American luxury brand spoke with The Guardian in a featured piece about his impact on fashion where he thanked hip-hop legend Russell Simmons for his advice on incorporating hip-hop into his brand. 

    “It was actually Russell Simmons, who really is one of the godfathers of hip hop, who said to me that young street kids and rappers wanted to wear the clothes because they wanted to look rich,”

    Hilfiger said. Simmons has had a huge impact on fashion and streetwear apparel himself with the launch of his brand Phat Farm in 1992. The brand was later expanded by his then-wife Kimora Lee Simmons, who developed a line for women called Baby Phat in 1999.

    Although Tommy Hilfiger’s clothing was already highly regarded among the rich, it wasn’t until hip hop accepted his brand that his career soared to new heights, he admitted. He saw the demand for streetwear attire, baggy clothing, and hip-hop style and collaborated with artists such as Aaliyah and Snoop Dogg making him hip-hop’s new designer.

    “They wanted everything way, way oversized because they were buying sizes that were way too large. And so I started just making oversized, and it was a perfect storm. I was dressing Puff Daddy for his tours. I was dressing Biggie Smalls. I was dressing Tupac,”

    he recalled.

    Hilfiger has been accused in the past of making racist remarks on

    “The Oprah Winfrey Show”

    where he allegedly said he didn’t make his clothes for Black, Jewish, or Asian people. Now Hilfiger has spoken out about the rumors against him.

    “It was devastating that people would think that I would really think that way. And I think people who know me knew that it wasn’t true,”

    he told the Guardian about the fabricated story.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?