Daily News: Industry Rallies Around Gabriella Karefa-Johnson After Ye Trolls Her, Jonathan Simkhai Celebrates In Paris, Lil Nas X’s First Coach Campaign, Kaia x ZARA Available Now, And More
, 2022-10-04 16:01:31,
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Twitter pounces to Gabriella Karefa-Johnson’s defense
After his widely-condemned PFW show on Monday evening which promoted ‘White Lives Matter’ slogan sweatshirts, Ye has further found himself in the firing line of the fashion industry after he bullied stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson on his Instagram account, which is followed by over 17 million people. Post-show, the trailblazing stylist—who counts being the first Black woman to style a Vogue cover among her many resume high points—wrote on Instagram: “Indefensible behavior. There is no excuse, there is no art here.” (The quote was also used by the New York Times’ Vanessa Friedman in her review.) As a result, Ye posted a screenshot of the fashion editor’s account to his grid, followed by two subsequent pictures mocking her outfit and accompanied by captions such as “This is not a fashion person You speak on Ye Ima speak on you Ask Trevor Noah” [sic] and “I KNOOOOOOW ANNA HAAAATES THESE BOOTS.” In response, numerous fashion editors and industry figures slammed Ye in his comments. Gigi Hadid, who collaborates frequently with Karefa-Johnson, wrote: “You wish u [sic] had a percentage of her intellect. You have no idea haha…. If there’s actually a point to any of your shit she might be the only person that could save u. As if the “honor” of being invited to your show should keep someone from giving their opinion ..? Lol. You’re a…
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