With his Yeezy brand, Kanye West closed Paris Fashion Week on Monday. After agreeing toParade in the mud for Balenciaga, the rapper had organized his own parade in parallel with the official event in order to present his new collection. Among her? A “White Lives Matter” t-shirt, which obviously echoes the “Black Lives Matter” movement (black lives matter) which gained momentum with the death of George Floyd. A movement in which thousands of Americans fight once morest social injustice, once morest police violence once morest black people and for the equality of all populations. In response to this movement, White Lives Matter was created by white supremacists in 2015.
When I said war, it meant war”
Provocation or conviction from Kim Kardashian’s ex? Controversy at Fashion Week in the end. Vogue fashion magazine journalist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, herself black in color and seated in the front row of the secret show, was the first to point out the slogan on Instagram. Shocked, she denounced t-shirts of “pure violence”. “There is no excuse, there is no art here”. Kanye West then responded to her on social networks claiming that she was not a “good person for fashion”. Before posting this sentence: “WHEN I SAID WAR, I MEANT WAR”, which means “When I said war, I meant war”. The photo of his t-shirt was then shared by Candace Owens, close to Donald Trump and known for his very conservative positions.
“You are a bully and a joke”: Gigi Hadid tackles the rapper
Faced with this hatred (which is not the first time for Kanye West), model Gigi Hadid –Bella’s sister who made a splash at Fashion Week with her skin-tight dress– spoke on social networks to defend the journalist. “As if the ‘honor’ of being invited to your parade should keep someone from speaking their mind? You are a bully and a joke,” she wrote. “I’ve tried not to publicize this guy, but harassing a woman who criticizes her work like this is beyond ridiculous to me,” she wrote. “If you can’t take the criticism , especially if it’s soft, nuanced, like Gabriella Karefa-Johnson’s, then don’t publicize your work. This behavior is immature.”
