Oof. A dancewear company is coming after Beyoncé for her Elle photo shoot!
As you probably already know, the pop queen celebrated the launch of her new athleisure line, Ivy Park, by rocking the collection in the glossy’s May issue.
Only thing is, KD New York is claiming they deserve some of the credit… literally!
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According to their rep, after lending over sixty items for the cover shoot, their designer credit was removed from the post, adding:
“It’s complete greed. It’s disgraceful that they could not share even a fashion credit with a ├óΓé¼╦£Made in USA’ minority-owned clothing line.”
And owner David Lee revealed to Page Six:
“We were fully credited when the story went up, and then I went back a couple of days later and it was removed. Someone [close to Beyonc├â┬⌐] called and said the credits were going to be removed without any explanation.”
Yikes!
If you look at Elle‘s cover story on the site right now, the only clothing credit is “BEYONCE WEARS IVY PARK THROUGHOUT.” And while probably accurate, it doesn’t exactly seem fair.
Lee continued:
“We’re a dance manufacturer in The Bronx. We’re talking about Beyonc├â┬⌐ and Topshop sharing a little bit of credit.”
It will be interesting to find out if Bey even responds to these claims!
As for the glossy? A rep for them has since shared:
“The format of the story was modified solely to benefit user experience and showcase the content.”
Basically sounds like they’re saying it had nothing to do with the Formation singer.
So, what do U think?? Would U take a side?
[Image via Elle Magazine.]
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