Jeremy Scott drew controversy on Monday — and it may be exactly what he wanted!
The Moschino designer began posting photos from his new Alien Nation campaign — in which the models are painted to look like something out of Star Trek — and several fans thought he was making light of the way immigrants are being treated by the U.S. government at the moment.
Photos: Controversial Fashion Figures!
Along with a link to a photo of Gigi Hadid, painted blue and adorned in ’60s chic, he quipped on Twitter:
“The only thing illegal about this alien is how good she looks!”
Considering Donald Trump has literally taken hundreds of children from their parents and put them in literal cages, you can see how some people might find Scott’s flippancy on the subject a bit off-color, so to speak:
THE ONLY THING ILLEGAL ABOUT THIS ALIEN IS HOW GOOD SHE LOOKS ! @gigihadid STARS IN MY NEW @moschino CAMPAIGN SHOT BY STEVEN MEISEL & STYLED BY carlynecerfdedudzeele HAIR & MAKE UP BY… https://t.co/ZzpZORpRWt
— JEREMY SCOTT (@ITSJEREMYSCOTT) June 25, 2018
Hey this caption ain’t cute
— Mandy D (@deng_ali) June 25, 2018
W all that’s happening rn this clickbait is in terrible taste…I’d never advise a client to do this…reconsider your PR!
— Arzoolander (@ArzuYonak) June 26, 2018
Please reconsider this phrasing 🙁
— Tess (@HiThisIsTess) June 25, 2018
This is a gross clickbait attempt. I physically gagged.
— johnnY (@annanicolesmom) June 26, 2018
Are they right? Or being overly sensitive?
Either way, the controversy may be good for Scott, who admits he’s trying to draw attention to the crisis with his campaign — and he’s firmly on the side of immigrants.
In the caption on Instagram, he adds more context, explaining:
“WHAT IS AN “ALIEN?” THE CONCEPT OF MY AD CAMPAIGN IS TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE US ADMINISTRATION’S HARSH STANCE TOWARDS ‘ILLEGAL ALIENS.’ I PAINTED THE MODELS IN MY SHOW AND THIS CAMPAIGN AS A WAY TO OPEN A DISCUSSION ON WHAT EXACTLY AN ‘ALIEN’ IS – ARE THEY ORANGE BLUE YELLOW GREEN? DOES THIS MATTER? THEY ARE OUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, CO WORKERS, RELATIVES AND PEOPLE WE LOVE.”
That is a really nice sentiment. Was it worth the bad joke?
See all the looks in question (below):
ALIEN NATION ! @gigihadid STARS IN MY NEW @moschino CAMPAIGN SHOT BY STEVEN MEISEL & STYLED BY @carlynecerfdedudzeele HAIR & MAKE UP BY @guidopalau & @patmcgrathreal. WHAT IS AN “ALIEN?” THE CONCEPT OF MY AD CAMPAIGN IS TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE US ADMINISTRATION’S HARSH STANCE TOWARDS ‘ILLEGAL ALIENS.’ I PAINTED THE MODELS IN MY SHOW AND THIS CAMPAIGN AS A WAY TO OPEN A DISCUSSION ON WHAT EXACTLY AN ‘ALIEN’ IS – ARE THEY ORANGE BLUE YELLOW GREEN? DOES THIS MATTER? THEY ARE OUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, CO WORKERS, RELATIVES AND PEOPLE WE LOVE.A post shared by Jeremy Scott (@itsjeremyscott) on Jun 25, 2018 at 11:20am PDT
ALIEN NATION. MY NEW @moschino CAMPAIGN SHOT BY STEVEN MEISEL & STYLED BY @carlynecerfdedudzeele STARRING @kaiagerber AS MY JACKIE O ALIEN.A post shared by Jeremy Scott (@itsjeremyscott) on Jun 25, 2018 at 8:43am PDT
ALIEN NATION ! MY NEW @moschino AD CAMPAIGN SHOT BY STEVEN MEISEL STYLED BY @carlynecerfdedudzeele STARRING @vittoceretti WITH HAIR & MAKE UP BY @guidopalau & @patmcgrathrealA post shared by Jeremy Scott (@itsjeremyscott) on Jun 26, 2018 at 2:50am PDT
CHIC PERFECTION ! @soojmooj STARS IN MY @moschino AD CAMPAIGN SHOT BY STEVEN MEISEL & STYLED BY @carlynecerfdedudzeele WITH HAIR & MAKE UP BY @guidopalau & @patmcgrathrealA post shared by Jeremy Scott (@itsjeremyscott) on Jun 26, 2018 at 9:02am PDT
[Image via Adriana M. Barraza/WENN.]
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