Designer Philipp Plein is facing backlash on social media over his Fashion Week tribute to Kobe Bryant after models donning purple bedazzled '24' basketball jerseys walked a runway that featured a gold-coated helicopter.
"This is disappointing, distasteful, and disrespectful," another wrote."Philipp Plein making a 'tribute' to Kobe Bryant by featuring a gold helicopter and tastelessly placing his name all over lakers style jerseys with kobe’s number. I am actually shocked."
Another Twitter user commented:"This is disgusting. What a shame. They want hype so much so they lost their humanity. RIP Kobe & Gigi.""It was a tribute to Kobe. Proceeds from the jerseys will be donated to Mamba and Mambacita Foundation."in a statement that the runway was planned and designed in November, and it was too late to remove the helicopters and replace them.
"This tragedy affected myself and all the world deeply and I feel that my fashion show [has] been the best moment to express my respect and admiration for Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and his family," Plein said. "It is sad to see how something positive and constructive can be misinterpreted by people who obviously want to interpret negatively without even having a reason," he added., he said the show was designed to be a look inside"a giant garage space filled with the ultimate big boy toys. A fighter jet, helicopter, offshore boat and super cars all covered in gold leaf.
It also stated that Plein would be donating to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, an organization that"exists to further Kobe and Gianna Bryant's legacy through charitable endeavors in sports,"
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