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Lena Dunhamis taking credit for the idea behind thecontroversial LPA sweatshirt that appeared to be fat-shamingand garnered outrage from all corners of the internet, including model Tess Holliday. But she claims she did not know Revolve would model the pieces on “thin white women” – and is sharing in the outrage about the optics.
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“Without consulting me or any of the women involved,@revolvepresented the sweatshirts on thin white women, never thinking about the fact that difference and individuality is what gets you punished on the Internet, or that lack of diversity in representation is a huge part of the problem (in fact, the problem itself.) As a result, I cannot support this collaboration or lend my name to it in any way.”
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She continued, “I am deeply disappointed in@revolve’s handling of a sensitive topic and a collaboration rooted in reclaiming the words of internet trolls to celebrate the beauty in diversity and bodies and experiences that aren’t the industry norm.”
“I’d like to especially extend my love and support to@palomija, whose quote was the first to be promoted and mangled. She’s a hero of mine,” Dunham said. “Like me, she gave her quote in good faith and shared her vulnerability in order to support arts education and to spread her message of empowerment, and she wasn’t consulted in the marketing. Not an ounce of negativity should be sent her way.”
After modelTess Holliday called out Revolve and LPA for the sweatshirt, the online fashion retailer gave a statement to PEOPLE about the controversy.
“The prematurely released images featured onRevolve.comwas not only included without context of the overall campaign but regrettably featured one of the pieces on a model whose size was not reflective of the piece’s commentary on body positivity. We at Revolve sincerely apologize to all those involved – particularly Lena, Emily, Cara, Suki and Paloma – our loyal customers, and the community as a whole for this error.”
source: people.com
