Billie Eilish and Fashion Bootlegging
Not a lot of people can dress like Billie Eilish, especially at the age of 18. Coupled with her success in the music industry, she happens to be a fashion icon for unique styles of both streetwear and classics.
She attributed her fashion sense — consisting mostly of baggy clothes and puffy outerwear — to her attempt in preventing the objectification and sexualization of herself as a musical artist with inevitably high public exposure.
In Calvin Klein’s recent campaign “I Speak My Truth In #MyCalvins,” she stated: “Nobody can have an opinion because they haven’t seen what’s underneath. Nobody can be like, ‘she’s slim-thick,’ ‘she’s not slim-thick,’ ‘she’s got a flat ass,’ ‘she’s got a fat ass.’ No one can say any of that because they don’t know.”
We pass blind judgements all the time, especially to vulnerable public figures.
Based on her concert attires and daily outfits, fans can easily assume that she loves to wear Louis Vuitton and Gucci. Monogram motifs, big logos, and layered accessories are a big part of her style.
However, what many people don’t realize is that many of her clothes are bootlegged and technically ‘fake’.
This piece that she wore at Coachella isn’t authentic Louis Vuitton. The monogram is definitely inspired by Louis Vuitton, but it isn’t designed by Virgil Abloh or by any other designers associated with Louis Vuitton.
This outfit was actually created by Imran Moosvi, a renowned instagram fashion bootlegger that has created faux-luxury outfits for celebrities.
He’s designed one-of-a-kind outfits for Bad Bunny, Lil Yachty, YG, Tyga, and more.
Here’s another one:
On her collar, we can see that the interlocking L and V is different than the traditional print. This is what the authentic LV monogram looks like:
Okay, it’s not like she doesn’t have money to buy real Louis Vuitton and Gucci.
That’s obvious. Her net worth is in the millions.
These customized pieces are actually priced around the same as authentic ones, if not more.
Essentially, she’s focusing more on the designs of the clothes rather than the brand names. She brings a bit of pizazz to everything that she wears, and to be honest, I love it.
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