French fashion designer, Sophie Theallet, has said on her Twitter handle she will not dress the first lady to be, Melania Trump.
Theallet, who has dressed first lady, Michelle Obama for the past eight years, said she decided not to dress Trump in a bid to protest “discrimination and prejudice.”
Sophie Theallet
“As an independent fashion brand, we consider our voice an expression of our artistic and philosophical ideas. The Sophie Theallet brand stands against all discrimination and prejudice. Our runway shows, ad campaigns, and celebrity dressing have always been a celebration of diversity and a reflection of the world we live in,” she wrote in an open letter posted on her Twitter handle.
Theallet called on other designers to do the same, according to a report by People Magazine, other designers have for the past few months refused to lend items to the Slovenian former model or Trump’s daughters, Ivanka and Tiffany.
Fashion designers are protesting the election of Donald Trump by refusing to dress the incoming First Lady, People magazine said in the report.
Below is a copy of the statement by Sophie Theallet as posted on her Twitter Handle:
The Statement by Sophie Theallet
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