Kendall + Kylie remove $125 'vintage' T-shirts from website after backlash
Kendall + Kylie’s limited-edition 15-piece collection of “vintage” T-shirts have been removed from their website following a major social media backlash.
Instagram posts promoting the Ts have also been deleted.
The T-shirts retailed for $125 USD a pop and featured major musical influencers such as Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Pink Floyd, KISS, The Doors and Metallica, with a picture of a Jenner superimposed on top.
Like this Tupac/Kylie one:
Or
ALSO SEE: Canadian fashion brand blasted for ‘Every Colour Matters’ shirt
The girls received major backlash from social media, with many claiming the shirts are disrespectful.
This Kendall And Kylie vintage tee line is really blowing mine! How are you gonna put your Insta pic over biggie & call it vintage?! & PAC?!
— Nany✨ (@LalonisHoochie) June 28, 2017
wait so she put her own IG bikini pic over a metallic logo?!?!?! thats amazing trolling
— Molly Mulshine (@mollymulshine) June 28, 2017
there's also ones of Kendall's face over actual band names. im shook pic.twitter.com/GxnPU9aqVQ
— mariah (@mRiah) June 28, 2017
Kylie & Kendall are stupid if they think anyone is going to buy a t-shirt for $125 AND ruined the band cover with their initials boi byeee pic.twitter.com/gGUaz8lEvP
— Amanda Rendon (@mandastephanie1) June 28, 2017
Wow!!! so original!! I wish I could draw on top of band merch I got at a thrift shop and sell it for 5x the price! Oh wait…
— ??? (@djspookyjim123) June 28, 2017
ALSO SEE: This woman’s Pride dress was inspired by a viral Leslie Jones tweet
Despite the backlash, it seems like the shirts were still a hit with some, with many listed as being low in stock. Still, both Kendall and Kylie offered apologies on Thursday afternoon:
“These designs were not well thought out and we deeply apologize to anyone that has been upset and/or offended, especially to the families of the artists. We are huge fans of their music and it was not our intention to disrespect these cultural icons in anyway. The tee shirts have been pulled from retail and all images have been removed. We will use this as an opportunity to learn from these mistakes and again, we are very sorry.”
— Kendall (@KendallJenner) June 29, 2017
Let us know what you think by commenting below and tweeting @YahooStyleCA!
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!