I am so appreciative of all the positive messages and kindness from this community. The 29-year-old Long Island native seems to have the self-awareness to know she's had missteps she's also taken time during the pandemic to reflect and recognize that what worked for her brand 11 years ago is not always going to be received the same way now. He was 88. What's one thing you'd say to Danielle if you had the chance?Although Id love to tell her that shes absolutely gorgeous in her natural body, Id mostly like to bring to her attention the harmful effect she has on so many girls. Like so many of her peers, Bernstein's career has been put under a microscope. When she and her boyfriend decided to move in together this past yearinto a SoHo loftthey knew they wanted something "that really felt unique from New York City.". She reportedly ripped off the nude pattern on the lingerie of Williamsburg made by art director Marta Caro and artist Kristen Giorgi. And in many of those examples, you might be totally correct. (Think Tage Andersen designs purchased through Dienst + Dotter Antikviteter, ceramic sculptures by Evamarie Pappas sourced through Objet LA/NY, books from Maison Plage, and more.) They have also lived in West Lafayette, IN. Prior to her arrival on the app, numerous TikToks went viral outlining allegations from small boutiques and labels claiming WeWoreWhat had blatantly copied their designs. Shes even admitted it! So, with the help of . The 28-year-old, who has 2.6 million Instagram followers, has previously faced widespread backlash. Bernstein's lawyer Robert Salame provided Insider with the following statement via email regarding the pending litigation: "While we do not typically discuss settlement negotiations publically, because TGE has already made the terms of a previous settlement offer public, we can confirm that we offered TGE an opportunity to settle this litigation in a manner that would result in no financial loss to TGE. I feel like she is so disconnected that she truly has no idea. On July 20, Diet Prada highlighted yet another incident of alleged copying this time, a mask and chain design. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Its the most apparent when you put the two side by side. then they broke up and she started dating anthony shortly after. I have unfollowed all influencers on my personal account because they dont do anything except promote products theyre paid to and make me feel less about my appearance. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. Press J to jump to the feed. Since starting her popular street-style blog WeWoreWhat in 2010, Danielle Bernstein has launched a highly successful clothing brand, landed on Forbes' 30 under 30 list (at the age of 24), written . On November 19, Khala Whitney, the designer behind Grayscale, told Business Insider she started receiving messages on social media that one of the items in Bernstein's collection a black patent leather skirt with a corset top was similar to her signature corset skirt design. Curiously, Danielle and Nordstrom launched the products after Danielle visited Foundraes studio. THE AGREEMENT WWW covered the costs associated with the items being listed and removed, COG, employee pay, photoshoot, etc + replaced my items with current season WWW + covered the costs to shoot and list the new items. She's also faced calls for her cancelation. Apparently, Ms. Bernstein wants to continue gaslighting people into believing that she is trying to resolve this in a fair way. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. A post shared by Grayscale (@fromgrayscale). Bernstein wrote that WeWoreWhat's pattern was inspired by Matisse's line drawings, while "generally ubiquitous concepts, such as silhouettes of the human form" are not exclusive to any one individual or company. Are you shifting how you engage with your core follower base? Bernstein added thateveryone she'd come in contact with had tested negativewith the exception of her boyfriend. Swipe up to snark on your favorite bloggers, influencers, and everything else on the internet! At only 25, Danielle appeared on Forbes 30 under 30 list. The best result we found for your search is Aaron Baum age 20s in Butler, PA. Im on the Hunt for the Best Sunscreens Without a White Cast. He had tons of different ways to handle bullies and online social media criticism. [20], In May 2020, Bernstein published an autobiography, This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City. Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: As part of your account, youll receive occasional updates and offers from New York, which you can opt out of anytime. Aron Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics and longtime anti-nuclear proliferation activist, died on Jan. 14 after a short battle with cancer. I do have respect for celebrities such as Selena Gomez though, who uses all her 181 million followers to bring awareness to various causes, rather than herself. What has the experience been like for you? A shared love for rustic simplicity, loads of texture, and warm, naturally-derived tones bonded the two in a flurry of Zooms, inspiration boards, and late-night texts. Edward Berthelot/Getty Images. Thankfully, the two clicked immediately as there was truly no time to waste. The vision of the [Danielle Bernstein] brand was to launch it with a partner [like Macys] to bring it to marketthe exciting part is bringing it to our direct-to-consumer website and opening up distribution at a wholesale level.. "Why am I sharing this now? See our favorite looks from outside the shows. Unrelated to all this but is this current boyfriend the one she used to hide the face of? She joined PEOPLE from Cosmopolitan in 2013, where she was an Associate Editor. On January 12, Poshmark seller Jade Myers received an Instagram message from Bernstein pleading with her to take down swimwear she had put up for sale, BuzzFeed News reported. "Both are beautiful," she wrote, but she wanted to share that "a quick 180 can dramatically change the look.". And mostly, indie businesses fall victim to the large corporate fashion giants in this regard and get away with it. It looks like it's a reprint so I'm guessing yes, they probably republished it because of jade/danielle. Mega-influencer Danielle Bernstein has 2.5 million Instagram followers, and her success story all started with a student-run blog. I was just never aware that it would happen to me so quickly.". Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Fashion influencer Danielle Bernstein who announced on Saturday that she tested positive for COVID-19 was . She is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Brooklyn-based lingerie company the Great Eros, which alleges she stole a pattern from their tissue paper for use in a WeWoreWhat swimsuit. The Surprisingly Contrarian Case Against Lying About Science, A Marilyn Manson Accuser Has Taken Back Her Allegations. The pieces were unreleased items from an upcoming collection of Bernstein's, and Myers received them by mistake. By 2016, Bernstein commanded up to $20,000 per sponsored Instagram post for brands like Bloomingdales and TopShop, launched her first brands Second Skin Overalls and Archive shoes, and landed a spot on the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Art & Style list. Her post circulated on Twitter days later. She responds to questions and comments. What tools do you use to help you weather online criticism? Aaron Baum has got similar looks as Danielle Bernstein's boyfriend. It didnt take long for users to fill her comments with messages such as Not We Stole What? and Shes not welcome here. Duet videos of her introduction also began to circulate on TikTok, with users highlighting the various allegations and lawsuits against her. Its amazing, Onia cofounder Nathan Romano says of the new partnership between his and Bernsteins brands. The book unlocked gritty details on her life as a teenager turned one of the first and the greatest fashion influencer. And while she declined to speak to any ongoing copycat design allegations (her legal team recommended she not comment), Bernstein did sound off on almost everything else. Although this marked the official debut of the WeWoreWhat TikTok account, her name and story had been circling the "For You" page for months.. Please spend a few days observing the community and be sure to read our rules before posting https://www.reddit.com/r/blogsnark/about/rules/ https://www.reddit.com/r/blogsnark/wiki/index Thanks! Last week, the 28-year-old influencer Danielle Bernstein, better known by the moniker WeWoreWhat, brought her fashion-and-lifestyle brand over to TikTok.Let's just say it didn't go too well. Apparently, there were tears involved. Danielle Bernstein is leaving Macy's. The WeWoreWhat influencer has chosen to take control of her affordable namesake brandfirst sold at Macy's last year, reportedly amassing over $13 million in sales. It's the only user who's not pointing out what a shitty article this is. But I also know what my demographic is, and it's a bit older. The native New Yorker says that her company has experienced its most profitable days during the past few months. I dont know her personally as I am less active on Poshmark and dont attend the social functions, but I can tell you that Jade is not a fraud or scammer. I've learned to just focus on that, and almost laugh at it, to a certain extent, which I was not able to do. Ad Choices, Take a tour of the serene New York City retreat of the We Wore What founder, Weve recently come back from Italy, so we plan on doing a little pasta making and taking on some of the cooking classes we took there, Bernstein says of her kitchen, which opens out to the living and dining areas. Born during Black History Month, with a name to match!. Seemingly undeterred, though, she had been teasing her arrival on the app and finally made an appearance with a 60-second introduction video last week. Both Sides of a Breakup: She Didnt Tell Her Family She Was Dating a Woman, At Bottega Veneta, Characters You May Know. It's unhealthy for our society to hide behind this notion of accountability, then not actually allow for room for growth. Bernstein, who has 2.5 million followers online, was accused of copying a COVID-19 mask by indie brand Second Wind earlier this year. People are smarter than that, and they see what she's doing.". At some point I would imagine that their entire worth is based off their outward appearance to their audience since this is what sells, and it then becomes about meeting the expectations they set for themselves. Lets just say it didnt go too well. Jade posted all receipts on her story, they can be found here: https://imgur.com/a/T9UMfqi. Blogging was the key to starting her fashion empire. The brand claimed she had copied its tissue-paper design for her collection of wallpaper, and Bernstein sued in an attempt to prove her innocence. I want to share my journey through this with people, but I also want to protect myself, says Bernstein of her decision to remain largely silent and alter her sharing practices. [26], WeWoreWhat launched it's very own Visa rewards card program, where customers earn cash back on their purchases on the e-commerce site, as well as with all brand partners. Good PR move. However, she believed if she was ever going to establish a viable career in fashion she needed to move out to the city. THE MEETING Danielle and I were able to agree that we would meet and speak woman to woman without lawyers as we felt we could resolve this between us. In a period of 10 years since she started her business, Danielle claimed of having four boyfriends. The collaboration followed with two others,[10] which the second of the two, an Italy-inspired collection, drove over $3 million in sales. 4. The relationship between the two ended soon after without any heads up on the reason behind it. Later, she became one of the first social media users to have major brands pay her to post photos wearing their clothes and using their products. I hope it is truly a fair compromise- wonder if we will actually hear what they agreed upon? Along with the launch, Bernstein had a campaign shoot modeled by real-life followers, featuring women with different body shapes and types so that anyone could see themselves wearing the line. Danielle seems to have recovered from her heartbreak, but she still retains party enthusiasm. At this time, we have no future collaborations planned, a spokesperson for Macys told Forbes. Our partnership with Danielle Bernstein concluded with our final holiday capsule in December 2020. I recently had a one-on-one session with Deepak Chopra to discuss mental health, and it was an awesome experience. I've learned over the past year to really speak to my supporters. Her consistent posting of her outfits everyday provided me with inspiration for the ways I wanted to dress myself. Do you think that she knows about this account?She does! "She's got some explaining to do," Whitney said. All I do is post. There was an account called @wephotoshoppedwhat that used to post side by sides, exposing her. Despite recent calls for her cancelation, Danielle Bernstein's brand remains strong. Whereas she boasted an estimated $4 million net worth from her fashion business. Needless to say, Danielle Bernstein wasnt a married man and therefore hadnt acquired a husband [as of Sept 2020]. Suffice it to say, Bernstein doesnt have the best reputation on TikTok. After Bernstein showed off her mask designs on Instagram, people were quick to point out the similarities. Her arrival has already birthed a new trend: Small designers are now pretending to hide their designs so Bernstein cant find them. On January 17, Myers said on Instagram she and Bernstein had come to a resolution Myers would receive items from a current collection of Bernstein's which Bernstein confirmed. Do you regret Photoshopping images of yourself? In response to the backlash, Bernstein posted a tearful video on her Instagram story insisting that the line was inspired by her late grandfather, rather than other brands. I wanted to make sure the space was unique, she says. Unlike a lot of women, she is probably quite secure within herself to be able to post such photos. I think as a result of social expectations drilled into our minds through exposure to the media, we are naturally drawn to the 'skinny, fit' people who fit the molds of perfection weve been taught. As Danielle strictly avoided sharing details on her boyfriend she dated as of Sept of 2020, some of her fans accused her of pretending her boyfriend was an exclusive material. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. When people follow me on my Instagram, and on my Stories, they really feel like they're following my every day by the hour, and they typically are. The Tuareg mat, originally from Mauritius, was an Etsy find. We Are Kin founder Ngoni Chikwenengere accused Bernstein of copying her Silk Strappy Maxi dress in a March 28Instagram post. Im not personally satisfied until every girl who thinks less of herself because of what they see online is aware of the truth. [6], In 2011, Bernstein started WeWoreWhat as a street-style photographer, which soon after transitioned into a personal-style blog, as her Instagram account @WeWoreWhat gained popularity. It's sad and I wish it weren't this way, but they feel a bit more validated in not being a size 0 in knowing Danielle isn't either. During her sophomore year, Bernstein started her blog and took an interest in fashion photography. Mega-influencer Danielle Bernstein's fashion brand WeWoreWhat, which has 2.5 million followers on Instagram, officially kicked off a legal battle with a Brooklyn-based lingerie company who said. 2023 Vox Media, LLC. She also said Bernstein wore the skirt in an Instagram post and a YouTube video. All rights reserved. There is no such thing as bad publicity, now everyone knows BOTH their names and will be looking them up. [11] Because of the success of their collaboration, in 2019, she launched her own swimwear line with Onia as her partners. I wanted to pick up where the last account left off, and thus named it @wephotoshoppedwhat2. Fueled by social media accounts like whistleblower Diet Prada, allegations began surfacing this summer that she had copied the work of small designers and sold it as her own. She's been accused of copying other designers and criticized for her behavior during the pandemic. Aaron is related to Robert David Baum and Barbara Cheryl Marsic as well as 1 additional person. 2020 Guest of a Guest, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Troll Or Truth Teller? Since starting her popular street-style blog WeWoreWhat in 2010, Danielle Bernstein has launched a highly successful clothing brand, landed on Forbes' 30 under 30 list (at the age of 24), written a New York Times' best-selling autobiography, amassed more than 2.7 million followers across her social media platforms and established her own charity initiative. Chatting With Every Influencer's Worst Nightmare: An Instagram Critic. I made the decision to bring Danielle Bernstein in-house in order to have more quality control, more direct access to my customers and customer service, to really bring both my brands under one roof and to introduce Danielle Bernstein to more retailers, Bernstein told Forbes, saying she terminated the partnership. Although this marked the official debut of the WeWoreWhat TikTok account, her name and story had been circling the For You page for months. Bernstein does admit that her sponsorship deals have dried up, in the wake of the allegations. 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