Iggy Azalea versus Steve Madden
Obwohl Iggy Azalea sich eigentlich darüber freuen sollte, dass ihre Footwear Kollektion, die sie für das Brand Steve Madden designte, heute gelauncht wird, war sie gestern absolut gar nicht zufrieden. Auf Tumblr erschien am Donnerstag nämlich eine Serie von Bildern aus ihrem Shooting, die sie als 'disgusting' abtat.
Sie schrieb in einer Serie von Tweets, die mittlerweile wieder gelöscht wurden: 'Everything in a collaboration is supposed to be mutually approved. But Steve madden did the most disgusting photo shoot ever and never even told me about it, I’m just now seeing it as its uploaded on some random tumblr page and iam livid.'
Die Tumblr Seite, die seitdem mit Passwort geschützt ist, veröffentlichte Bilder von Iggy mit Beschreibungen wie 'Modern-day Spice Girls' und 'unapologetic, loud and fun'.
Nach dem Twitter-Beef und dem darauf folgenden Lösch-Exzess, postete Iggy bei Instagram einige Fotos mit denen sie tatsächlich zufrieden war. Dazu gab's sogar ein paar versöhnliche Worte: 'For the record: I absolutely LOVE these images, they are from the shoot I directed for my Steve Madden campaign. Im incredibly proud of the shoes we've made together, as well as these images that I've been anxiously waiting to share with you all.'
Ihren Zicken-Ausfall begründete sie so: 'What I had a 'rant' about on Twitter isn't in regards to these pictures, it was about another, different set of images i wasn't a part of creating that I felt weren't reflective of my vision and direction for the collection.'
Sie schrieb sich komplett in Rage:
'I'm an artist and I'm extremely passionate and emotional and crazy sometimes because I care ALOoOoot about this shit! I love Steve and he gets it! Artists clash sometimes, it doesn't mean I dislike the brand.'
'I love Steve Madden as an individual and as a company. I have 3 more seasons I'm making with these guys and I'm going to enjoy it. Shit just happens sometimes and you gotta fight for what you believe in! I believe in this collection immensely; that's why I just wanted it to be perfect. it comes out tomorrow and I hope you guys enjoy it because I put my heart and soul into them!'
'Sorry for the drama! I didn't mean for it to turn into some big blog situation (as usual) but I'm not gonna sit back and totally let Steve Madden get dragged under the bus because as a whole they're awesome ppl. I just don't support neoprene Jesus sandals WITH socks. That all.'
Puuuuh. In der Zwischenzeit kommentiert ein Sprecher von Madde:'This was a lover’s quarrel. We love Iggy and are very excited about our collaboration. When you get two artists working together sometimes there are fireworks. It’s our creative differences that allow us to design an incredible collection and we are looking forward to sharing it with the world!'
Gut, dass das jetzt ENDLICH geklärt ist und wir uns auf die wirklich wichtigen Dinge konzentrieren können: Schnellstmöglich Iggys Schuhe an unsere Füße bringen!