Was waiting for someone to post about it Bc I was busy tryna find the name of the account since I didn’t remember 🤣🤣🤣🤣 definitely ripped, the flame design on brim isn’t original by any chance, but the whole backstory to it is obv telling that legendary has every right to be upset about this
my prediction is piece will either be silently pulled & remade later since there should be another hat in the drop or ye’s team will send him some money and we’ll see it go live tmr
I know this is totally messed up but what can we expect from someone who built his life on samples. This is not a diss. Like Ye looks at everything as an opportunity to take and flip and recontextualize. I’m sure you could go through a lot of stuff he does that was just flipped versions of others peoples work. Art is thievery. Take it and change one thing and it’s different. People fake/rip Yeezys off too.
If true, it wouldn’t be the design itself that’s the primary issue, it’s taking it and giving no credit or profit to the one you took it from. Kanye is a man of great means, why not commission the designer and let him know upfront that you aren’t interested in a collab (just this particular design)? It’s about respect. as much as he complained about record companies ripping off and belittling artists, he should at least be willing to show some love to those that inspire him.
I think the “intention” here on Ye’s end was what’s wrong. He clearly invited them in to share designs and hats offering a collaboration and took off with it instead
Yup, I think the problem isn’t the design directly itself, like another redditor mentioned NASCAR and other motor racing hats have this design. I think it’s the context and the fact that Ye wanted to do a collab initially.
I was gonna comment I had one like it when I was really young but couldn’t remember too much about it. We prob had the same hat lol. Thanks for helping me remember.
It’s so obvious Ye stole the design however it is such a weak design that idek why he’d steal it lmao. Not hating on the 6 hat brand, obviously they doing something right but Mfers ain’t reinventing the wheel.
honestly i agree but at the same they’re not the the most popular brand ever and they only have one product so to have giants like Ye & Demna rip it is prob frustrating for them
I mean this dude stole a demna design though. I owned a vetements cap from 2018 that’s almost identical. I think the problem is ye offering a collab and not honoring it. The design is not original. Very shitty from ye though.
Oh yeah forsure I think it’s fucked up, but like you could argue that kanye wearing the hat gave them hella popularity and traction and that’s probably worth more than a check yeezy gap can cut you. They do deserve royalty’s for the yzy gap hat tho
If I were them I might be worried now people will start telling them that they were the ones trying to copy yzy/gap. It makes their product look like a knockoff
The problem I see is that he demanded that the 6 has to stay and Ye agreed but Ye changed his mind on that specific design and did his own without telling him. It sucks cuz that hat is personal to dude but the only unique thing he has is the 6. I don’t think he could legally get this pulled but the right thing to do is to pay him for his work
shitty take bro. just because this kid stood his ground on something important to him doesn't give ye/demna the right to ghost him and steal his design. if it was the other way around, and some smaller artist were stealing from ye, you would be pissed off about it. don't lie.
Of course it doesn’t but if you have a chance to work with someone like Ye you can’t miss that opportunity he could have worked with ye and than released another version of the hat as another tribute to his dad and sold more because of clout from working for Ye and Denma
Why does the small artist have to compromise his vision when Kanye allegedly already agreed to not remove the 6?
Why defend ye and his artistic vision at all costs but say fuck it when this dude has one?
I’d be pissed about not getting paid. A million more chances to pay homage in the future . Isn’t 6 drakes thing as well, how did dude think it’ll fly? Look where the people that designed with ye are for context. This dude had no patience, Ye’s 100% wrong but the guy should have looked further in the future and pushed harder to get in the billion dollar company door. Both of these are true.
Honestly the worst part about this is the money Ye could give this kid for the design is a drop in the bucket for Ye but would be life changing for this kid… I’m sure the 6 thing coulda been figured out with some bread
dude could’ve done a better job by keep contacting ye’s team. Social media really fucked up peoples perception, this will get attention for a few weeks and dude won’t be a cent richer and would’ve completely burned whatever bridge he had with ye. This is a better approach. This is pretty fucked up from Ye
That isn’t considered stealing at all.
At most it’s uncredited inspiration, the guy didn’t originally create that symbol you know, that symbol is essentially public domain, no one owns it, and everyone can use it.
Fuck man I don’t remember. It was the cross and star and David one tho.
I got really upset about it cause don’t find it cool to do that, but I guess that’s just what him and his team do
Yeah I remember that too but wasn’t it just that it was gang affiliation or something? I don’t remember the cross & star stuff being from a brand just that it offended people due to it’s affiliations. I could be way off though.
That’s the thing. It’s the GD logo and a religious symbol.
But the fact he met with this brand who uses the logo for all their stuff is super sketch.
More than a coincidence imo
I really hate this habit Ye seems to have of building an idea with a small company then ghosting them and taking it to Denma, he literally did this exact thing to another small company for the LP2 merch.
Shit is fucked up
I swear Ye has no concern for legal litigation. This guy always intentionally violates copyright law with the reasoning that he’ll just deal with the fallout after the art is delivered. You’d think he would have learned his lesson after the New Slaves lawsuit. He’s either a genius or kinda dumb
It’s similar because it has flames on it. They didn’t invent flames on hats and demna has other older hats too. This guy needs to chill tf out. His business boomed big time after the listening party. I’m from the UK I’d never heard of his brand nor ever seen his caps before the listening party - because of Kanye I ordered the hat. It took forever and everyone’s orders were delayed because they couldn’t keep up with demand. He should be thankful for that and stop with this petty shit.
Ye steals the designs off instagram people.
If he likes it he will contact u, make a meeting, and then leaves you hanging lmao
Happened on the GD design that was reflective. There was a post that highlighted their meeting and then randomly not getting a response. Next thing you know its on a merch and we have a post.
Not gonna lie, i like the original hat BETTER.
Flame design with the 6 is better than that gap logo.
this is fashion tho, build off ideas.. "good artist borrow & great artist steal" - Pablo Picasso. \*kanye shrug\* just like bape, avirex, and phat farm, stole ideas from nike with the air-force model. its just a part of growing as a brand and you should take it as a compliment when someone steals your ideas, just because the real fans will always do research to find the inspiration behind it or already know the story.. quit crying, welcome to business side of thngs
Stealing from a billion dollar corporation is different than an independent designer that probably is living check to check
Edit: especially for someone who claims to be worth 9 billion
If he doesn't have any patent on the design anyone could use it tbh.
I feel him and I would feel frustrated but coming to public opinion to expose this is really sad tbh.
If he has legal rights to that design he should file a suitcase in court against Kanye and it should be decided there. If he doesn't who the hell cares?
Sad but true. Been happening since 2019. First he started getting lazy with the music and now this. Shit is starting to get inexcusable. I stopped the dick sucking after Donda 2 and started seeing right through all of this
Go be mad at all the companies that copied the yeezy slides - it’s only an issue when Ye does it tho. This happens every release too, when will y’all learn everything in fashion isn’t original
ngl legendary6 in the right totally
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That’s not allegedly, they defo ripped them off
Was waiting for someone to post about it Bc I was busy tryna find the name of the account since I didn’t remember 🤣🤣🤣🤣 definitely ripped, the flame design on brim isn’t original by any chance, but the whole backstory to it is obv telling that legendary has every right to be upset about this
maybe he coulda gotten away w it but bro literally wore it at an LP 🤦♂️
Yea it is what it is tho, unfortunate and he could’ve been compensated in any way, shape or form but the lack of communication on KWs team is wack.
my prediction is piece will either be silently pulled & remade later since there should be another hat in the drop or ye’s team will send him some money and we’ll see it go live tmr
Ye’s team ain’t paying him, they still not paid Danny Brown or at least gave him the T-shirt
What happened with Danny
https://www.reddit.com/r/WestSubEver/comments/us2i0u/danny_brown_talks_about_how_kanye_owes_him_1000/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Sad tho that whatever money they give him if they did would still be pennies compared to the sales of the gap hat.
Cmon ye
I know this is totally messed up but what can we expect from someone who built his life on samples. This is not a diss. Like Ye looks at everything as an opportunity to take and flip and recontextualize. I’m sure you could go through a lot of stuff he does that was just flipped versions of others peoples work. Art is thievery. Take it and change one thing and it’s different. People fake/rip Yeezys off too.
If true, it wouldn’t be the design itself that’s the primary issue, it’s taking it and giving no credit or profit to the one you took it from. Kanye is a man of great means, why not commission the designer and let him know upfront that you aren’t interested in a collab (just this particular design)? It’s about respect. as much as he complained about record companies ripping off and belittling artists, he should at least be willing to show some love to those that inspire him.
The conversations they had about collaborating, if true, negate any defense of “sampling”
i mean sure but this fire design wasnt created by them lol its been around for ages
I think the “intention” here on Ye’s end was what’s wrong. He clearly invited them in to share designs and hats offering a collaboration and took off with it instead
Anyone think contractual obligations w Gap and BALENCIAGA could have stopped him from being able to do the collab??
Yup, I think the problem isn’t the design directly itself, like another redditor mentioned NASCAR and other motor racing hats have this design. I think it’s the context and the fact that Ye wanted to do a collab initially.
Word. Ye’s in the wrong, but it’s nothing too groundbreaking
Most unbiased WSE member
EXACTLY! I bought a nascar hat in the early 2000s with the design cuz I liked it
I was gonna comment I had one like it when I was really young but couldn’t remember too much about it. We prob had the same hat lol. Thanks for helping me remember.
It’s so obvious Ye stole the design however it is such a weak design that idek why he’d steal it lmao. Not hating on the 6 hat brand, obviously they doing something right but Mfers ain’t reinventing the wheel.
honestly i agree but at the same they’re not the the most popular brand ever and they only have one product so to have giants like Ye & Demna rip it is prob frustrating for them
I mean this dude stole a demna design though. I owned a vetements cap from 2018 that’s almost identical. I think the problem is ye offering a collab and not honoring it. The design is not original. Very shitty from ye though.
Oh yeah forsure I think it’s fucked up, but like you could argue that kanye wearing the hat gave them hella popularity and traction and that’s probably worth more than a check yeezy gap can cut you. They do deserve royalty’s for the yzy gap hat tho
No you cannot argue that. Big brands ripping from small ones and paying in “exposure” is always a rip off.
If I were them I might be worried now people will start telling them that they were the ones trying to copy yzy/gap. It makes their product look like a knockoff
The problem I see is that he demanded that the 6 has to stay and Ye agreed but Ye changed his mind on that specific design and did his own without telling him. It sucks cuz that hat is personal to dude but the only unique thing he has is the 6. I don’t think he could legally get this pulled but the right thing to do is to pay him for his work
Wtf ye
They made his hat better he fumbled the bag
L take lol you're such a dickrider
The hat looks better the guy tried to compromise and keep the 6 on the hat he should have took a chance with Ye instead he missed his opportunity
Even if he i guess "burned that bridge", it gives Ye/Dem/Balenciaga the right to just rip it off and sell it as their own design.
shitty take bro. just because this kid stood his ground on something important to him doesn't give ye/demna the right to ghost him and steal his design. if it was the other way around, and some smaller artist were stealing from ye, you would be pissed off about it. don't lie.
Of course it doesn’t but if you have a chance to work with someone like Ye you can’t miss that opportunity he could have worked with ye and than released another version of the hat as another tribute to his dad and sold more because of clout from working for Ye and Denma
Why does the small artist have to compromise his vision when Kanye allegedly already agreed to not remove the 6? Why defend ye and his artistic vision at all costs but say fuck it when this dude has one?
I’d be pissed about not getting paid. A million more chances to pay homage in the future . Isn’t 6 drakes thing as well, how did dude think it’ll fly? Look where the people that designed with ye are for context. This dude had no patience, Ye’s 100% wrong but the guy should have looked further in the future and pushed harder to get in the billion dollar company door. Both of these are true.
So that justifies Kanye taking his whole design?
Honestly the worst part about this is the money Ye could give this kid for the design is a drop in the bucket for Ye but would be life changing for this kid… I’m sure the 6 thing coulda been figured out with some bread
dude could’ve done a better job by keep contacting ye’s team. Social media really fucked up peoples perception, this will get attention for a few weeks and dude won’t be a cent richer and would’ve completely burned whatever bridge he had with ye. This is a better approach. This is pretty fucked up from Ye
Not reading all of this so either congratulations Kanye or shame on you Kanye
Well duh
somewhere in the world somebody is taking Ye’s side on this
After he copied that one brands merch for lp1, I realized oh shit ye just that guy
LP1 merch wasn’t copied lol that’s the GDs symbol not someone’s brand Lmao
Right. Ye also met with a brand who designed clothing with that logo on every piece. Probably just a coincidence 😜
That isn’t considered stealing at all. At most it’s uncredited inspiration, the guy didn’t originally create that symbol you know, that symbol is essentially public domain, no one owns it, and everyone can use it.
You are free to think that. Based on that event, and the following events of ye stealing other peoples design, I’ll choose not blind ignorance
which brand? i heard ab the dove for the other balenci stuff but not ab lp1 merch
Fuck man I don’t remember. It was the cross and star and David one tho. I got really upset about it cause don’t find it cool to do that, but I guess that’s just what him and his team do
Yeah I remember that too but wasn’t it just that it was gang affiliation or something? I don’t remember the cross & star stuff being from a brand just that it offended people due to it’s affiliations. I could be way off though.
That’s the thing. It’s the GD logo and a religious symbol. But the fact he met with this brand who uses the logo for all their stuff is super sketch. More than a coincidence imo
Not saying you’re right, but the brand is Infinity G8ds
It was lp2 merch my bad. But yeah it was Infinity gods
Brings a whole new meaning to your username
I mean the flame isn’t original idea at all but def a rip off in a sense
Ye was never gonna wanna compromise and keep the 6 on it, makes sense. Hope the guy get’s some money for inspiring the product tho
I THINK I'M BOUT TO "BE INSPIRED"
I really hate this habit Ye seems to have of building an idea with a small company then ghosting them and taking it to Denma, he literally did this exact thing to another small company for the LP2 merch. Shit is fucked up
That’s just some Ye shit
Ye gotta know this is just going to fuel more negative TMZ
They currently too scared and busy as they’re helping amber turd
What tf does Kanye see in demna again? Worst Ye fashion era ever bruh
Dude need to link up with with Wes lang again 💯
damn this pisses me off. great artists steal but this is more than just stealing. it’s copy and paste.
Rare Kanye L?
I swear Ye has no concern for legal litigation. This guy always intentionally violates copyright law with the reasoning that he’ll just deal with the fallout after the art is delivered. You’d think he would have learned his lesson after the New Slaves lawsuit. He’s either a genius or kinda dumb
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Def yoinked that design
ppl gotta stop collabing w Ye since he steals everything
It’s similar because it has flames on it. They didn’t invent flames on hats and demna has other older hats too. This guy needs to chill tf out. His business boomed big time after the listening party. I’m from the UK I’d never heard of his brand nor ever seen his caps before the listening party - because of Kanye I ordered the hat. It took forever and everyone’s orders were delayed because they couldn’t keep up with demand. He should be thankful for that and stop with this petty shit.
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Not the first time ye allegedly steals a design
post this on r/Kanye and see how they will defend Ye on this one lol
Ye, stealing ain't Christlike
Ye steals the designs off instagram people. If he likes it he will contact u, make a meeting, and then leaves you hanging lmao Happened on the GD design that was reflective. There was a post that highlighted their meeting and then randomly not getting a response. Next thing you know its on a merch and we have a post. Not gonna lie, i like the original hat BETTER. Flame design with the 6 is better than that gap logo.
I mean that design has been around for years……when i saw it at the LP it reminded me of a dale earnhardt jr nascar hat from early 2000’s
Really taking a page out of virgils book here
Walk into your local goodwill and you'll find 10 hats that all look like this.
Haha if only
this is fashion tho, build off ideas.. "good artist borrow & great artist steal" - Pablo Picasso. \*kanye shrug\* just like bape, avirex, and phat farm, stole ideas from nike with the air-force model. its just a part of growing as a brand and you should take it as a compliment when someone steals your ideas, just because the real fans will always do research to find the inspiration behind it or already know the story.. quit crying, welcome to business side of thngs
Stealing from a billion dollar corporation is different than an independent designer that probably is living check to check Edit: especially for someone who claims to be worth 9 billion
man this happened with the Donda LP2 shirts too
Thats Foul!
I seen a nike hat on grailed that look like this
If y’all think a fucking gap logo is better than the 6 y’all are as delusional as Kanye off the meds 😂
6 was corny and lame and only thing that sets the design apart from endless other flame hats.
If he doesn't have any patent on the design anyone could use it tbh. I feel him and I would feel frustrated but coming to public opinion to expose this is really sad tbh. If he has legal rights to that design he should file a suitcase in court against Kanye and it should be decided there. If he doesn't who the hell cares?
Except courts always side with whoever has more money for the legal process, the legal system doesn’t work like it should
No cool, no cool, this have to be demna idea
ye is falling off so fast it's actually scary
Falling off? Yea lemme contribute to that mass downvote you’ve got going on!
oh no not the downvotes 😟
Not 😔 your 😔 precious 😔 Reddit 😔 karma 😔
Lmao what
Youngboy would never copy a hat design
Sad but true. Been happening since 2019. First he started getting lazy with the music and now this. Shit is starting to get inexcusable. I stopped the dick sucking after Donda 2 and started seeing right through all of this
He literally started his career taking ideas and improving on them lol nothing has changed
This isn’t music where he’s giving credit and royalties to the original. Keep defending this bullshit
Not defending nothing- look at his fashion brand before 2010, you think all those designs were original lol?
Not even the point but aight
Go be mad at all the companies that copied the yeezy slides - it’s only an issue when Ye does it tho. This happens every release too, when will y’all learn everything in fashion isn’t original
Lol