Kanye West made his chaotic return to Instagram on Monday (June 13) to blast Adidas for allegedly copying his YEEZY slides design.
The Chicago native fired away at the apparel giant he’s been in business with since 2015 by calling out their CEO as Adidas gears up to release its Adilette 22 sandals on June 23.
“THIS IS YE driving down the same street Kobe passed on,” he wrote. “Maybe I feel that Mamba spirit right now To Kasper I’m not standing for this blatant copying no more To all sneaker culture To every ball player rapper or even if you work at the store This is for everyone who wants to express themselves but feel they can’t cause they’ll loose their contract or be called crazy Bravery is not being afraid Bravery is overcoming your fear for your truth.”
“This Ye with the blue paint on my face These shoes represent the disrespect that people in power have to the talent This shoe is a fake Yeezy made by adidas themselves I’m not talking to DC about this either Kasper come talk to me Happy Monday.”
Adidas CEO Kasper Rørsted is yet to respond to Ye’s allegations. Everything seemed to be going smoothly in the lucrative partnership between Adidas and YEEZY, as the empire they’ve created is a major component of Kanye’s billionaire status.
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The Adilette 22 is scheduled to still be released on June 23 with a retail price of $55. The slides will ultimately come in five different colorways.
your cool with nike
It’s called a Intellectual Property License Agreement. Adidas did nothing wrong. Y’all know these rappers can’t read and lack in the analytical department lol
The fact is they bit a style that was already getting them money from kanye. He never said they couldn’t do it, just that it was disrespectful.
You can tell some commentors dont have reading comprehension skills.
I work with Attorneys who practice IP law. They don’t have to tell him anything cause it’s in black and white. Respect? It’s business you cultist.
Cultist? Lol. Get your paralegal ass back to work. I’m a cultist? I refuse to buy ye shoes cause they’re ugly asf and cost way too much. But you stay in the cult of big business lapping up predatory business practices like the lap dog you are.
Goooooood boy.
Question for you since you work attorneys in IP: What would happen if a regular person or small business tries to sell these or similar designs or make small changes to the design, at what point in product differentiation would one be safe from allegations of infringement? Thanks!!
Good deal at $50
Who tf cares if Ye takes an L with some slides… Ye’s made billions from selling clothes made in communist sweatshop China. Bet half of his $400 Yeezys were sewn by 11 year olds!
Adilette are great slides and they been around forever. Ye mad for this one. Yeezy slides are expensive and hard to get. I myself would love to have a pair but I am not going to pay some enterprenuer reseller a dollar over retail price, duck the scalpers and throw them over the bridge
Yeezy slides are some ugly ass looking shits. You realize they make those things for like 5 bucks right? Even if you is a millionaire, which you ain’t, I can’t believe you’d be willing to actually drop that kind of money on that trash
They go for 60$ msrp how is that a lot? Whether they trash I do not give a duck I like them
I don’t think you understand what he’s trying to say. For example…10 dollars isn’t a lot of money but would you spend 10 dollars for an apple that should cost less than a dollar?
Nah. I know exactly what he saying. He does not like these slides based just on the looks. I actually tried them on and these ducks are the comfiest foams I have ever worn, thus why, I know this ride is worth 60. People love them just cause they Yeezys but people hate them for the same reason. It is what it is. I want them for the comfort.
Ok, point taken. I guess if you want them for the comfort and you believe they are worth the 60 bucks then you’re a happy customer
That is all it is to it. I love sneakers and that is it. I also understand the argument of pure production cost versus the price of a finished product which probably includes a 20$ just for the Yeezy name alone. But it applies to most of sneaker out there… Like for example, the Jordan 1 cost about 15$ to make… you know what I mean
This coming from the man that admitted to copying the Roshes? Sorry, but copycats when something works well in the fashion industry is the standard. He does it, Adidas did it, and so does every other major fashion brand in the world.
Ye goat?