Cardi B Raised eyebrows for his latest campaign with a popular fast fashion brand, Shane.
The 32-year-old rapper shared a video. Instagram on Tuesday (December 3) to announce his campaign with the brand. In the video, she poses in a range of oversized jackets, perfect for the chilly weather.
“Ladies, this year we’re investing in a nice coat,” his voice says in the background of the clip, as he poses in a long, gray, puffy coat. “Don’t walk around with that jean jacket you wore in the spring. Or go to the club like, ‘I’m not cold.’
The video continued with another shot of the “Bodak Yellow” rapper walking down the stairs in a brown, leather coat. She noted that all of her looks came from Sheen, with each coat costing less than $200.
Cardi B’s next look was a tan jacket, with a puffy, fur hood. He also praised his mother for buying him jackets while being “on a budget”.
She ends her video wearing a brown fur jacket, before revealing that Sheen is currently having a sale with 90 percent off select items. He urged fans to use his code “BFCARDI” to get an additional 15 percent off their orders.
However, fans have made it clear that they are not too impressed with Cardi B’s latest contribution.
“Girl, you wear Hermes and Chanel, not Sheen,” one person commented on her Instagram post, while another on X/Twitter Wrote: “Shane ?????? This is really who we are as a society because the hell on god’s green earth Cardi is doing Shane commercials.
“This is so embarrassing. Shane promo….he needs to regroup and learn some more because…” 3rd user Posted.
Despite some criticism, other fans defended Cardi B for working with Shane and admitted they love the brand. They weren’t surprised by the singer’s campaign either, as she’s partnered with fast fashion brands before. Including Fashion Nova.
“OMG darling! If Cardi wears SHEIN I’ll wear SHEIN,” one fan commented on her Instagram post.
“Yall must have forgotten when Cardi was rocking fashion nova, let’s not do a whole new thing, y’all should be new here,” another person wrote. Meanwhile, some praised Cardi B for simply looking adorable in Shane’s clothes.
“I’m trying to figure out if they look that good. [forreal] Or she’s making them look expensive,” one fan wrote in the comments of her Instagram post, while another quipped: “When you can wear clothes you can make anything look rich and not cheap!”
free A representative for Cardi B has been contacted for comment.
Shen, a China-based fast fashion retailer known for its affordable and plentiful clothing options, is worth more than $100 billion. The e-commerce brand has been at the center of much controversy since its inception in 2008 Allegations labor exploitation, Stolen ideas By, and contributing to, independent designers Environmental damage Because of the fast fashion industry.
The brand was first. Fraudulent activities related to infringement have been alleged by Independent Designers. In a RICO case. The lawsuit, filed in July 2023, claimed the clothing company used a “secret algorithm” to identify trending art and allegedly reproduced the artists’ designs for its fast fashion website. .
In a statement to independent, A SHEIN spokesperson said at the time: “SHEIN takes all claims of infringement seriously, and we act promptly when complaints are raised by valid IP rights holders. will vigorously defend itself against claims that are without merit.”